With Quality Care, your vehicle gets the treatment it needs from the people who know it best. Out Technicians and Service Advisors have the training, the equipment and the quality parts needed to keep your vehicle running in top condition. Quality Care Maintenance is fast, accurate and competitively priced. It's the best way to protect your investment, maintain your warranty, and ensure that you get top dollar at resale. Don't take chances by taking your vehicle anywhere else.
Required Scheduled Maintenance Services
- The required Scheduled Maintenance Services listed in this guide are essential to the proper operation, safety and performance of your Ford Motor Company vehicle.
- Your Scheduled Maintenance Validation Record should be date stamped by Dealership service personnel to validate each maintenance service as it is completed.
- It is your responsibility to make sure that all the scheduled maintenance is performed and that the materials used meet Ford engineering specifications. Failure to perform scheduled maintenance as specified by the Ford Motor Company will invalidate warranty coverage on parts affected by the lack of maintenance.
- We recommend that you also perform the Owner Maintenance Checks listed in the Scheduled Maintenance Validation Record. These services are matters of day-to-day care that are also important to the proper operation of your vehicle.
Your driving habits will determine the optimum maintenance interval for your vehicle. Please follow these guidelines.
Follow a 10,000km /6 month maintenance interval if none of the following conditions apply:
- you tow a trailer or use a camper or car-top carrier
- most trips include extensive idling (such as frequent driving in stop and go traffic)
- the vehicle is used for delivery service, police, taxi or other commercial application
- you operate in dusty conditions such as unpaved or dusty roads
- you operate off-road.
Follow a 5,000km/ 3month maintenance interval if any of the above conditions apply.
Vehicle maintenance monitor
- If your vehicle is equipped with a Vehicle Maintenance Monitor (VMM), change oil and filter when indicated by VMM, but do not go beyond 6 months.
- These service bundles apply to vehicles 1996 and newer.
- For vehicles 1995 and prior follow the 5,000 km/ 3month maintenance interval.
Maintenance Service 1 - Every 3 months or 5,000 KM
- Change engine oil
- Replace oil filter
- 10-point inspection
Maintenance Service 2 - Every 6 months or 10,000 KM
- Change engine oil
- Replace oil filter
- 10 point inspection
- Inspect tires for wear and rotate
Maintenance Service 3 - Every year or 20,000 KM
- Change engine oil
- Replace oil filter
- 10-point inspection
- Inspect tires for wear and rotate
- Replace cabin/pollen air filter (if equipped)
- Inspect brake pads, shoes, rotors, drums, brake lines and hoses and parking brake system
- Lubricate hinges, latches and locks
- Lubricate weather-stripping
- Clean battery terminals
- Replace "green" engine coolant every 60,000 KM
- Inspect steering linkage, suspension and, if equipped, drive shaft and ball joints
Maintenance Service 4 - Every 2½ years or 50,000 KM
- Change engine oil
- Replace oil filter
- 10-point inspection
- Inspect tires for wear and rotate
- Replace engine air, crank case and fuel filters
- Inspect platinum spark plugs every 50,000 KM (built before May 1999)
- Replace non-platinum spark plugs every 50,000 KM
- Replace platinum spark plugs every 100,000 KM
- Automatic transmission/transaxle service
- Replace PCV valve at 100,000 intervals
- Replace rear axle lubricant every 250,000 KM
- Replace "orange" engine coolant every 250,000 KM
