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 identification number
The vehicle identification number is located on the driver’s side instrument
panel.
Please note that in the graphic, XXXX is representative of your vehicle identification
number.
The Vehicle ...
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 hig ...
Waxing
• Wash the vehicle first.
• Use a quality wax that does not contain abrasives.
• Do not allow paint sealant to come in contact with any non-body (low-gloss black)
colored trim, such as grain ...