1998 Ford E-150 Econoline Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1998 Ford E-150 Econoline is notable for its 5.4L overhead-cam V8, which is listed as a bi-fuel gasoline and LPG engine as well as a straight gasoline one. Alongside it sit the 4.2L overhead-valve V6 of 256 cubic inches and the 4.6L overhead-cam V8 of 281. The body is the two-door standard cargo van, in Base or XL trim, and the manual's procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are organized system by system.
Engines covered
- 4.2L V6 (256 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.6L V8 (281 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.4L V8 (330 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, bi-fuel gasoline/LPG or gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard cargo van
Trims covered
- Base
- XL
Known issues on the 1998 E-150 Econoline. Four recalls are on the federal record, and three of them concern speed control. A deactivation switch could leak internally and then overheat, smoke or burn, raising the risk of an underhood fire whether or not the engine was running, and a related campaign placed the circuit's fuse where it protected less than intended. The fourth covers fuel tanks on severe-duty and ambulance-prep vans that could leak. Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA, most about engine and engine cooling, then fuel and service brakes. All three are covered here.
FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002
FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCUR
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, S
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN VANS WITH AMBULANCE PREP PACKAGES OR OTHER SEVERE-DUTY APPLICATIONS INVOLVING OPERATION AT OR NEAR THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT WITH FREQUENT TWISTING OF THE VEHICLE BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD E-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL, THE FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 FORD E-150 EQUIPPED WITH A CCI AIRTOUCH PNEUMATIC GAS/BRAKE. THE MODEL WAS UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT CAUSE OR WA
Showing the 2 most serious of 67 complaints filed with NHTSA.
