1987 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon covers the two-door standard passenger van as a Custom, an XL or an XLT. Under the hood it documents a 4.9L overhead-valve inline-six of 300 cubic inches and two overhead-valve V8s, the 5.0L of 302 cubic inches and the 5.8L of 351, all naturally aspirated on gasoline. Its procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are indexed by system across engine, driveline, chassis and body.
Engines covered
- 5.8L V8 (351 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.0L V8 (302 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.9L inline-six (300 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard passenger van
Trims covered
- Custom
- XL
- XLT
Known issues on the 1987 E-150 Econoline Club Wagon. Nothing appears on the federal recall record for this wagon. Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, and the electrical system accounts for the largest single group, ahead of engine and engine cooling and then the fuel system. Those are the three areas most likely to bring a wagon of this age into a shop, and the manual answers them with wiring diagrams, cooling and fuel procedures, specifications, torque values and diagnostics.
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE EXHAUST FUMES LEAK. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK *TS
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME/ ANY SPEED. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Showing the 2 most serious of 18 complaints filed with NHTSA.
