Maintenance and Specifications
Recycled engine coolant
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MotorcraftPremiumEngineCoolant(green-colored):For
vehiclesequippedwiththiscoolant,useonlyrecycledenginecoolant
producedbyaFordMotorCompanyapprovedprocessandmeeting
specificationESE-M97B44–A.
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MotorcraftPremiumGoldEngineCoolantyellow-colored):For
vehiclesequippedwiththiscoolant,doNOTuserecycledengine
coolantsinceaFordMotorCompanyapprovedrecyclingprocessis
notyetavailable.
Followyourcommunity’sregulationsandstandardsfordisposing
andrecyclingofautomotivefluids.
Coolant refill capacity
Tofindouthowmuchfluidyourvehicle’scoolingsystemcanhold,refer
toRefillcapacitiesinthischapter.
FillyourenginecoolantreservoirasoutlinedinAddingenginecoolant
inthischapter.
Severe climates
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates(lessthan–36°C[–34°F]):
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Itmaybenecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentration
above50%.
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NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
Increasedenginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%will
decreasetheoverheatprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
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Refertothechartonthecoolantcontainertoensurethe
coolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovideadequate
freezeprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudriveinthe
wintermonths.
Ifyoudriveinextremelyhotclimates:
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Itisstillnecessarytomaintainthecoolantconcentration
above40%.
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NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Decreasedenginecoolantconcentrationsbelow40%will
decreasethecorrosionprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Tags | Ford F-150 |
Model Year | 2003 |
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