2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty carries the turbocharged 6.7L V8 diesel and the 6.2L V8 flex-fuel gasoline engine into their second year, in the four-door crew cab pickup, two-door standard cab pickup and four-door extended cab pickup bodies. Five trims are listed, FX4, King Ranch, Lariat, XL and XLT. Diesel fuel and turbocharger work, gasoline engine work, and the transmission, axle, steering, suspension, brake and body procedures each come with specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for 2012 production.

Engines covered

• 6.7L V8 (406 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
• 6.2L V8 (379 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel

Body styles covered

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

Trims covered

• FX4
• King Ranch
• Lariat
• XL
• XLT

Known issues on the 2012 F-250 Super Duty. Owners have filed 323 complaints with NHTSA, and 130 of them concern steering, with the suspension at 50 and the engine at 26. The steering gear, linkage, damper and column procedures, the front axle and suspension specifications and torque values, and the engine diagnostics for the 6.7L diesel and 6.2L gasoline units are the sections of the manual that bear on those complaints.