Maintenance and care
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NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Enginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%orbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Plainwatermaybeaddedinanemergency,butyoumustreplaceitwith
a50/50mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.
Checkthecoolantlevelinthereservoirbeforeyoudriveyourvehiclethe
nextfewtimes(withtheenginecool).Ifnecessary,adda50/50
mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwatertotheenginecoolant
reservoiruntilthecoolantlevelisatthe“coldfilllevel”orwithinthe
“coldfillrange”aslistedonthereservoir(dependinguponapplication).
Haveyourdealerchecktheenginecoolingsystemforleaksifyouhave
toaddmorethan1.0liter(1.0quart)ofenginecoolantpermonth.
Toavoidscaldinghotsteamorcoolantfrombeingreleasedfrom
theenginecoolingsystem,neverremovetheradiatorcapwhile
theengineisrunningorhot.Failuretofollowthiswarningmayresult
indamagetotheengine’scoolingsystemandpossibleseverepersonal
injury.
Ifyoumustremovetheradiatorcap,followthesestepstoavoidpersonal
injury:
1.
2.
Beforeyouremovethecap,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecap.Slowly
turncapcounterclockwiseuntilpressurebeginstorelease.
3.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
4.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
Recycled engine coolant
FordMotorCompanyrecommendstheuseofarecycledenginecoolant
producedbyFord-approvedprocesses.
NotallcoolantrecyclingprocessesproducecoolantwhichmeetsFord
specificationESE-M97B44-A.Useofarecycledenginecoolantwhich
doesnotmeettheFordspecificationmayharmengineandcooling
systemcomponents.
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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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