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The oil pump in your 3.0 quit working because the cam synch busted. I bet you heard a squeaking noise that sounded like a pulley.
The cam drives the cam synch (it is in the hole the distributor was on older engines) and a hexagon rod goes from the cam synch to the oil pump to drive it.
The crappy thing about that in a 3.0... the engine can still run when the cam synch breaks! If you don't notice the oil pressure gauge drop (most people are staring at the check engine light) it takes like 30 seconds to destroy the entire engine.
I've never snapped one, best thing to do when you get a used one with a 3.0 is replace it for cheap insurance.
That was a great deal, any Ranger with less than 50K miles with any engine for 3k is worth it!
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