Eighth-generation F-Series · 1987–1991 · 1987–1991

1988Ford F-150


A major refresh that brought rounded styling, flush headlamps, and standard fuel injection to the F-150.

Eighth-generation F-Series · 1987–1991

1988 Ford F-150 blue custom pickup truck, front three-quarter left view

Photo: “1988 Ford F-150 Custom in Dark Shadow Blue, Front Left, 10-18-2022.jpg” by Elise240SX / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.

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What do you need to know?

This page covers the whole 1988 Ford F-150 model year. Choose your task first; exact trims and engines are separated where the factory offered different versions.

Documented lineup

Find your exact 1988 F-150

Start with a family, body style, or engine. Every card opens the facts and maintenance information for that factory version.

72factory configurations
Exact factory pairings documentedHow this lineup was verified

These source-backed records identify published body, engine, and transmission combinations. Exact pairings do not by themselves assert that every factory option or special edition is represented.

72versions shown
Custom24 exact versions

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 Custom SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version
XL24 exact versions

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XL SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version
XLT Lariat24 exact versions

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 4.9-liter EFI inline-six

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
4.9-liter EFI inline-six
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.0-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.0-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
manual transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

Ford F-150 XLT Lariat SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter EFI V8

Body
SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine
5.8-liter EFI V8
Gearbox
automatic transmission
Built
Regular production
Open exact version

The 1988 model year

Overview

Ford's preserved exact-year factory literature documents 72 1988 F-150 configuration rows across 4 cab, box, and drivetrain combinations. This eighth-generation roster keeps trim, chassis, engine, and transmission applicability explicit instead of treating option packages as separate trucks.

Specifications

Engines
  • 4.9-liter EFI inline-six
  • 5.0-liter EFI V8
  • 5.8-liter EFI V8
Transmissions
manual transmission, automatic transmission
Body styles
Regular Cab 4x2 Styleside box, Regular Cab 4x4 Styleside box, SuperCab 4x2 Styleside box, SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box

Year over year

What changed

  • The 1988 research record is bounded to the engines, transmissions, bodies, trims, and drivetrains printed in that model year's Ford literature; neighboring-year combinations are not carried onto this page.

Worth knowing

Notable

  • The documented lineup exposes 72 orderable combinations while deliberately withholding an unsupported claim that every standalone option or regional package is a separate model.

Living with it

Reliability & ownership notes

  • Confirm the certification label, engine, drivetrain, wheelbase, axle ratio, and installed equipment before ordering parts or relying on towing and payload figures; corrosion, modifications, and deferred chassis service remain major survivor-specific checks.

Maintenance & service parts

Keep your 1988 F-150 on the road

Start with the service interval, then match the engine or exact version you own. Order links appear only when a catalog-backed part number is available, and every listing still needs a fitment check.

Service desk

What this car needs & when

Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1988 Ford F-150. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.

Service topics
4
Factory intervals
3
Fitment-scoped
4
Exact references
1

Before orderingIdentify your engine, options and build date.Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.

Collect

Bring this model year home

Find a scale model using the exact year, make, and model—not a generic generation search.

Sources

  1. Ford Division — 1988 Ford Trucks brochure, F-Series cab, drivetrain, engine, and trim overview (preserved PDF)
  2. Ford Division — 1988 Recreation Vehicle and Trailer Towing Guide, F-150 engine/transmission tables (preserved PDF)

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