This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Ford F-800 LPO deals with one engine and one body: the 5.9L turbocharged inline-six diesel in the medium conventional straight truck, offered in a single Base trim. There is no second displacement or chassis to cross-reference, so the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics read as a straight description of this truck, covering the diesel and its turbocharger along with the frame, cab and running gear of the straight-truck configuration.
Engines covered
- 5.9L inline-six (359 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Straight truck, medium conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1996 F-800 LPO. There are no recalls on federal record for this model year. One complaint has been filed with NHTSA by an owner, and it concerns the truck's structure. That is a thin record, which leaves the manual's routine coverage as the main event: procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the 5.9L turbocharged inline-six diesel and for the straight-truck frame and body that the lone complaint points to.
DRIVER HIT HEAD ON CEILING CAUSING A CONCUSSION WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMP. DRIVERS COMPLAIN OF LOW CAB CLEARANCE IN THIS TRUCK. THERE IS ONLY THIS ONE TRUCK OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL ON THIS FLEET
