Cooling System Specifications: Maintenance
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Inspect cooling system every 12 months or 15,000 miles. Drain and flush cooling system at 36 months or 52,500 miles, and every 24 months or 30,000 miles thereafter. Maintain a coolant level of 50% ethylene glycol anti-freeze and 50% water year-round.
NOTE:
On FWD models, ethylene glycol base anti-freeze must contain a silicate inhibitor to retard corrosion due to the engine's aluminum components. Failure to use an anti-freeze with silicate inhibitor could cause radiator plugging and engine overheating.
COOLANT CAPACITY
| Application | Quarts (L) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon & Omni | ||||||
| 1.6L | 7.0 (6.6) | |||||
| 1.7L | 6.0 (5.6) | |||||
| 2.2L | 8.7 (8.2) | |||||
| Aries & Reliant | ||||||
| 2.2L | 8.7 (8.2) | |||||
| 2.6L | 8.7 (8.2) | |||||
| E Class, LeBaron, New Yorker FWD, 400 & 600 | ||||||
| 2.2L | 8.7 (8.2) | |||||
| 2.6L | 8.7 (8.2) | |||||
| Rampage & Scamp | 9.0 (8.5) | |||||
| Cordoba & Mirada | ||||||
| 3.7L | (1) 11.5 (10.9) | |||||
| 5.2L | (2) 15.0 (14.2) | |||||
| Imperial | 15.5 (14.7) | |||||
| Diplomat, Gran Fury & New Yorker RWD | ||||||
| 3.7L | (1) 11.5 (10.9) | |||||
| 5.2L | (2) 15.0 (14.2) | |||||
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