2011 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
5.
Fillthecoolantreservoirslowlywiththepropercoolantmixture,to
withintheCOLDFILLRANGEortheFULLCOLDlevelonthereservoir.
Ifyouremovedtheradiatorcapinanoverflowsystem,filltheradiator
untilthecoolantisvisibleandradiatorisalmostfull.
6.
Replacethecap.Turnuntiltightlyinstalled.Capmustbetightly
installedtopreventcoolantloss.
Afteranycoolanthasbeenadded,checkthecoolantconcentration(refer
toCheckingenginecoolant).Iftheconcentrationisnot50/50
(protectionto–34°F/–37°C),drainsomecoolantandadjustthe
concentration.Itmaytakeseveraldrainsandadditionstoobtaina50/50
coolantconcentration.
Whenevercoolanthasbeenadded,thecoolantlevelinthecoolant
reservoirshouldbecheckedthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.If
necessary,addenough50/50concentrationofenginecoolantand
distilledwatertobringtheliquidleveltotheproperlevel.
Ifyouhavetoaddmorethan1.0quart(1.0liter)ofenginecoolantper
month,haveyourauthorizeddealerchecktheenginecoolingsystem.Your
coolingsystemmayhavealeak.Operatinganenginewithalowlevelof
coolantcanresultinengineoverheatingandpossibleenginedamage.
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[–37°C]):
•
•
Itmaybenecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentration
above50%.
NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
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