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No it's more involved, you need to remove shield, remove side fill plug, remove 10 fasteners holding the oil pan, drop oil via loosened pan into catch basin, inspect & clean reinstall or replace internal screen, clean mounting surfaces of old RTV sealant, mount pan with new RTV & fasteners and torque to 97 inch/lb, fill motor via side plug until level with plug opening, return plug to fill hole torque to 30 ft/lb

NOTE the procedure guide doesn't combine the oil change & filter change as a contiguous list of steps, but if I were to change the filters, I'd do it before the final fill, you should also reinspect the fluid level after running the motors for a few minutes once the new filter has been primed .
How on earth do you learn this?
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How on earth do you learn this?
I have a proprietary copy of the manual that I can't share.

I believe that folks who subscribe to FDRS system can access the manuals online, I haven't confirmed this, maybe a frequent user of that system could confirm.
 

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I have a proprietary copy of the manual that I can't share.

I believe that folks who subscribe to FDRS system can access the manuals online, I haven't confirmed this, maybe a frequent user of that system could confirm.
That’s fantastic.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you dropping these nuggets from time to time.
 

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I have a proprietary copy of the manual that I can't share.

I believe that folks who subscribe to FDRS system can access the manuals online, I haven't confirmed this, maybe a frequent user of that system could confirm.
Oh man I’d love to get my hands on this repair manual level of detail. I’ll explore FDRS at some point then.
 

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No it's more involved, you need to remove shield, remove side fill plug, remove 10 fasteners holding the oil pan, drop oil via loosened pan into catch basin, inspect & clean reinstall or replace internal screen, clean mounting surfaces of old RTV sealant, mount pan with new RTV & fasteners and torque to 97 inch/lb, fill motor via side plug until level with plug opening, return plug to fill hole torque to 30 ft/lb
That's too much work to do it more often than recommended. A big appeal of an EV to me was reduced maintenance.

Does your manual give the estimated hours? Looks like a $1000 job at the dealership to me.
 

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Does your manual give the estimated hours? Looks like a $1000 job at the dealership to me.
No labor time charts in the version I have.
Our service advisors should be able to give an estimate.
 

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If I recall: someone said oil service around 200K

Truck has just over 18K
200 K is the coolant

150 K is the motor oils

Ford F-150 Lightning Rear motor replacement pic 1730990976674-7t
 

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I have a proprietary copy of the manual that I can't share.

I believe that folks who subscribe to FDRS system can access the manuals online, I haven't confirmed this, maybe a frequent user of that system could confirm.
There is a thread on purchasing service manuals. If memory serves me correctly, I believe you can buy a full factory service manual for the Lightning for about $100 from servicemanuals.com.
 
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servicemanuals.com. is non-existent, domain for sale
 

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Try factory-manuals.com.
 

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