Engine Cooling: Notes

NOTE: Always fill the cooling system with the manufacturer's specified coolant. Chemically flush the cooling system if a non-specified coolant has been used. Refer to Cooling System Flushing . Failure to follow these instructions may damage the engine or cooling system.

NOTE: Do not mix coolant types. Mixing coolant types degrades the coolant corrosion protection and may damage the engine or cooling system.

NOTE: Do not use stop-leak style pellets/products as an additive in this engine cooling system. The addition of stop-leak style pellets/products can clog or damage the cooling system, resulting in degraded cooling system performance and/or failure.

The cooling system components are the:

block heater (if equipped).
radiator.
bypass tube.
turbocharger coolant tubes (if equipped)
pressure relief cap.
degas bottle.
radiator draincock.
coolant pump.
thermostat (cold side).
variable speed fan motor assembly.
engine block coolant weep hole.

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The coolant pump is located under the engine front cover mounted to the block. A weep hole is provided on the front left side of the engine behind the generator, adjacent to a 13.5 mm (0.531 in) cup plug. The plug and the weep hole create a reservoir for normal coolant seepage and evaporation. Every coolant pump will have some leakage past the dynamic mechanical seal. Dampness and crusting around the weep hole is acceptable and an expected result of normal engine operation. Address any coolant spray or leakage amounts large enough to puddle.

Engine coolant provides freeze protection, boil protection, cooling efficiency and corrosion protection to the engine and cooling components. In order to obtain these protections, maintain the engine coolant at the correct concentration and fluid level in the degas bottle.

When adding or topping off the engine coolant:

measure the coolant concentration in the vehicle using Coolant/Battery Refractometer 300-ROB75240 or equivalent.
determine the concentration desired based on the vehicle duty cycle of extreme hot or cold operating conditions.
add/top off or adjust the coolant as follows:
1. for concentrations measured 48/52 to 50/50 (equates to a freeze point between -34 deg.C (-30 deg.F) and -37 deg.C (-34 deg.F)), use the specified prediluted coolant to maintain a coolant concentration in this same range. Refer to Specifications .
2. for all other concentrations, use the specified concentrated coolant and/or distilled water to get to the desired concentration. Refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding .

When refilling the engine coolant after a flush procedure, use a mixture of concentrated coolant and distilled water to get to the desired concentration. Refer to Specifications .

To maintain the integrity of the coolant and the cooling system:

add Motorcraft® Specialty Engine Antifreeze/Coolant.
do not add or mix different coolant types. Mixing coolants degrades the coolant's corrosion protection.
do not add alcohol, methanol or brine, or any engine coolants mixed with alcohol or methanol antifreeze. These can cause engine damage from overheating or freezing.
Ford Motor Company does NOT recommend the use of recycled engine coolant since a Ford-approved recycling process is not yet available.