Maintenance and Specifications
2.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecoolant
pressurereliefcaponthecoolantreservoir(atranslucentplasticbottle).
Slowlyturncapcounterclockwise(left)untilpressurebeginstorelease.
3.
4.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
5.
Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture(see
above),towithinthe“COLDFILLRANGE”orthe“FULLCOLD”levelon
thereservoir.Ifyouremovedtheradiatorcapinanoverflowsystem,fill
theradiatoruntilthecoolantisvisibleandradiatorisalmostfull.
6.
Replacethecap.Turnuntiltightlyinstalled.(Capmustbetightly
installedtopreventcoolantloss.)
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolantconcentration(refer
toCheckingenginecoolant).Iftheconcentrationisnot50/50
(protectionto–34°F/–36°C),drainsomecoolantandadjustthe
concentration.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If
necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0quart(1.0liter)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
toRefillcapacitiesinthissection.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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