Maintenance and care
Thecoolingsysteminyourvehicleisfilledwitheithergreen-colored
MotorcraftPremiumEngineCoolantmeetingFordspecification
ESE-M97B44–Aoryellow-coloredMotorcraftPremiumGoldEngine
CoolantmeetingFordSpecificationWSS-M97B51–A1.Todetermineyour
vehicle’scoolanttype(color),checkyourcoolantreservoir.
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AddMotorcraftPremiumEngineCoolant(green-colored),
VC-4–A(U.S.)orCXC-10(Canada)orMotorcraftPremium
GoldEngineCoolant(yellow-colored),VC-7–A,dependingon
thetypeofcoolantoriginallyequippedinyourvehicle.Ifyou
areunsurewhichtypeofcoolantyourvehiclerequires,checkyour
coolantreservoirorcontactyourlocaldealer.
Donotadd/mixanorange-colored,extendedlifecoolantsuch
asMotorcraftSpecialityOrangeEngineCoolant,VC-2(US)or
CXC-209(Canada),meetingFordspecificationWSS-M97B44–D
withthefactory-filledcoolant.MixingMotorcraftSpecialityOrange
EngineCoolantoranyorange-coloredextendedlifeproductwithyour
factoryfilledcoolantcanresultindegradedcorrosionprotection.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incase
ofemergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
Donotusealcohol,methanolorbrineoranyenginecoolants
mixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze(coolant).Alcohol
andotherliquidscancauseenginedamagefromoverheatingor
freezing.
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Donotaddextrainhibitorsoradditivestothecoolant.These
canbeharmfulandcompromisethecorrosionprotectionoftheengine
coolant.
DonotmixwithrecycledcoolantunlessfromaFord-approved
recyclingprocess(seeUseofRecycledEngineCoolantsection).
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
watertothe“coldfull”level.Forallothervehicles,whichhaveacoolant
degassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessarytoremovethe
coolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewithanoverflow
system,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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