Maintenance and care
For vehicle s wit h or ange coola nt, norecyclingprocesshasbeen
approvedatthistimeanduseofsuchcoolantmayharmengineand
coolingsystemcomponents.
Alwaysdisposeofusedautomotivefluidsinaresponsiblemanner.
Followyourcommunity’sregulationsandstandardsforrecyclingand
disposingofautomotivefluids.
Coolant refill capacity
Tofindouthowmuchfluidyourvehicle’scoolingsystemcanhold,refer
to Refill capa cities inthe Capa cities and specifica tion s chapter.
Haveyourdealerchecktheenginecoolingsystemforleaksifyouhave
toaddmorethan1.0liter(1.0quart)ofenginecoolantpermonth.
Severe winter climate
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates(lessthan–36°C[–34°F]),itmay
benecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove50%.Referto
thechartonthecoolantcontainertoensurethecoolantconcentrationin
yourvehicleissuchthatthecoolantwillnotfreezeatthetemperature
levelinwhichyoudriveduringwintermonths.Neverincreasetheengine
coolantconcentrationabove60%.Leavea50/50mixtureofengine
coolantandwaterinyourvehicleyear-roundinnon-extremeclimates.
CHECKING AND ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID
Checkthepowersteeringfluid.RefertotheScheduledMaintenance
Guidefortheserviceintervalschedules.Ifaddingfluidisnecessary,use
onlyMERCONATF.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
Model Year | 1999 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
Wikipedia's Page | Ford Explorer |
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