Maintenance and care
Ifyoumustremovethecoolantreservoircap,followthesestepstoavoid
personalinjury:
1.
2.
Beforeyouremovethecap,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecap.Slowly
turncapcounterclockwiseuntilpressurebeginstorelease.
3.
4.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
Changeyourenginecoolantaccordingtotheappropriateschedulelisted
intheScheduledMaintenanceGuide.
Beforeaddingenginecoolant,checkthecolorofthecoolantinyour
vehicle.
For vehicle s wit h green coola nt, useFordPremiumCoolingSystem
FluidE2FZ-19549–AA(inCanada,MotorcraftCXC-8–B)oranequivalent
premiumenginecoolantthatmeetsFordspecificationESE-M97B44–A.
Do not add or ange coola nt or recycle d coola nt to you r vehicle
or igin ally equ ippe d wit h con vention al green coola nt.
For vehicle s wit h or ange coola nt, useFordExtendedLifeEngine
CoolantF6AZ-19544–AAoraDEX-COOLequivalentthatmeetsFord
specificationWSS-M97B44–D.
Do not add con vention al green coola nt or recycle d coola nt to
you r vehicle or igin ally equ ippe d wit h or ange coola nt.
Donotusealcoholormethanolantifreezeoranyenginecoolantsmixed
withalcoholormethanolantifreeze.Donotusesupplementalcoolant
additivesinyourvehicle.Theseadditivesmayharmyourenginecooling
system.Theuseofanimpropercoolantmayvoidyourwarrantyofyour
vehicle’senginecoolingsystem.
Recycled engine coolant
FordMotorCompanyrecommendsthatFordandLincoln-Mercury
dealersuserecycledenginecoolantproducedbyFord-approved
processes.
For vehicle s wit h green coola nt, notallcoolantrecyclingprocesses
producecoolantwhichmeetsFordspecificationESE-M97B44–A,anduse
ofsuchcoolantmayharmengineandcoolingsystemcomponents.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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