Maintenance and Specifications
15.
Ifnecessary,adda50/50mixtureofengine
coolantanddistilledwatertotheenginecoolant
reservoiruntilthecoolantlevelisatthe“coldfill
level”aslistedonthereservoir.
Ifyouareunsureofhowtooperatethecooling
systemventplugwhenaddingenginecoolanttothe
3.8L
V6engine,contactyourdealer.
Enginecoolantrefillprocedure-4.6LV8engine
Thefollowingprocedureshouldbeusedwhen
refillingthecoolingsystemofa4.6LV8engineafter
ithasbeendrainedorbecomeextremelylow.
1.
Removethepressurereliefcapfromtheengine
coolantreservoiraspreviouslyoutlined.
2.
Slowlyadda50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwatertotheenginecoolantreservoir
untilthecoolantlevelisatthe“coldfilllevel”as
listedonthereservoir.
3.
4.
hoseiswarm(thisindicatesthethermostatisopen
andcoolantisflowingthroughtheentiresystem).
Reinstallthepressurereliefcap.
Startandidletheengineuntiltheupperradiator
5.
6.
Shuttheengineoffandletitcool.
Removethepressurereliefcapfromtheengine
coolantreservoiraspreviouslyoutlined.
7.
Adda50/50mixtureofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertotheenginecoolantreservoiruntil
thecoolantlevelisatthe“coldfilllevel”aslistedon
thereservoir.
8.
Reinstallthepressurereliefcap.
9.
youdriveyourvehiclethenextfewtimes(withthe
enginecool).
Checkthecoolantlevelinthereservoirbefore
10.
Ifnecessary,adda50/50mixtureofengine
coolantanddistilledwatertotheenginecoolant
reservoiruntilthecoolantlevelisatthe“coldfill
level”aslistedonthereservoir.
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolant
concentrationseeCheckingEngineCoolantsection).
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2003
Mustang(mus)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Mustang Manuals |
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Tags | Ford Mustang 3.8, Ford Mustang 4.6 |
Model Year | 2003 |
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