Ford 1999 Taurus Automobile User Manual


 
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AddingEngineCoolant
WARNING
Donotputenginecoolantinthe
containerforthewindshieldwasher
fluid.
Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolantcould
makeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Whentheengineiscool,adda50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantandwatertotheenginecoolant
recoveryreservoir—DONOTADDDIRECTLYTO
THERADIATOR.Addstraightwateronlyinan
emergency,butyoushouldreplaceitwitha50/50
mixtureofcoolantanddistilledwaterassoonas
possible.
Checkthecoolantlevelinthecoolantrecovery
reservoirthenextfewtimesyoudrivethevehicle.
Ifnecessary,addenoughofa50/50mixtureof
coolantandwatertobringtheliquidleveltothe
filllineonthereservoir.
WARNING
Neverremovethecoolantrecoverycap
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
Ifyoumustremovethecoolantrecoverycap,
followthesestepstoavoidpersonalinjury:
1. Beforeyouremovethecap,turntheengineoff
andletitcool.
2. Whentheengineiscool,wrapathickcloth
aroundthecap.Slowlyturncap
counterclockwisetothefirststop.
3. Stepbackwhilethepressurereleases.
4. Whenyouaresurethatallthepressurehas
beenreleased,usetheclothtopressthecap
down,turnitcounterclockwise,andremoveit.
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Update:Thu Jun 20 14:28:32 1996