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Ford Transit 1994-2006 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 (4FA)
( - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4FA) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 D Diesel (4FB)
( - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 (4FB) · ( - 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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4FB) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 D Diesel (4HB)
( - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 (4HB) · ( - 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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 D Diesel (4HB) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 TCi Diesel (4GD)
(08/1994 - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 TCi Diesel (4GD) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 TCi Diesel (4GD) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 TD Diesel (4EB)

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 TD Diesel (4EB) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 TD Diesel (4ED)
(08/1994 - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 TD Diesel (4ED) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 TD Diesel (4ED) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 TD Diesel (4GA)
(08/1994 - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 TD Diesel (4GA) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 TD Diesel (4GA) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 TD Diesel (4GB)
(08/1994 - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 TD Diesel (4GB) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 TD Diesel (4GB) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●
2.5 TD Diesel (4GC)
(08/1994 - 07/1998) Standard interval

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 TD Diesel (4GC) · (08/1994 - 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 ●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○○●
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 ●●●●●
(08/1998 - 08/2000) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the timing belt every 80,000 km/60 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.5 TD Diesel (4GC) · (08/1998 - 08/2000)

Task Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 120,000 km/72 months Every 200,000 km/120 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 for 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 ●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●