2003 Ford Lobo Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2003 Ford Lobo covers the four-door crew cab pickup, the two-door standard cab pickup and the four-door extended cab pickup in six trims: Harley-Davidson Edition, King Ranch, Lariat, Sport, Sport FX4 and XLT. Three gasoline engines are listed, all SOHC V8s: the naturally aspirated 5.4L of 330 cubic inches, the naturally aspirated 4.6L of 281 cubic inches, and the supercharged 5.4L. The procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics follow the engine and cab combination on the lift, which matters on a lineup where the same displacement appears with and without a supercharger.

Engines covered

• 5.4L V8 (330 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 4.6L V8 (281 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 5.4L V8 (330 cu in) — SOHC, supercharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup
• 2-door standard cab pickup
• 4-door extended cab pickup

Trims covered

• Harley-Davidson Edition
• King Ranch
• Lariat
• Sport
• Sport FX4
• XLT

Known issues on the 2003 Lobo. The federal record carries five recalls for this year. Besides the fuel tank mounting campaign, one campaign reports that the pitman arm to steering gear retaining nut on certain trucks was not fully tightened to the required specification, and three aftermarket headlamp, corner and bumper lamp campaigns round out the list. NHTSA lists 520 owner complaints for the 2003 truck. The pitman arm nut torque value and the steering gear procedures in the manual, along with its fuel tank mounting section, cover the systems the recalls name on the 5.4L and 4.6L V8s.