I've done a fair bit of maintenance stuff on my semi-daily driver F-150 over the past 1000 miles, figured I'd lump it into one update. Began with an oil change after my trip to Tennessee in October. Plain Jane Supertech Full Synthetic and Motorcraft filters are what I've been using in this truck and I've got no complaints. I changed the engine air filter at the same time which was definitely due.
A few weeks later the original 2015 battery finally quit. It lasted almost 9 years so I can't complain. The truck actually started just fine, but I couldn't release the electric parking brake. The weak battery can cause all sorts of electrical glitches. The Ford dealer beat all the local parts stores on price and was only a few dollars above Walmart with the same warranty, so I went with Motorcraft.
A few days later, the orange wrench light on the dash came on. I got home and pulled the code, and it was a P0C2A for the auxiliary transmission pump, which is part of the auto start/stop system. I did some research and diagnostics and was able to determine the pump was bad. It was an easy part to replace, but it had to be bled electrically. Luckily my fancee Chinuh scan tool was capable of doing it. After replacement the code went away and all seems well.
This past week I flushed out the orange coolant and changed it to the new Ford yellow stuff that supercedes it. The cooling system looked fairly clean but with an oil cooler, trans cooler and turbos that are all water cooled, I want to keep it over-maintained.
I also got two quarts of 80w90 to change out the front differential oil which to my knowledge has never been replaced. Its been too cold and wet for me to want to do it this weekend but I'll probably try to get it done this week.
That's about it for now. It's probably gonna need tires sooner than later, but I have been splitting driving with the Lacrosse quite a bit lately, so it may end up taking longer than I expect to finally wear these tires out. When I do get tires, I'd really like to switch to all terrains, maybe a size or two larger to match with the leveling kit. These highway tires are quiet, but traction in mud and grass sucks and I've had to use 4wd or lock the rear diff to get out of some very easy spots.
A few weeks later the original 2015 battery finally quit. It lasted almost 9 years so I can't complain. The truck actually started just fine, but I couldn't release the electric parking brake. The weak battery can cause all sorts of electrical glitches. The Ford dealer beat all the local parts stores on price and was only a few dollars above Walmart with the same warranty, so I went with Motorcraft.
A few days later, the orange wrench light on the dash came on. I got home and pulled the code, and it was a P0C2A for the auxiliary transmission pump, which is part of the auto start/stop system. I did some research and diagnostics and was able to determine the pump was bad. It was an easy part to replace, but it had to be bled electrically. Luckily my fancee Chinuh scan tool was capable of doing it. After replacement the code went away and all seems well.
This past week I flushed out the orange coolant and changed it to the new Ford yellow stuff that supercedes it. The cooling system looked fairly clean but with an oil cooler, trans cooler and turbos that are all water cooled, I want to keep it over-maintained.
I also got two quarts of 80w90 to change out the front differential oil which to my knowledge has never been replaced. Its been too cold and wet for me to want to do it this weekend but I'll probably try to get it done this week.
That's about it for now. It's probably gonna need tires sooner than later, but I have been splitting driving with the Lacrosse quite a bit lately, so it may end up taking longer than I expect to finally wear these tires out. When I do get tires, I'd really like to switch to all terrains, maybe a size or two larger to match with the leveling kit. These highway tires are quiet, but traction in mud and grass sucks and I've had to use 4wd or lock the rear diff to get out of some very easy spots.
