Maintenance and Specifications
4.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
5.
Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture(see
above),towithinthe“coldfillrange”orthe“coldfull”levelonthe
reservoir.Ifyouremovedtheradiatorcapinanoverflowsystem,fillthe
radiatoruntilthecoolantisvisibleandradiatorisalmostfull.
6.
Replacethecap.Turnuntiltightlyinstalled.(Capmustbetightly
installedtopreventcoolantloss.)
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolantconcentration,refer
toCheckingEngineCoolantsection.Iftheconcentrationisnot50/50
(protectionto–34°F/–36°C),drainsomecoolantandadjustthe
concentration.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If
necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0liter(1.0quart)ofenginecoolantper
month,haveyourdealerchecktheenginecoolingsystem.Yourcooling
systemmayhavealeak.Operatinganenginewithalowlevelofcoolant
canresultinengineoverheatingandpossibleenginedamage.
Recycled engine coolant
FordMotorCompanydoesNOTrecommendtheuseofrecycledengine
coolantinvehiclesoriginallyequippedwithMotorcraftPremiumGold
EngineCoolantsinceaFord-approvedrecyclingprocessisnotyet
available.
Usedenginecoolantshouldbedisposedofinanappropriate
manner.Followyourcommunity’sregulationsandstandardsforrecycling
anddisposingofautomotivefluids.
Coolant refill capacity
Tofindouthowmuchfluidyourvehicle’scoolingsystemcanhold,refer
toRefillcapacitiesinthischapter.
FillyourenginecoolantreservoirasoutlinedinAddingenginecoolant
inthischapter.
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