1988 Ford E-150 Econoline Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Ford E-150 Econoline serves the whole line at once: extended and standard passenger vans and standard and extended cargo vans, all two-door, in Custom or XL trim. The engine list holds a 5.8L overhead-valve V8 of 351 cubic inches, a 5.0L overhead-valve V8 of 302 and a 4.9L overhead-valve inline-six of 300, all naturally aspirated on gasoline. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are set out system by system rather than model by model.

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 extended passenger van
• 2-door standard passenger van
• 2-door standard cargo van
• 2-door extended cargo van

Trims covered

• Custom
• XL

Known issues on the 1988 E-150 Econoline. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, with the electrical system named nearly half the time and the tires and fuel system behind it. Nothing there is exotic; it is the ordinary wear of a working van, and the manual answers it with wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the electrical side and with fuel delivery procedures, specifications and torque values for the rest.