Maintenance and Specifications
- Service recommendations
- Precautions when servicing your vehicle
- Opening the hood
- Identifying components in the engine compartment
- Windshield washer fluid
- Changing the wiper blades
- Engine oil
- Battery
- Engine coolant
- Fuel filter
- What you should know about automotive fuels
- Essentials of good fuel economy
- Emission control system
- Brake/Clutch fluid
- Transmission fluid
- Air filter
- Vehicle storage
- Motorcraft part numbers
- Maintenance product specifications and capacities
- Engine data
- Identifying your vehicle
- Transmission code designations
See also:
Vehicle loading – with and without a trailer
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer,
to keep your loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capability, with or
without a trailer. Properly loadin ...
Precautions when servicing your vehicle
• Do not work on a hot engine.
• Make sure that nothing gets caught in moving parts.
• Do not work on a vehicle with the engine running in an enclosed space, unless
you are sure you have eno ...
Cleaning the engine
Engines are more efficient when they are clean because grease and dirt buildup
keep the engine warmer than normal.
When washing:
• Take care when using a power washer to clean the engine. The hi ...
