2003 225 OX66 Vs HPDI

[tritonseth]

Looking at a ranger 520. It has 225 OX66.. I would rather have the direct injection but he said he got the electronic because it was more dependable... is this so? Also, what is difference in gas mileage?

[BuzzB8]

Back in "03 he might have been right. There were some problems around then with a few of the HPDI's. But I have friends running '03 HPDI's that have purred like a kitten.

OX66 engines are fairly bulletproof as long as you keep up on the maintenance; run a carbon buster, clean the O2 sensor, keep the fuel pumps and filters clean.

[wildkat7]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BuzzB8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Back in "03 he might have been right. There were some problems around then with a few of the HPDI's. But I have friends running '03 HPDI's that have purred like a kitten.

OX66 engines are fairly bulletproof as long as you keep up on the maintenance; run a carbon buster, clean the O2 sensor, keep the fuel pumps and filters clean.</TD></TR></TABLE>

+1 on everything he said. I run an OX66 and it's great. About the only complaint is it like the oil and gas....but other than that, I'd buy another one.

[EL Skeeter]

OX66 gets roughly 2.0-2.5 MPG at WOT. Other than that,Like the post above says"practically bullet proof"

[slapshot]

Same here, I'm happy with my OX66. You just have to keep up on the maintenance, especially keeping the carbon out. I about eliminated my carbon buildup problems when I stopped running Yamalubeand started running Pennzoil synthetic blend.

With Yamalube, I had to fully decarb 2-3 times, change the plugs twice, and clean the O2 sensor 2 or 3 times each year. Now with the Pennzoil, I do all of that stuff once in the spring and that is it. last spring, the O2 sensor and plugs weren't bad at all. I could have left it, but I still did all of the maintenance.

The fuel and oil usage isn't horrible as long as you don't run WOT everywhere.