This is Ford's own service information for the second generation Super Duty, the trucks built around the 6.7L diesel. It is not a scanned book. It is the factory system as Ford's technicians used it: 1,499 linked pages that open in a web browser, 5,263 illustrations and 106 numbered sections, with a contents tree down the left and an alphabetical index running to roughly 1,495 entries. The manual titles itself “2012 F-250, 350, 450, 550 Super Duty Workshop Manual” and individual procedures carry revision dates, the engine assembly section reading 02/16/2012.

Which vehicles this manual fits

• Fits: Ford F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty. Regular Cab, SuperCab and Crew Cab are all documented, as is the Chassis Cab, and dual rear wheel trucks are covered through the axle and wheel sections
• Covers years: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
• Engine options: all three, each with its own set of sections. 6.2L (2V) petrol V8, 6.8L (3V) V10, and the 6.7L diesel. The diesel additionally gets its own engine cooling section, a powertrain secondary cooling section, a fuel cooling system section and a glow plug system section
• Diesel emissions work: this is the DEF era and the manual treats it properly. The reductant tank is referenced around 200 times, with the reductant pump and reductant injector documented, alongside the diesel particulate filter. There is a manual regeneration procedure with the engine speeds spelled out
• Gearbox: both automatics have their own sections, TorqShift and TorqShift6, plus a Tremec five-speed manual with clutch and clutch controls, transmission cooling and external controls
• Rear axles: Dana 80, Dana S110 and S130, and the Ford 10.50-inch ring gear, with full floating wheel hubs documented in both Dana and Ford forms
• Braking: anti-lock braking is documented together with stability control, and there is a separate auxiliary brake system section
• Power take-off: PTO equipped trucks are covered, with the term appearing in around 180 places through the transmission and controls material
• Language: English
• Pages: 1,499 linked HTML pages, 5,263 illustrations and 24 embedded PDF exploded views
• File type: HTML manual, supplied as one ZIP you unpack and open in a browser

Inside this manual

Every entry below is a section present in the document, and the numbers are Ford's own:

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What you can repair with it

The 6.7L diesel is the reason most people come looking for this manual, and it is the best served engine in the book. It has its own full engine section with specifications, in-vehicle repair, removal and installation, disassembly and assembly, and the assembly pages open with a special tools table listing the engine stand, the 6.7 litre engine adapter, the camshaft remover and installer and the rest by Ford tool number. Around it sit a dedicated diesel cooling section, a powertrain secondary cooling section that the petrol engines do not have, a fuel cooling system section, the turbocharger, and the glow plug system.

Emissions hardware is where this generation earns its reputation, and the coverage is real. The reductant tank, pump and injector are all documented, along with the diesel particulate filter, and there is a manual regeneration procedure that takes you through the process with target engine speeds and a warning about shop exhaust extraction. If you are chasing a DEF warning or a truck stuck in a derate, that material is the difference between guessing and working to Ford's own steps.

Transmission coverage is unusually complete because this generation spans two automatics. TorqShift and TorqShift6 each get their own section, so you work from the one that matches your truck instead of reading around the other, and there is a Tremec five-speed manual documented with its clutch and controls. Transmission cooling and the external control system are separate again.

Underneath, the axles are organised by hardware, so the Dana 80, the Dana S110 and S130, and the Ford 10.50-inch ring gear each have their own section, with full floating wheel hubs in both Dana and Ford forms. Braking brings anti-lock and stability control together in one section and adds an auxiliary brake system section for the exhaust brake. Body work runs from front end panels and closures through to a body repairs section, a roof opening panel section and bumpers, and there is a maintenance schedule section that the older Super Duty books do not include.

Manual language and format

Everything is in English. This one is worth reading carefully because it is not a PDF. It is Ford's HTML service information, and it arrives as a single ZIP. Unpack the folder, open front_page.htm in any web browser, and you get the manual as a technician saw it: a contents tree down the left, quick links to the introduction, the master DTC chart, specifications, metrics, torque wrench adapter formulas and acronyms, and an alphabetical index of roughly 1,495 procedures. Clicking through works offline with no internet connection, and the 24 exploded views that Ford supplied as PDFs open in the same browser. It runs from a folder on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Questions about this manual

How do you manually regen a 6.7 Power Stroke?
There is a manual regeneration procedure in this manual, set out as numbered steps. It includes the detail people miss, such as the instruction not to attach shop exhaust extraction with vacuum to the tailpipe, and the engine speeds to hold, gradually increasing to 1,800 to 2,000 rpm with the transmission in neutral once regeneration completes. Follow Ford's steps rather than a forum summary of them.

What is the DEF problem with the 6.7 Power Stroke?
There is no single fault, which is why a manual helps more than a list of symptoms. The parts that generate most complaints are all documented here: the reductant tank, which the manual refers to around two hundred times, the reductant pump, and the reductant injector, plus the diesel particulate filter and the emission control section. Diagnosis and testing material sits alongside removal and installation, so you can work out which component is actually at fault before buying one.

What transmission is in a 2011-2016 Super Duty?
One of two automatics, and the manual covers both separately as TorqShift and TorqShift6, so check which is in your truck and work from that section. A Tremec five-speed manual is also documented, with clutch and clutch controls, and there are separate sections for transmission cooling and for the external control system.

Is this a PDF manual?
No, and it is better than one for this generation. It is Ford's own HTML service information, so instead of scrolling a single enormous file you click through a contents tree and an alphabetical index of around 1,495 procedures, exactly as a dealer technician would. It arrives as one ZIP, you unpack it and open front_page.htm in a browser, and it works offline. The 24 exploded views Ford issued as PDFs are included and open from the same pages.

Will it cover my 2016 F-250?
Yes. Ford dated this edition to 2012, in the middle of the run, and the second generation Super Duty carried the same three engines, the same two automatics and the same axle range from 2011 until the new model arrived for 2017. If your truck is a 2017 or later, this is the wrong book and you want the next generation instead.

How you receive it

Payment is taken securely and your download link is issued the moment it clears, so nothing ships and nothing needs signing for. Save the ZIP, unpack it once, and the manual is yours to keep.