2009 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
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Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture.
Closethebleedvalvewhencoolantbeginstoseepfromit.
ContinuefillingtowithintheCOLDFILLRANGEortheFULLCOLD
levelonthereservoir.Reinstallthecaponthecoolantreservoir.Turnthe
capuntilitistightlyinstalledtopreventcoolantloss.
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolantconcentration.
RefertotheCheckingenginecoolantsection.Iftheconcentrationis
not50/50(protectionto–34°F[–36°C]),drainsomecoolantandadjust
theconcentration.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina
50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If
necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0quart(1.0liter)ofenginecoolantper
month,haveyourauthorizeddealerchecktheenginecoolingsystem.
Yourcoolingsystemmayhavealeak.Operatinganenginewithalow
levelofcoolantcanresultinengineoverheatingandpossibleengine
damage.
Recycled engine coolant
FordMotorCompanydoesNOTrecommendtheuseofrecycledengine
coolantsinceaFord-approvedrecyclingprocessisnotyetavailable.
Usedenginecoolantshouldbedisposedofinanappropriate
manner.Followyourcommunity’sregulationsandstandardsforrecycling
anddisposingofautomotivefluids.
Coolant refill capacity
Tofindouthowmuchfluidyourvehicle’scoolingsystemcanhold,refer
toMaintenanceproductspecificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
FillyourenginecoolantreservoirasoutlinedinAddingenginecoolant
inthissection.
Severe climates
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates(lessthan–34°F[–36°C]):
Itmaybenecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentration
above50%.
NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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