I've always had good luck with the FL 820s in a 3.0.
I'm not sure if the 2008 v6s still had plastic tensioners, but I know my 2004 4.0 did. I had to have it replaced at one point. Unfortunately with the 4.0 engine, removing timing covers with the engine still in the truck is kind of difficult and a shop might want to pull it to do this kind of work. I believe that's what they did on mine. Using motorcraft oil filters could help, but it didn't make mine go away, so I eventually had it replaced.
99-03 Ranger with a 3.0, filter above the start and the number of guys I seen set one on fire by arcing the starter with filter pliers is more than 6…
I think I tried using a Fram filter on my '99 truck once, and the filter was designed ever so slightly differently and as a result I lost all my oil in a week.
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In March 2026, the ranking of oil filter for Ford Ranger on PartReview included 3 manufacturers. It is based on 4 reviews and 12 votes.
Last month, PartReview users preferred Motorcraft. 0% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: oil filter Fram — 0%.
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