Maintenance and Specifications
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Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforserviceinterval
schedules.
BesuretoreadandunderstandPrecautionswhenservicingyour
vehicleinthischapter.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Note:Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant,antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofitsspecified
functionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
WARNING:Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolantonhot
engineparts.
WARNING:Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
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AddMotorcraftPremiumGoldEngineCoolantorequivalent
meetingFordspecificationWSS-M97B51-A1.Referto
Maintenanceproductspecificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
Note:UseofMotorcraftCoolingSystemStopLeakPelletsoran
equivalentproductmeetingFordspecificationWSS-M99B37-B6,may
darkenthecolorofMotorcraftPremiumGoldEngineCoolantfrom
yellowtogoldentan.
Note:Whenaddingmorethan1quart(.95L)ofcoolant,itisnecessary
tousethecoolantbleedvalve.Failuretobleedthecoolingsystemwhen
addingenginecoolantmaycauseenginedamage.RefertotheCooling
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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