hello all! My step dad is looking at buying the truck in the title, 88k miles. He's just looking for something with a box to drive to work and run to home depot with besides his car (he has an old ford pickup that's pretty much done for, wants something a little newer and better on gas). The truck looks brand new. we're going to check it over tomorrow. sounds like he's pretty set on it. i told him with the mileage it more than likely has the original plugs and such, so he wanted to get everything straight if he gets it.
I don't know much about these 4 cyl fords.. what should we look for in a quick tune up for that mileage? we're just thinking plugs, wires, oil change, belt if needed, pcv, etc. I told him it might be a good idea to at least drop the trans pan and do a filter change. How are the trannys in these? I was thinking dropping the pan, doing the filter and adding the new fluid, then later this summer do a pan drain and fill again to get a little more fresh fluid in there. Will this suffice with these or do they benefit much better with a flush? what trans fluid do they take and what is recommended brand wise?
any other quirks we should know about these trucks?
I don't know much about these 4 cyl fords.. what should we look for in a quick tune up for that mileage? we're just thinking plugs, wires, oil change, belt if needed, pcv, etc. I told him it might be a good idea to at least drop the trans pan and do a filter change. How are the trannys in these? I was thinking dropping the pan, doing the filter and adding the new fluid, then later this summer do a pan drain and fill again to get a little more fresh fluid in there. Will this suffice with these or do they benefit much better with a flush? what trans fluid do they take and what is recommended brand wise?
any other quirks we should know about these trucks?