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I just recently switch from a chevrolet colorado and bought Ford F250 and really don't know much about the maintence of these vehicles. When do you normally change the oil and filter and the fuel filters. If ya'll can give me any advise that would be greatly appriecated.
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I just recently switch from a chevrolet colorado and bought Ford F250 and really don't know much about the maintence of these vehicles. When do you normally change the oil and filter and the fuel filters. If ya'll can give me any advise that would be greatly appriecated.
Year? Gas/Diesel? 2WD/4WD? Mileage?
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Oh yea that might happen, it's a 2008 diesel with the 6.4 in it, has 51k miles on it. It is a 4x4 with a lift. I'm not sure what the prev ious owner has done to it. I do know it is gonna need new tires tho any recomendations?
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You start out by changing all fluids and filters on the truck except the front and rear differentials. Coolant, motor oil, power steering, transmission, and transfer case oils, this way you are on a known maintaince schedule.
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Then once you change out all the fluids, decide if you want to delete the DPF/DoC and EGR or not. If you don't delete your DPF, follow the "severe" maintenance suggested cycle. Once you delete you can stretch out the oil change intervals, but still change all the filters and other fluids following a normal suggested interval based on your manual.
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register here by your vin and check out all the owners manuals. Follow the severe maint sch. and use only OEM filters.
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Get under that truck right under the Drivers door, look up and you will see a yellow lever. Put a 32 oz cup or bigger under it and open that lever and let it drain for 5 minutes or so. That way you will get water out of the system to that point. We do not need to allow water in the fuel system. Just plan on this schedule at least monthly, I try to do it every 2 weeks.
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Get under that truck right under the Drivers door, look up and you will see a yellow lever. Put a 32 oz cup or bigger under it and open that lever and let it drain for 5 minutes or so. That way you will get water out of the system to that point. We do not need to allow water in the fuel system. Just plan on this schedule at least monthly, I try to do it every 2 weeks.
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32 oz is not a lot, compared to the 5 minutes of flow! 5 minutes might get you at least a gallon, maybe two!
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On the fluid change, I would recommend at least checking the fluid in the diffs. Lifted 4x4 generally means the driver at some point thinks he's driving a boat and wants to see just how deep he can go before having to swim for it.
In reality the water doesn't have to be all that deep to submerge your diffs and axle tubes. In the overall scheme of things it's cheap preventative maintenance.
In reality the water doesn't have to be all that deep to submerge your diffs and axle tubes. In the overall scheme of things it's cheap preventative maintenance.
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