Maintenance and Specifications
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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Theenginecoolantshouldbeatthe“coldfilllevel”orwithinthe“cold
fillrange”aslistedontheenginecoolantreservoir(dependingupon
application).
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RefertotheScheduledMaintenanceGuideforserviceinterval
schedules.
BesuretoreadandunderstandPrecautionswhenservicingyour
vehicleinthischapter.
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.
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AddMotorcraftPremiumGoldEngineCoolant
(yellow-colored),VC-7–A(VC-7–BinOregon),meetingFord
SpecificationWSS-M97B51–A1.
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