Maintenance and care
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BesuretoreadandunderstandPrecautionswhenservicingyour
vehicleinthischapter.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant,antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofits
specifiedfunctionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
UseonlyFordPremiumEngineCoolantE2FZ-19549-AA(in
Canada,MotorcraftCXC-10)orapremiumenginecoolantthat
meetsFordspecificationESE-M97B44-A.
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DONOTUSEFordExtendedLifeEngineCoolant
F6AZ-19544-AA(orangeincolor).
DONOTUSEaDEX-COOLenginecoolantoranequivalent
enginecoolantthatmeetsFordspecificationWSS-M97B44-D.
DONOTUSEalcoholormethanolantifreezeoranyengine
coolantsmixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze.
DONOTUSEsupplementalcoolantadditivesinyourvehicle.
Theseadditivesmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.
DONOTMIXrecycledcoolantandconventionalcoolant
togetherinyourvehicle.Mixingofenginecoolantsmayharm
yourengine’scoolingsystem.
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Theuseofanimpropercoolantmayharmengineandcooling
systemcomponentsandmayvoidthewarrantyofyourvehicle’s
enginecoolingsystem.Ifyouareunsurewhichtypeofcoolant
yourvehiclerequires,contactyourlocaldealer.
Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasherfluid
reservoir.Ifenginecoolantissprayedontothewindshield,it
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Whentheengineiscool,adda50/50mixtureofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertotheenginecoolantreservoir,untilthecoolantisatthe
“coldfilllevel”orwithinthe“coldfillrange”aslistedintheengine
coolantreservoir(dependinguponapplication).
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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