# 2006 Ford Ranger 3.0 liter V6 Cylinder head replacement **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, ranger\ **Created:** [January 9, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603 "2013-01-09T05:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dizzly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@dizzly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dizzly)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/1 "2013-01-09T05:01:12Z")
Mechanics downloaded codes that referred to Ford TSB #05263. Due to misalignment of the cylinder heads the valve seats recede which causes a misfire and low compression on #6 cylinder (confirmed by mechanic). The recommended repair consists of replacing the cylinder heads at a cost of $2000 plus. Ford website indicates that this is not a common problem (less than 30%) but happens to 2004 through 2006 3.0 liter V6 vulcan motor. I was wondering if others have had this problem, what was their repair, and how successful was the outcome? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/2 "2013-01-09T05:34:50Z")
A failure rate of less than 30% is a common problem IMHO. The only fix is to replace the head assemblies with the updated design heads along with the associated bolts/seals/gaskets. Tester ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/3 "2013-01-09T05:47:11Z")
A failure rate of 10% for the same problem is pretty high in my opinion. Generalizing on your situation, before even considering spending that kind of money I would take into consideration the miles on the truck, oil consumption if any, and what shape the piston rings are in. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/4 "2013-01-09T08:08:02Z")
@dizzly here’s the technical service bulletin > **[2010-10-11\_155436\_04\_rANGER\_tsb05-26-03.pdf](https://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/s420/2010-10-11_155436_04_rANGER_tsb05-26-03.pdf)** ---
**Author:** ![dizzly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@dizzly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dizzly)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/5 "2013-01-10T04:03:58Z")
Thanks for the responses, now if Ford would only stand by their product and help with the cost of repairs. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-ranger-3-0-liter-v6-cylinder-head-replacement/76603/6 "2013-01-10T05:25:02Z")
@dizzly is the misfire that bad? Perhaps a very competent machine shop could repair your cylinder heads. You may want to talk to a machine shop about your problem. Maybe they’re aware of it and will know if your heads can be repaired and/or if they’re not worth messing with.