2008 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
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Alwaysdisposeofautomotive
batteriesinaresponsiblemanner.
Followyourlocalauthorized
standardsfordisposal.Callyour
localauthorizedrecyclingcenter
tofindoutmoreaboutrecycling
automotivebatteries.
RECYCLE
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
intervalslistedinscheduledmaintenanceinformation.Thecoolant
concentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantanddistilledwater,
whichequatestoafreezepointof-34°F(-36°C).Coolantconcentration
testingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester(suchasthe
RotundaBatteryandAntifreezeTester,014–R1060).Thelevelofcoolant
shouldbemaintainedatthe“FULLCOLD”levelorwithinthe“COLD
FILLRANGE”inthecoolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfallsbelow,add
coolantpertheinstructionsintheAddingenginecoolantsection.
Yourvehiclewasfactory-filledwitha50/50enginecoolantandwater
concentration.Iftheconcentrationofcoolantfallsbelow40%orabove
60%,
theenginepartscouldbecomedamagedornotworkproperly.
A50–50mixtureofcoolantandwaterprovidesthefollowing:
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Freezeprotectiondownto-34°F(-36°C).
Boilingprotectionupto265°F(129°C).
Protectionagainstrustandotherformsofcorrosion.
Enablescalibratedgaugestoworkproperly.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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