Maintenance and Specifications
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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TheenginecoolantshouldbeattheFULLCOLDlevel,orwithinthe
COLDFILLorMIN/MAXrangeaslistedontheenginecoolant
reservoir(dependinguponapplication).
Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforserviceinterval
schedules.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Note:Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant/antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofitsspecified
functionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.Ifcoolantis
filledtotheCOLDFILLRANGEorFULLCOLDlevelwhentheengineis
notcool,thesystemwillremainunderfilled.
WARNING:Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolantonhot
engineparts.
WARNING:Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2011 |
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