2010 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
intervalslistedinscheduledmaintenanceinformation.Thecoolant
concentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantanddistilledwater,
whichequatestoafreezepointof-34°F(-36°C).Coolantconcentration
testingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester.Thelevelof
coolantshouldbemaintainedattheFULLCOLDlevelorwithinthe
COLDFILLRANGEinthecoolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfallsbelow,add
coolantpertheinstructionsintheAddingenginecoolantsection.
Yourvehiclewasfactory-filledwitha50/50enginecoolantandwater
concentration.Iftheconcentrationofcoolantfallsbelow40%orabove
60%,
50/50
theenginepartscouldbecomedamagedornotworkproperly.A
mixtureofcoolantandwaterprovidesthefollowing:
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Freezeprotectiondownto-34°F(-36°C).
Boilingprotectionupto265°F(129°C).
Protectionagainstrustandotherformsofcorrosion.
Properfunctionofcalibratedgauges.
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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TheenginecoolantshouldbeattheFULLCOLDlevelorwithinthe
COLDFILLRANGEaslistedontheenginecoolantreservoir
(dependinguponapplication).
Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforserviceinterval
schedules.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2010
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