Maintenance and care
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5.0LV8engine
1.
temperature(theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugeindicatorwillbe
nearthecenterofthenormalareabetweenHandC).
Starttheengineandletitrununtilitreachesnormaloperating
2.Whiletheengineidles,turnthesteeringwheelleftandrightseveral
times.
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwitha4.0LOHVV6engine,checkthe
fluidlevelonthedipstick.ItshouldbewithintheFULLHOTrange.Do
notaddfluidiftheleveliswithinthisrange.
5.
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwitha4.0LSOHCV6ora5.0LV8
engine,checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir.Itshouldbebetweenthe
MINandMAXlines.Donotaddfluidiftheleveliswithinthisrange.
6.
theleveluntilitreachesthecorrectoperatingrange.Besuretoputthe
capbackonthereservoir.
Ifthefluidislow,addfluidinsmallamounts,continuouslychecking
TRANSMISSION FLUID
Checking automatic transmission fluid
Refertoyourscheduledmaintenanceguideforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransmissiondoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransmissionisnot
workingproperly,i.e.,ifthetransmissionslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyou
noticesomesignoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitiswarmedup
(approximately30km[20miles]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeenoperatedfor
anextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytrafficduringhotweatheror
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| Categories | Ford Explorer 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 Explorer |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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