1988 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon documents a two-door standard passenger van offered in Custom, XL and XLT trim, with a three-engine lineup that spans a 5.8L V8 of 351 cubic inches, a 5.0L V8 of 302 and a 4.9L inline-six of 300. All three use overhead valves, breathe naturally and run on gasoline. The manual is arranged by system, so procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for any of them can be reached the same way.
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 1988 E-150 Econoline Club Wagon. No recalls are recorded federally for the 1988 wagon. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, with the electrical system named in almost half and the tires and fuel system sharing most of the remainder. None of that points at a structural weakness so much as at the ordinary aging of switches, harnesses and fuel components, which the wiring diagrams, specifications, torque values and diagnostic procedures in this manual are there to address.
COULD THIS BE THE SAME IGNITION MODULE THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH IN CALIFORNIA? WHILE NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN MY IGNITION MODULE FAILED, IT COST MY COMPANY $453.46 TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED AND REPAIR
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CUT OFF COMPLETELY,WAS GOING 35MPH , HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN CONTROLLING STEERING AND OPERATING POWER BRAKES . VAN WOULD NOT RESTART ,HAD A PULL IN. DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT FO
Showing the 2 most serious of 15 complaints filed with NHTSA.
