Ford Super Duty Owner's Manual

[4x4ord]

Anybody come across anything interesting reading your owner's manual?

[FishOnOne]

4x4ord wrote:

kellem wrote:
I find it intriguing that everytime I purchase a new truck that the maintenance intervals have increased substantially.

My 2021 SD manual is saying 150K antifreeze....something we use to change annually.

Is a periodic test and coolant additive recharge required?

The coolant test was really in case someone topped off the coolant bottle with the wrong coolant. Ford has switched from the Orange coolant to a new Yellow coolant that last even longer so I doubt a recharge is necessary.

[agesilaus]

Yes, you can buy test kits on amazon

[4x4ord]

kellem wrote:
I find it intriguing that everytime I purchase a new truck that the maintenance intervals have increased substantially.

My 2021 SD manual is saying 150K antifreeze....something we use to change annually.

Is a periodic test and coolant additive recharge required?

[Lynnmor]

Grit dog wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
Anybody come across anything interesting reading your owner's manual?

I find it interesting that you are to oil the lug nuts a certain way, do you know of anyone that ever does it and does it right?

To the chagrin of the rvnet lug nut torque police, I’ve been using anti seize on all wheel lugs for a good 30 years now....

You obviously never read a Ford truck owners manual or you would know that we Ford owners have better nuts.

[agesilaus]

Manual wrote:
On all two-piece flat wheel nuts,
apply one drop of motor oil between
the flat washer and the nu

Just to reveal the secret, 160 ft-lb og torque. P347

[MFL]

Disconnecting the battery requires more computer learning, and supposedly engine will not start, if battery is not at state of charge to operate all electronics.

I will be changing out my battery soon, due to it being a bit weak. The manual says part of learning process, after running engine at idle to complete warmup, you need to put in gear, idle one minute, then turn air conditioner on, allow another one minute of idle, then drive around for another 10 miles.

I understand the idle learning, while AC is turned on, but it is currently 11 degrees below 0 F, and I would wonder if the AC would even function normally, to relearn idle properly?

Would the lowest tech at the Ford dealership, installing the new battery know to jump through all these hoops listed in the manual, or would he just swap batteries and GTG?

I'm thinking like many things, might be best to change it myself, then it would be done as described in the manual.

Jerry

[Diamond_c]

I used to never “ change “ the antifreeze just replaced it whenever I blew a hose or had to change the water pump etc....

[Grit_dog]

PS, if you actually tell them how you don’t really believe in doing preventative maintenance save for the occasional oil change because it doesn’t affect you because you just get a new truck before stuff breaks from lack of maintenance, I’ll bet they look right past the lack of an owners manual....
Or is that why you do this? Couldn’t find an owners manual to actually see when maintenance should be done?

LOL

[Grit_dog]

4x4ord wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
Owners Manual ? :h

I’m going to put my F350 up for sale and I just discovered I don’t have the owner’s manual. I’m kind of hoping if people come to look at it they will have your attitude.

I find it intriguing that this is actually a thread with a question and discussion points.....
Who cares if you lost your owners manual?
Hint, NO One does.

But bonus points for your strange into to the subject....

[Grit_dog]

Lynnmor wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
Anybody come across anything interesting reading your owner's manual?

I find it interesting that you are to oil the lug nuts a certain way, do you know of anyone that ever does it and does it right?

To the chagrin of the rvnet lug nut torque police, I’ve been using anti seize on all wheel lugs for a good 30 years now....

[kellem]

I find it intriguing that everytime I purchase a new truck that the maintenance intervals have increased substantially.

My 2021 SD manual is saying 150K antifreeze....something we use to change annually.

[4x4ord]

ford truck guy wrote:
Owners Manual ? :h

I’m going to put my F350 up for sale and I just discovered I don’t have the owner’s manual. I’m kind of hoping if people come to look at it they will have your attitude.

[ford_truck_guy]

Owners Manual ? :h

[Hannibal]

Lynnmor wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
Anybody come across anything interesting reading your owner's manual?

I find it interesting that you are to oil the lug nuts a certain way, do you know of anyone that ever does it and does it right?

I do. I like the design of the Super Duty lug nuts.

[FishOnOne]

I record maintenance items with miles and date in the owners manual and recently documented 207,000 miles for a transfer case oil change. This is the second time I changed this oil so obviously I'm not following the change interval in the manual.