Ok... I'm currently @ 28,860 miles and have my 04 F150 fx4 supercab in for oil change/PA state inspection/intermittment vibration @idle etc...
Serv rep called and told me they couldn't duplicate, it's probably true cause it never happens at the same time with me, very intermittement they said they looked into the "processing module". (I will have more info when I pick the truck tomorrow.) Ok, good actively trying to fix it...
Now, they did all of what I needed for the state inspection, they also found some sort of leak with the rear differential causing some sort of minor damage to the emergency brake cable.
All fixed, some of the things were "under warranty" and taken care of gratis... Hey, I'm actually impressed with this new serv rep. Answered questions and actually did call my cell phone to relay questions. etc...
Now, since I'm between mileage for the big 30K mile scheduled maintenance what should I be looking for? I know the booklet shows the auto trans flushed and changed and what not, but just go with what is reccommended? No "extranneous" TSB's to watchout for?
I'm actually nervous about this electronic shift on the fly 4wd "actuator".... I used to have a 79 Bronco as adaily driver w/maual hubs, kicked ****...
So, as always any/all replies are greatly appreciated...

 

Well ford doesnt say anything about the tcase being service, but the fluid is mercon iii, nothing special, id check your tcase fluid, see if it is black or brown, if so replace it when you flush the trans, trans should be mercon V. also make sure to change your fuel filter every 30k per ford, makes a decent difference, carefull with the clip, they brake easy if you dont know what you are doing. majority of the time on the 04+f250s the powersteering fluid isnt to dirty so i wouldnt worry about that untill 60k.

good luck and enjoy the f150!


if you are wondering about tsbs, i have question for you, do your brakes pulsate when you use the brakes, around highway speeds?

if so there is a tsb out for inspection of the front rotors, if they are the old style, you should have the old style since it is an 04, ford has an updated rotor design for it, along with the front calipers. the calipers have a different design in the valving, to help with rotor warping.

good luck!

-Jared

 

wtf ^^^ its missing words, when i go into edit they are there but dont show up .....

 

f250
I hear... these pcs are possessed... and yes, the tsb for the front rotors was taken care of, I'm more in the line of trying to be "proactive" with any issues aand the truck nearing the end of the warrantee especially with the new fangled tecnology of the electronic shiftonthe fly 4wd...
the 150 is a heckuva truck and just trying to keep it that way...
thx for the reply