Maintenance and Specifications
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Enablescalibratedgaugesto
workproperly.
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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Theenginecoolantshouldbeat
the“coldfilllevel”orwithinthe
“coldfillrange”aslistedonthe
enginecoolantreservoir
(dependinguponapplication).
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RefertotheScheduled
MaintenanceGuideforservice
intervalschedules.
Besuretoreadandunderstand
Precautionswhenservicing
yourvehicleinthischapter.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Note:Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant,antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofitsspecified
functionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.Steamand
scaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystemcanburnyou
badly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolantonhotengineparts.
Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasherfluid
container.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolantcould
makeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Thecoolingsysteminyourvehicleisfilledwitheithergreen-colored
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