Hello all--I just purchased and will be picking up a new to me 2005 Class C on a Ford E450 chassis. Would like to service as much as I can myself and learn more about my new toy!I would like to know where complete factory service manuals can be obtained. I would like the complete set that includes:Chassis, Electrical, Engine, Transmission, Brakes, HVAC, Diagnostic, etc.Ford used to print thick books for each section of vehicle as described above. They were VERY complete and thorough books and were used by Ford authorized factory service dealerships/centers.Thanks!

Any Ford dealer can order them. They are expensive!!

Helm is the publisher and retail outlet for Ford service manuals. helminc.com for information. Ford parts orders from Helm, I don't know if they do a markup. There are businesses offering to sell "official" manuals more cheaply but I don't know what they are selling.There is a difference between service manuals and workshop manuals, the latter being more detailed and much more expensive, obtained usually by subscription.There may be online sources for free downloads of factory service manuals or the workshop manuals. Try workshop-manuals.com, fordservicemanuals.org, or www.repairmanuals.com.My levels of DIY have found Chilton or Haynes manuals adequate, but the closest you'll get to E-450 will be the Econoline or E-Series collectively over a rather broad range of model years.

"Ford used to print thick books for each section of vehicle as described above. They were VERY complete and thorough books and were used by Ford authorized factory service dealerships/centers".Helm used to print for about all OEM'shttp://www.helminc.com/helm/welcome_select_oem.asp?Style=helmCouple things first...Lots of money for the real manuals, some items won't matter if you have the books or not as testing equipment on some items is even more $$$. El cheapo books from Auto part store should help and tons of info on line at different forums. As far as service items and when, try and insert VIN number. https://owner.ford.com/tools/account/maintenance/maintenance-schedule.html#/When I got our 1 ton class C I bought a cheap scanner and fuel pressure gauge and couple others things and spent about $150.00 For your year model (in my opinion) learn about changing the fuel filter, in tank fuel pumps, fuel pressure testing and how to trouble shoot COP's(Coil Over Plug) where and how to clean MAF and how to use o/d correctly. Use only OEM oil filter (built in silicone valve) to prevent oil leaking back down after shutting off motor. Most part houses will have filter you need. Do the maint and you should be many get 250,000-500,000 miles on them. Motor will out last rv chassis I bet.

You may be able to get high miles from a properly maintained Ford V10 ... but the 5R110 5-speed (6 speeds internal) computer controlled transmission linked to it may be another story.Last summer when going out our driveway beginning a 10,000 mile trip across the U.S. in our 2005 E450 small (24 foot) Class C, the transmission started to fail. Temporarily postponing our trip, we limped into town directly to a transmission shop. The transmission fluild level and color was fine. I even had the fluid changed at around 25,000 miles. A couple of clutches in the tranny had failed for some strange reason with onlly about 51,000 miles on the vehicle. Instead of waiting the several days for them to rebuild it, in a couple of days they had installed a heavy duty option remanufactured 5R110 transmission and we were on our way. The remanufactured transmission seems to shift smoother and is in general more well-behaved than the original one ever was. Maybe whatever is different in a heavy duty build is the reason for the improved performance.A blown transmission in our 2005 E450 after only 51,000 miles was a real surprise to both ourselves and the transmission shop. We have no idea what we could have done or not done to make it fail. The remanufactured transmission has a 3-year unlimited mileage warranty.

You can get the service manual information on the web via subscription. I signed up for a 1 or 2 day subscription and downloaded most of it for my '03 E-450.

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path1
Explorer
May 11, 2016
"Ford used to print thick books for each section of vehicle as described above. They were VERY complete and thorough books and were used by Ford authorized factory service dealerships/centers".

Helm used to print for about all OEM'shttp://www.helminc.com/helm/welcome_select_oem.asp?Style=helm

Couple things first...Lots of money for the real manuals, some items won't matter if you have the books or not as testing equipment on some items is even more $$$. El cheapo books from Auto part store should help and tons of info on line at different forums. As far as service items and when, try and insert VIN number. https://owner.ford.com/tools/account/maintenance/maintenance-schedule.html#/

When I got our 1 ton class C I bought a cheap scanner and fuel pressure gauge and couple others things and spent about $150.00

For your year model (in my opinion) learn about changing the fuel filter, in tank fuel pumps, fuel pressure testing and how to trouble shoot COP's(Coil Over Plug) where and how to clean MAF and how to use o/d correctly.

Use only OEM oil filter (built in silicone valve) to prevent oil leaking back down after shutting off motor. Most part houses will have filter you need.

Do the maint and you should be many get 250,000-500,000 miles on them. Motor will out last rv chassis I bet.
tatest
Explorer II
May 11, 2016
Helm is the publisher and retail outlet for Ford service manuals. helminc.com for information. Ford parts orders from Helm, I don't know if they do a markup. There are businesses offering to sell "official" manuals more cheaply but I don't know what they are selling.

There is a difference between service manuals and workshop manuals, the latter being more detailed and much more expensive, obtained usually by subscription.

There may be online sources for free downloads of factory service manuals or the workshop manuals. Try workshop-manuals.com, fordservicemanuals.org, or www.repairmanuals.com.

My levels of DIY have found Chilton or Haynes manuals adequate, but the closest you'll get to E-450 will be the Econoline or E-Series collectively over a rather broad range of model years.
Home_Skillet
Explorer II
May 11, 2016
Any Ford dealer can order them. They are expensive!!

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