1989 Ford Aerostar Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1989 Ford Aerostar covers the 3.0L OHV V6, a naturally aspirated gasoline engine, in three body styles: the two-door mini passenger van, the two-door mini cargo van and the two-door extended passenger van. Six trims are listed, Base, Eddie Bauer, XL, XL Plus, XLT and XLT Plus. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are presented by system, so the extended van and the cargo van share the same reference for everything from the engine to the chassis wiring.

Engines covered

• 3.0L V6 (182 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

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

Trims covered

• Base
• Eddie Bauer
• XL
• XL Plus
• XLT
• XLT Plus

Known issues on the 1989 Aerostar. Six recalls are on federal record. One covers an automatic transmission park pawl that does not always engage the park gear, so a van left in Park could roll; another concerns the second-row right-hand seat, whose tilt latch could release in a severe frontal impact; a third is the ignition switch that could short internally and overheat in the steering column. Owners have filed 289 complaints with NHTSA, dominated by the electrical system, then the fuel system and seat belts. This manual's wiring diagrams, transmission procedures and fuel system specifications cover the systems those entries describe.