2001 Ford F-550 Super Duty Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2001 Ford F-550 Super Duty adds a Base trim to the XL, XLT and Lariat, making four in all, on the four-door crew cab chassis and the two-door conventional chassis. Two engines are covered: the 6.8L V10 with single overhead cams, 415 cubic inches, natural aspiration and gasoline, and the 7.3L V8 turbo diesel with overhead valves and 445 cubic inches. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are given for both drivelines and for the fuel systems, tires and speed control on the chassis they share.

Engines covered

• 6.8L V10 (415 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 7.3L V8 (445 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel

Body styles covered

• 4-door cab & chassis, crew cab
• 2-door cab & chassis, conventional

Trims covered

• Base
• Lariat
• XL
• XLT

Known issues on the 2001 F-550 Super Duty. Seven recalls are on federal record for the 2001 truck. They include a speed control deactivation switch that can overheat and cause a fire, front seat belt buckles that may not fully latch, and a 7.3L diesel camshaft position sensor that can function intermittently and stall the engine without warning. Owners have logged 29 complaints with NHTSA; the fuel system leads with 11, tires follow with eight and vehicle speed control has two. Fuel delivery on both the V10 and the diesel, the speed control wiring and the tire and wheel specifications are covered by the manual's procedures, wiring diagrams and diagnostics.