Ford Ka 2008-2015 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
1.2 (Duratec) Petrol (169A4000 (ENTT))
Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.2 (Duratec) Petrol (169A4000 (ENTT)) · Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○●○○●○○●○○●○○○○○●○○
Renew the spark plugs ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○○○○○●○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.2 (Duratec) Petrol (169A4000 (ENTT)) · Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○●○○●○○●○○●○○○○○●○○
Renew the spark plugs ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○○○○○●○○○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A1000 (ENTU))
Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A1000 (ENTU)) · Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A1000 (ENTU)) · Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A5000 (ENTU))
Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A5000 (ENTU)) · Ford Technical Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 1.3 TDCi (Duratorq) Diesel (169A5000 (ENTU)) · Ford Technical Service plus Convenience Service (Europe except Romania)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 6h00–12h00
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 3h00
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h30–4h00
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 0h45
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h45–1h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 5h00
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