2008 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
3.
4.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehasbeenreleased,usethe
clothtoturnitcounterclockwiseandremovethecap.
•
2.3Lcoolantbleedvalve
5.
Forthe2.3LengineONLY,openthecoolantbleedvalveonthebackof
theenginewateroutlet.
6.
above),towithinthe“COLDFILLRANGE”orthe“FULLCOLD”levelon
thereservoir.
Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture(see
7.
8.
Forthe2.3LengineONLY,closethebleedvalve.
Reinstallthecaponthecoolantreservoir.Turnthecapuntilitis
tightlyinstalledtopreventcoolantloss.
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolantconcentration.
RefertotheCheckingenginecoolantsection.Iftheconcentrationis
not50/50(protectionto–34°F[–36°C]),drainsomecoolantandadjust
theconcentration.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina
50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.
Ifnecessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0quart(1.0liter)ofenginecoolantper
month,haveyourauthorizeddealerchecktheenginecoolingsystem.
Yourcoolingsystemmayhavealeak.Operatinganenginewithalow
levelofcoolantcanresultinengineoverheatingandpossibleengine
damage.
Recycled engine coolant
FordMotorCompanydoesNOTrecommendtheuseofrecycledengine
coolantinvehiclesoriginallyequippedwithMotorcraftPremiumGold
EngineCoolantsinceaFord-approvedrecyclingprocessisnotyet
available.
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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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