2010 Ford Transit Connect Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
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DONOTMIXdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolantinyourvehicle.
Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.DONOTMIXrecycledcoolant
andconventionalcoolanttogetherinthevehicle.Mixingofengine
coolantsmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.Theuseofan
impropercoolantmayharmengineandcoolingsystemcomponents
andmayvoidthewarranty.RefertoMaintenanceproduct
specificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
Note:Donotusestopleakpelletsorcoolingsystemsealants/additives
astheycancausedamagetotheenginecoolingand/orheatingsystems.
Thisdamagewouldnotbecoveredunderyourvehicle’swarranty.
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Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incase
ofemergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
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Donotusealcohol,methanol,brineoranyenginecoolants
mixedwithalcoholormethanolantifreeze(coolant).Alcohol
andotherliquidscancauseenginedamagefromoverheatingor
freezing.
Donotaddextrainhibitorsoradditivestothecoolant.These
canbeharmfulandcompromisethecorrosionprotectionoftheengine
coolant.
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
watertotheFULLCOLDlevel.Forallothervehicleswhichhavea
coolantdegassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessaryto
removethecoolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewith
anoverflowsystem,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
WARNING:Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,makesurethe
engineiscoolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurereliefcap.
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquidcancome
outforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.
Addthepropermixtureofcoolantandwatertothecoolingsystemby
followingthesesteps:
1.
Beforeyoubegin,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
2.
pressurereliefcaponthecoolantreservoir(atranslucentplasticbottle).
Slowlyturncapcounterclockwise(left)untilpressurebeginstorelease.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecoolant
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anthony scott on Oct 17, 2017. Ford Transit Connect

looks like the full manual if you lost yours