The diesel-equipped models were the most popular, though ethanol or gasoline engines were available throughout most of the production.
It shared the 87 horsepower, four-cylinder, 3.9-liter MWM D229-4 inline-four diesel engine paired with a four-speed manual transmission with the previously introduced F4000.
In 1988, the rear axle was replaced and reverse lights were incorporated into the series.
In 1989, a five-speed manual transmission became an option with the MWM diesel engine, the 3.6 straight-six also became available in a gasoline version, and new, more modern, plastic exterior mirrors were introduced alongside a sliding rear window, and all of these remained until the end of production.
1991 introduced the F-1000 Turbo, powered by a 119–horsepower turbocharged, non-intercooled version of the MWM diesel called TD229-4, this model was offered alongside the naturally aspirated F-1000 and was available until the end of production, this year power windows, locks and mirrors became available as options and the F-1000 turbo had them as standard equipment, also new was a plastic fuel tank replacing the previous metal tank.