Ford Maintenance Schedule, things to stay on top of.

[Jason B]

10-4. I bet Ford could bury a 'Free Lifetime Service" coupon in the middle of the manuals and have only a handful of claims.

Download a free .pdf Owners Manual for any Ford going back to 2014. Leave the printed one in the glove box. There's also one in the Ford Pass App:
SERVICE> REFERENCE GUIDE> HOW TO VIDEOS & OWNER'S MANUAL

The manual is available to be viewed online here: owner's manual.

The shnakaful needs to be rotated 180 degrees every 3 months or 12 weeks, whichever comes first.
Blinker fluid both in taillights and mirrors (if so equipped) checked quarterly and changed every 3 1/2 quarters.
Check interior of muffler for rust, moisture, and black stuff.
Wipe down and treat the tire interior's with 303 Protectant.
If you have a damper, make sure it's going in and out in and out, not, out and in out and in
And follow the schedule you posted.

You left out the muffler bearings.

But I take my truck to Ford every 5-6K and have them do the works. I have and 8yr 125K ESP and I'm not too worried about it.

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[Grumpaw]

The manual is available to be viewed online here: owner's manual.



You left out the muffler bearings.

But I take my truck to Ford every 5-6K and have them do the works. I have and 8yr 125K ESP and I'm not too worried about it.

Muffler bearings on our Rangers are the "sealed for life/lubed for life" type.
Only way around that is to drill/tap the bearing support and add a zerk fitting.

 

[greboguru]

Thought I would drop in my two cents...I bought a 2019 Ranger XL with 72K miles a couple of weeks ago and I just had the following done:
a) Oil Change - Synthetic
b) Coolant Flush & Replacement
c) Tranny & Brake Fluid Flush and Replacement
d) Spark Plugs
e) New Tires - KO'2 -
f) New Battery

I wanted to establish a new baseline as I couldn't be sure what had been done prior to my ownership. Plus to echo others, I have only been using Top Tier gas.
She is now purring like a kitten and ready for her long road trips this fall.

 

[Msfitoy]

Hey everyone,

I am still learning what is going to be the top things to be aware of for scheduled maintenance and what to look out for. My truck is rolling over at 30k and I spoke to one guy I trust who works for Phil Long Lincoln/Ford here in Colorado Springs. He gave me a general run down of things to be aware of. He definitely said to stay on top of the fuel management system with a fuel injection service ever 15k, change to full synthetic(done) and add a catch can(done). I have already done a UPR catch can. I am more than willing and ready to go above and beyond on the maintenance of this truck to insure it’s staying at peak performance for as long as possible and hopefully avoid any unnecessary repairs or issues. Any advice or suggestions for someone willing to go way down the rabbit hole on any and everything to keep it extremely well maintained? Oil is getting changed every 5k with full synthetic royal purple. I’m just more less curious about when it’s times to do fluid flushes, filter changes, etc.. I have the maintenance schedule from Ford but curious if anyone recommends a different oil for such things as transmission, differentials, transfer case,etc. Possibly any better filters or really anything that is going to maximize the vehicles life, quality and performance.

I apologize for the rambling, I come from over a million miles on Toyota trucks and very well versed in things to do, maintain and look out for. Not so much on Ford just yet but willing to ask questions, do some homework and labor to do the same TLC that I did on my Toyotas but now in my Ranger.

thanks!

I guess my injectors must be toast with over 110K miles and never been touched...what type of servicing is needed at 15K exactly?

Everything under the hood is running very smoothly...

 

[Msfitoy]

Muffler bearings on our Rangers are the "sealed for life/lubed for life" type.
Only way around that is to drill/tap the bearing support and add a zerk fitting.

Same with blinker fluid...never had to fill or change that...

 

[Jason B]

Same with blinker fluid...never had to fill or change that...

YES, but I hear the 2.3 has defective piston return springs. That's why they fail at 150K miles.

 

[REDWM]

Somewhere on a thread, it was stated that the Ranger already has a catch can installed. Correct?

 

[Jason B]

Somewhere on a thread, it was stated that the Ranger already has a catch can installed. Correct?

Don't think so.

 

[Motorpsychology]

Somewhere on a thread, it was stated that the Ranger already has a catch can installed. Correct?

No mention of one in the spec sheet. Someone may have bought a used Ranger that the PO had installed one.

 

[Langwilliams]

Somewhere on a thread, it was stated that the Ranger already has a catch can installed. Correct?

I think they have a "air/oil seperator" from the factory. I think it's evolved over time on the 2.3

 

[dtech]

Same with blinker fluid...never had to fill or change that...

and you wonder why your tranny failed ?

 

[Kemo Sabe]

Hey everyone,

I am still learning what is going to be the top things to be aware of for scheduled maintenance and what to look out for. My truck is rolling over at 30k and I spoke to one guy I trust who works for Phil Long Lincoln/Ford here in Colorado Springs. He gave me a general run down of things to be aware of. He definitely said to stay on top of the fuel management system with a fuel injection service ever 15k, change to full synthetic(done) and add a catch can(done). I have already done a UPR catch can. I am more than willing and ready to go above and beyond on the maintenance of this truck to insure it’s staying at peak performance for as long as possible and hopefully avoid any unnecessary repairs or issues. Any advice or suggestions for someone willing to go way down the rabbit hole on any and everything to keep it extremely well maintained? Oil is getting changed every 5k with full synthetic royal purple. I’m just more less curious about when it’s times to do fluid flushes, filter changes, etc.. I have the maintenance schedule from Ford but curious if anyone recommends a different oil for such things as transmission, differentials, transfer case,etc. Possibly any better filters or really anything that is going to maximize the vehicles life, quality and performance.

I apologize for the rambling, I come from over a million miles on Toyota trucks and very well versed in things to do, maintain and look out for. Not so much on Ford just yet but willing to ask questions, do some homework and labor to do the same TLC that I did on my Toyotas but now in my Ranger.

thanks!

I came over from a new, one owner Silverado and in 160,000, all I did was change the oil regularly. Praying a Ford (my second in my long lifetime) will do me as good. I do know somewhere along the line I’ll change the transmission fluid, as I tow 4,000 lbs regularly.
i wish all of is good luck with these new Rangers. My grandson has a2004? With over 200,000, and wouldn’t take a plug nickle do it. It’s dependability made me purchase my new Ranger, but new is a different bird. We’ll see. I hate so can’t check the tranny fluid!!!! I do read occasionally about someone developing a long dipstick????
We’ll see. So far, so good, 37,000 miles.
Good luck to y’all.

 

[REDWM]

I follow what is in the book (I don't do any heavy towing).

The departure for me is I change the oil every 5K or 6 months whichever comes first (versus just following the software's advice). I change the intake and cabin filter every 12 months (pretty dusty where I drive it at least half the time).

I use full synthetic 5W30 and WIX oil filters (mostly NAPA brand but WIX manufacture) and WIX air filters.

I haven't changed the cabin air filter yet. The manual says to access it through the glove box. How do you do that?

 

[Augie81]

I haven't changed the cabin air filter yet. The manual says to access it through the glove box. How do you do that?

This video should help:

 

[Conman50]

I haven't changed the cabin air filter yet. The manual says to access it through the glove box. How do you do that?

Replacing the damper cable on the glove box is a bit of a pain. My hands looked all scratched up at the end. Im sure someone has a better way to replace it.

For whats its worth, im using these service interval reccomendations as my guide. May seem a bit excessive but based off experience from my last car, if you keep up with fluids the hard parts will last.



I'm almost at 40k miles now and plan do do the transmission fluid and filter soon, might do the PPE pan upgrade. Bought the truck used so Im trying to replace all fluids and start with a new baseline.

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