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:
Cleaning the exterior
Wash your vehicle regularly with cool or lukewarm water and a neutral pH shampoo,
such as Motorcraft® Detail Wash.
• Never use strong household detergents or soap, such as dish washing or laundr ...
Essentials of good fuel economy
Measuring techniques
Your best source of information about actual fuel economy is you, the driver.
You must gather information as accurately and consistently as possible. Fuel expense,
frequenc ...
Vehicle storage
If you plan on storing your vehicle for an extended period of time (30 days or
more), read the following maintenance recommendations to make sure your vehicle
stays in good operating condition.
A ...
