2011 Ford Fiesta Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
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DONOTMIXdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolantinyourvehicle.
Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.DONOTMIXrecycledcoolant
andnew(unused)coolanttogetherinthevehicle.Mixingofengine
coolantsmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.Theuseofan
impropercoolantmayharmengineandcoolingsystemcomponents
andmayvoidthewarranty.RefertoMaintenanceproduct
specificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
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
distilledwatertotheFULLCOLDlevel.Forallothervehicleswhichhave
acoolantdegassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessaryto
removethecoolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewith
anoverflowsystem,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
WARNING:Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,makesurethe
engineiscoolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurereliefcap.
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquidcancome
outforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.
Addthepropermixtureofcoolantandwatertothecoolingsystemby
followingthesesteps:
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2.
pressurereliefcaponthecoolantreservoir(atranslucentplasticbottle).
Slowlyturncapcounterclockwise(left)untilpressurebeginstorelease.
Beforeyoubegin,turntheengineoffandletitcool.
Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickclotharoundthecoolant
3.
Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Fiesta Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2011
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