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Maintenance schedule and record Maximum oil change interval...Normal schedule: 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first. Severe duty schedule: 3,000 miles (5,000 km) or 3 months. See appropriate schedule GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION The required scheduled maintenance services listed in this guide are considered essential to the properoperation, safety and performance of your Ford Motor Company vehicle. We recommend that you alsoperform the Owner Maintenance Checks listed. These services are matters of day-to-day care that arealso important to the proper operation of your vehicle. The recommended lubricants, fluids and serviceparts conforming to Ford Specifications are available from your dealer. This guide gives you a place to record the services that are performed on your vehicle so that you cankeep a record of when parts should be checked or replaced. Give your Service Guide to thedealer or service manager. Maintenance: an investment An investment which will pay dividends in the form of improved reliability, durability, and resale value. To assure the durability of your vehicle and its emission control systems, it is necessary that scheduledmaintenance be performed at the designated intervals. Ford recommends the use of genuine Ford replacement parts. You may, however, elect to havemaintenance, replacement, or repair of the emissions control devices and systems (the cost of which is notcovered by warranty) performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual and may elect to useother than Ford service parts for such maintenance or repair. If other than Ford or Motorcraft parts or Fordauthorized, remanufactured parts are used for maintenance replacements or for the service of componentsaffecting emissions control, the owner should be assured that such parts are warranted by theirmanufacturer to be equivalent to genuine Ford Motor Company parts in performance and durability. Pleaseconsult your warranty guide for complete warranty information. No cost PCV valve replacement THE PCV VALVE IS A CRITICAL EMISSIONS COMPONENT. YOUR DEALER WILL REPLACETHE VALVE AT NO COST AT 60,000 miles (96,000 km) EXCEPT CANADA AND CALIFORNIAVEHICLES]. 3

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Maximum oil change interval...
Normal schedule: 5,000 miles (8,000
km) or 6 months, whichever comes first. Severe duty schedule: 3,000
miles (5,000 km) or 3 months. See appropriate schedule
GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
The required scheduled maintenance services listed in this guide are
considered essential to the properoperation, safety and performance of
your Ford Motor Company vehicle. We recommend that you alsoperform
the Owner Maintenance Checks listed. These services are matters of
day–to–day care that arealso important to the proper operation of your
vehicle. The recommended lubricants, fluids and serviceparts conforming
to Ford Specifications are available from your dealer.
This guide gives you a place to record the services that are performed on
your vehicle so that you cankeep a record of when parts should be
checked or replaced. Give your
Service Guide
to thedealer or service
manager.
Maintenance: an investment
An investment which will pay dividends in the form of improved
reliability, durability, and resale value.
To assure the durability of your vehicle and its emission control systems,
it is necessary that scheduledmaintenance be performed at the
designated intervals.
Ford recommends the use of genuine Ford replacement parts. You may,
however, elect to havemaintenance, replacement, or repair of the
emissions control devices and systems (the cost of which is notcovered
by warranty) performed by any automotive repair establishment or
individual and may elect to useother than Ford service parts for such
maintenance or repair. If other than Ford or Motorcraft parts or
Fordauthorized, remanufactured parts are used for maintenance
replacements or for the service of componentsaffecting emissions
control, the owner should be assured that such parts are warranted by
theirmanufacturer to be equivalent to genuine Ford Motor Company
parts in performance and durability. Pleaseconsult your warranty guide
for complete warranty information.
No cost PCV valve replacement
THE PCV VALVE IS A CRITICAL EMISSIONS COMPONENT. YOUR
DEALER WILL REPLACETHE VALVE AT NO COST AT 60,000 miles
(96,000 km) EXCEPT CANADA AND CALIFORNIAVEHICLES].
Maintenance schedule and record
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