Ford Power Stroke Maintenance

Keep Your Power Stroke® Diesel Engine Running Strong.
Take care of your Power Stroke® Diesel engine and it will keep on taking care of business.

Just follow the recommended service intervals and use the right Ford/Motorcraft® fluids and original equipment replacement parts.
Your efforts will pay-off big-time, with many years of strong, trouble-free diesel performance.

Pure Ford Parts – For Performance You Can Count On.
Power Stroke® Diesel engines run best on clean air, oil and fuel. That's why quality Ford / Motorcraft® filters are so important to your engine's operation. Maximum performance and maximum engine life result from the optimal quality you get with genuine Ford Motorcraft® fuel, oil and air filters.
Give Your Power Stroke® Diesel: Plenty Of Fluids For Good Engine Health.

Maintenance Intervals — Timing Is Everything.
Your maintenance frequency depends on whether you ask your Power Stroke® Diesel to perform under Normal or Special operating conditions. "Normal Operating Conditions" applies to most personal use vehicles, while "Special Operating Conditions" include: extensive towing, extended low-speed driving, the use of biodiesel fuel, and off-road or dusty conditions.

"Special Operating Conditions" applies to many commercial use applications, including:

Frequent or extended idling (over 10 minutes per hour of normal driving)

Frequent low-speed operation

Sustained heavy traffic less then 25 MPH or 40 KMH. (One hour of idle time, is equal to approximately 25 miles or 40 km of driving.)

Sustained vehicle operation in ambient temperatures below -10?F (-23?C) or above 100?F (38?C)

Operating in severe dust or off-road conditions

Towing a trailer over 1,000 miles (1,600 km)

Sustained, high-speed driving at Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (maximum loaded weight for vehicle operation)

Use of any Biodiesel (B5 is the maximum allowable blend for Power Stroke® Diesels, except the all-new 6.7L