Maintenance and care
Adding engine coolant
When adding coolant, make sure it is a 50/50 mixture of engine coolant
and distilled water. Add the mixture to the coolant reservoir, whe n the
engin e is cool , until the appropriate fill level is obtained.
Do not add engine coolant when the engine is hot. Steam and
scalding liquids released from a hot cooling system can burn you
badly. Also, you can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts.
Do not put engine coolant in the windshield washer fluid
container. If sprayed on the windshield, engine coolant could
make it difficult to see through the windshield.
The cooling system in your vehicle is filled with either green-colored
Motorcraft Premium Engine Coolant meeting Ford specification
ESE-M97B44–A or yellow-colored Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine
Coolant meeting Ford Specification WSS-M97B51–A1. To determine your
vehicle’s coolant type (color) , check your coolant reservoir.
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Add Mot or cr aft Pr emiu m Engin e Coola nt (green-color ed) ,
VC-4–A (U.S.) or CXC-10 (Ca nada ) or Mot or cr aft Pr emiu m
Gold Engin e Coola nt (yellow-color ed) , VC-7–A (VC-7–B in
Or egon ), de pe ndin g on the type of coola nt or igin ally equ ippe d
in you r vehicle . If you are unsure which type of coolant your vehicle
requires, check your coolant reservoir or contact your local dealer.
Not e: Use of Motorcraft Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets, VC-6,
darkens the color of Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant from
yellow to golden tan.
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Do not add/mix an or ange-color ed, extende d life coola nt su ch
as Mot or cr aft Spe cia lit y Or ange Engin e Coola nt, VC-2 (US) or
CXC-209 (Ca nada ), me eting For d spe cifica tion WSS-M97B44–D
wit h the fact or y-fille d coola nt. Mixing Motorcraft Speciality Orange
Engine Coolant or any orange-colored extended life product with your
factory filled coolant can result in degraded corrosion protection.
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A large amount of water without engine coolant may be added, in case
of emergency, to reach a vehicle service location. In this instance, the
cooling system must be drained and refilled with a 50/50 mixture of
engine coolant and distilled water as soon as possible. Water alone
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without engine coolant) can cause engine damage from corrosion,
overheating or freezing.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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