Ford Transit 1986-1995 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.

2.5 D Diesel (4AB)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4AB) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4BA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4BA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4BC)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4BC) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4CA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4CA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4CC)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4CC) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4DA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4DA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4EA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4EA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4FA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4FA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

2.5 D Diesel (4GA)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the timing belt every 90,000 km/60 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4GA) · ( - 07/1998)

Task	Every 15,000 km/12 months	Every 45,000 km/36 months	Every 60,000 km/48 months	Every 75,000 km/60 months	Every 90,000 km/72 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the air filter	○	●	○	○	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●
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	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage	●	●	●	●	●

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Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4AB) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4BA) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4BC) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4CA) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4CC) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4DA) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4EA) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4FA) · ( - 07/1998)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4GA) · ( - 07/1998)

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