2023 FORD F-250 Maintenance Schedule
Introduction
The 2023 Ford F-250 Maintenance Schedule is now available With the maintenance schedule for the 2023 Ford F-250, welcome to the world of superior performance and dependability. This schedule is your road map to ensuring that your F-250 continues to rule the open road. It is designed to maintain your tough behemoth functioning at its best. You can utilize the full capability of this great truck while maximizing its longevity with precision-engineered maintenance intervals. The 2023 Ford F-250 Maintenance Schedule is your go-to manual for maintaining your vehicle in top shape so you can continue to take on challenges with confidence, from routine oil changes to thorough system checks. Learn about the future of maintenance excellence and maintain the performance of your F-250 for years to come.
Maintenance Schedule
GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION – DIESEL
Why Maintain Your Vehicle?
- Carefully following the maintenance schedule helps protect against major repair expenses resulting from neglect or inadequate maintenance and may help to increase the value of your vehicle when you sell or trade it. Keep all receipts for completed maintenance with your vehicle.
- It is important that you have your vehicle serviced at the proper times. These intervals serve two purposes: first is to maintain the reliability of your vehicle and the second is to keep the cost of owning your vehicle down.
- It is your responsibility to have all scheduled maintenance performed and to make sure that the materials used meet the specifications identified in this owner’s manual.
- Failure to perform scheduled maintenance and regularly inspect your vehicle may result in vehicle damage not covered by the vehicle Warranty.
Why Maintain Your Vehicle at Your Dealership?
Our Genuine Replacement Parts
- Dealerships stock our parts and our authorized branded remanufactured replacement parts. These parts meet or exceed our specifications. Parts installed at your dealership carry a nationwide 24-
- month or unlimited mile (kilometer) parts and labor limited warranty.
- If you do not use our authorized parts, they may not meet our specifications and could affect emissions compliance.
Protecting Your Investment
- Maintenance is an investment that pays dividends in the form of improved reliability, durability and resale value. To maintain the proper performance of your vehicle and its emission control systems, make sure you have scheduled maintenance performed at the designated intervals.
- Your vehicle comes with the Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor system, a message appears in the information display at the proper oil change interval. This interval may be up to one year or 15,000 mi
(24,000 km) for the 6.7L Diesel. - When the oil change message appears in the information display, it is time for an oil change. Make sure you perform the oil change within two weeks or 500 mi (800 km) of the message appearing. Make sure to reset the Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor after each oil change.
- If your information display resets prematurely or becomes inoperative, you should perform the oil change interval at six months or 5,000 mi (8,000 km) from your last oil change. Never exceed one year or 15,000 mi (24,000 km) between oil change intervals.
- You can drive high performance vehicles in such a way that may lead to higher oil consumption including extended time at high engine speeds, high loads, engine braking, hard cornering maneuvers, track and off-road usage. Under these conditions, oil consumption of approximately 1 quart per 500 miles (1 liter per 800 km) is possible. Check the engine oil level at every refueling and adjust to maintain proper levels to avoid engine damage.
- It is important to rely upon your dealership to properly diagnose and repair your vehicle.
- We strongly recommend only using our genuine or our authorized re-manufactured replacement parts engineered for your vehicle.
Additives and Chemicals
We do not recommend using chemicals or additives not approved by us as part of your vehicle’s normal maintenance. Please consult your warranty information.
Oils, Fluids and Flushing
In many cases, fluid discoloration is a normal operating characteristic and, by itself, does not necessarily indicate a concern or that the fluid needs to be changed. Have discolored fluids that also
show signs of overheating or foreign material contamination checked immediately.
Make sure to change the vehicle’s oils and fluids at the specified intervals or in conjunction with a repair. Flushing is a viable way to change fluid for many vehicle sub-systems during scheduled maintenance. It is critical that systems are flushed only with new fluid that is the same as that required to fill and operate the system or using our approved flushing chemical.
Owner Checks and Services
Make sure you perform the following basic maintenance checks and inspections.
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Check Every Month |
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The air filter restriction gauge.1 |
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The engine oil level. |
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Function of all interior and the exterior lights. |
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The tires including the spare for wear and proper pressure. |
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The windshield washer fluid level. |
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The fuel and water separator. Drain if necessary or if indicated by the information display.1 |
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The holes and slots in the tail pipe to make sure they are functional and clear of debris.1 |
Diesel vehicles only
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Check Every Six Months |
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The battery connections. Clean if necessary. |
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The body and door drain holes for obstructions. Clean if necessary. |
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The cooling system fluid level and the coolant system strength. |
Scheduled Maintenance
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Check Every Six Months |
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The door weather strips for wear. Lubricate if necessary. |
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The hinges, latches and outside locks for proper operation. Lubricate if necessary. |
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The parking brake for proper operation. |
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The seatbelts and seat latches for wear and function. |
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Safety warning lamps, brake, ABS, airbag and seatbelt for operation. |
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The washer spray and wiper operation. Clean or replace blades as necessary. |
Multi-Point Inspection
It is important to have the systems on your vehicle regularly checked. This can help identify potential issues and prevent major problems. We recommend having the following multi-point inspection performed at every scheduled maintenance interval to help make sure your vehicle keeps running great.
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Multi-Point Inspection |
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Accessory drive belt or belts |
Hazard warning system operation |
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Battery performance |
Horn operation |
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Engine air filter |
Radiator, cooler, heater and air conditioning hoses |
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Exhaust system |
Suspension components for leaks or damage |
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Exterior lamps operation |
Steering and linkage |
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Fluid levels1; fill if necessary |
Tires including the spare for wear and proper pressure2 |
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For oil and fluid leaks |
Windshield for cracks, chips or pits |
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Half shaft dust boots |
Washer spray and wiper operation |
- Brake, coolant recovery reservoir, automatic transmission and window washer.
- If your vehicle has a temporary mobility kit, check the tire sealant expiration Use By date on the canister. Replace as needed.
Be sure to ask your dealership service advisor or technician about the multi-point vehicle inspection. It is a comprehensive way to perform a thorough inspection of your vehicle. Your checklist gives you immediate feedback on the overall condition of your vehicle.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION – GASOLINE
Why Maintain Your Vehicle?
Carefully following the maintenance schedule helps protect against major repair expenses resulting from neglect or inadequate maintenance and may help to increase the value of your vehicle when you sell or trade it. Keep all receipts for completed maintenance with your vehicle.
It is important that you have your vehicle serviced at the proper times. These intervals serve two purposes: first is to maintain the reliability of your vehicle and the second is to keep the cost of owning your vehicle down.
It is your responsibility to have all scheduled maintenance performed and to make sure that the materials used meet the specifications identified in this owner’s manual.
Failure to perform scheduled maintenance and regularly inspect your vehicle may result in vehicle damage not covered by the vehicle Warranty.
Why Maintain Your Vehicle at Your Dealership?
- Our Genuine Replacement Parts Dealerships stock our parts and our authorized branded remanufactured replacement parts. These parts meet or exceed our specifications. Parts installed at your dealership carry a nationwide 24-month or unlimited mile (kilometer) parts and labor limited warranty.
- If you do not use our authorized parts, they may not meet our specifications and could affect emissions compliance.
Protecting Your Investment
- Maintenance is an investment that pays dividends in the form of improved reliability, durability and resale value. To maintain the proper performance of your vehicle and its emission control systems, make sure you have scheduled maintenance performed at the designated intervals.
- Your vehicle comes with the Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor system, a message appears in the instrument cluster display at the proper oil change interval. This interval may be up to one year or 10,000 mi (16,000 km), hybrid vehicles could exceed 10,000 mi (16,000 km).
- When the oil change message appears in the instrument cluster display, it is time for an oil change. Make sure you perform the oil change within two weeks or 500 mi (800 km) of the message appearing. Make sure to reset the Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor after each oil change.
- If your instrument cluster display resets prematurely or becomes inoperative, you should perform the oil change interval at six months or 5,000 mi (8,000 km) from your last oil change. Never exceed one year or 10,000 mi (16,000 km) between oil change intervals.
- You can drive your vehicle in such a way that may lead to higher oil consumption including extended time at high engine speeds, high loads, engine braking, hard cornering maneuvers, track and off-road usage. Under these conditions, oil consumption of approximately 1 quart per 500 miles (1 liter per 800 km) is possible. Check the engine oil level at every refueling and adjust to maintain proper levels to avoid engine damage.
- You can also drive your vehicle in such a way that dilutes and increases the level of oil by frequent short trips that do not allow the engine to get to operating temperature, extended idling and low speed driving for long periods of time.
- It is important to rely upon your dealership to properly diagnose and repair your vehicle.
- We strongly recommend only using our genuine or our authorized re-manufactured replacement parts engineered for your vehicle.
Additives and Chemicals
We do not recommend using chemicals or additives not approved by us as part of your vehicle’s normal maintenance. Please consult your warranty information.
Oils, Fluids and Flushing
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- In many cases, fluid discoloration is a normal operating characteristic and, by itself, does not necessarily indicate a concern or that the fluid needs to be changed. Have discolored fluids that also show signs of overheating or foreign material contamination checked immediately.
- Make sure to change the vehicle’s oils and fluids at the specified intervals or in conjunction with a repair. Flushing is a viable way to change fluid for many vehicle sub-systems during scheduled maintenance. It is critical that systems are flushed only with new fluid that is the same as that required to fill and operate the system or using our approved flushing chemical.
Owner Checks and Services
Make sure you perform the following basic maintenance checks and inspections.
|
Check Every Month |
|
The air filter restriction gauge.1 |
|
The engine oil level. |
|
Function of all interior and the exterior lights. |
|
The tires including the spare for wear and proper pressure. |
|
The windshield washer fluid level. |
|
Check Every Month |
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The fuel and water separator. Drain if necessary or if indicated by the instrument cluster display.1 |
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The holes and slots in the tail pipe to make sure they are functional and clear of debris.1 |
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Check Every Six Months |
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The battery connections. Clean if necessary. |
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The body and door drain holes for obstructions. Clean if necessary. |
|
The cooling system fluid level and the coolant system strength. |
|
The door weatherstrips for wear. Lubricate if necessary. |
|
The hinges, latches and outside locks for proper operation. Lubricate if necessary. |
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The parking brake for proper operation. |
|
The seatbelts and seat latches for wear and function. |
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Safety warning lamps, brake, ABS, airbag and seatbelt for operation. |
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The washer spray and wiper operation. Clean or replace blades as necessary. |
FAQs
For the 2023 Ford F-250, it is normally advised to replace the oil every 7,500 to 10,000 miles, or every 6 to 12 months, whichever comes first.
Every 20,000 to 30,000 miles or as recommended by your vehicle’s maintenance indication, the air filter should be examined and replaced if necessary.
To promote even tire wear and extend tire life, tire rotation is advised every 6,000 to 8,000 miles.
Depending on driving conditions and the type of spark plugs being used, spark plugs should normally be changed every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.
A typical time for coolant flushing is every 100,000 miles or every five years, whichever comes first.
According to the owner’s manual for your car, the gearbox fluid should be changed every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.
Depending on your vehicle’s maintenance indicator, the cabin air filter should be inspected and replaced if necessary every 15,000 to 30,000 miles.
To guarantee good operation and safety, the braking system should be tested at least every 20,000 miles.
A smart suggestion is to check your battery every time you change your oil, or at least once every six months, to make sure it’s in good shape.
Drive belts should be checked every 30,000 miles, and if they exhibit symptoms of wear, cracking, or damage, they should be replaced.
The 4WD system should be checked up and maintained in accordance with the owner’s manual for your car, usually every 30,000 to 60,000 miles.
According to driving circumstances and fuel quality, the fuel filter should typically be changed every 30,000 to 40,000 miles. However, this can change.
Generally speaking, brake fluid should be flushed and replaced every two to three years.
When you detect any strange noises or handling concerns, or every 20,000 to 30,000 miles, you should have the suspension system evaluated.
To identify any potential problems, regularly check and top off fluid levels (power steering, windshield washer, etc.), inspect exterior lights, and have a thorough inspection performed by a qualified mechanic once a year. For information on your vehicle’s unique maintenance schedule, refer to your owner’s handbook.
Useful Links
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