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General Specifications

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification
Cooling System Capacity 
Capacity 17.9 L (4.8 gal.)
Coolant Type 
Motorcraft Premium Engine Coolant VC-4-A (in Oregon VC-5, in Canada CXC-10) or equivalent(1) ESE-M97B44-A (Green color)
Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant VC-7-A (in Oregon VC-7-B) or equivalent(1)(2) WSS-M97B51-A1 (Yellow color)
Other Chemicals 
Premium Cooling System Flush VC-1 or equivalent ESR-M14P7-A
Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C ESA-M1C75-B
Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets VC-6 or equivalent ESE-M99B37-B5 except as noted in ES-F6SE-19A511-AA
Cooling System Pressure Test Specifications 
Radiator test pressure kPa (psi) TBD
Radiator Cap Pressure Test Specifications 
Pressure relief opening pressure kPa (psi) 110 (16)
Thermostat Opening Temperatures 
Starts to open °C (°F) 87-91 (188-195)
Fully open °C (°F) 100 (212)
(1) Use the same type coolant that was drained from the cooling system. Do not mix coolant types.
(2) The addition of Motorcraft Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets, VC-6, darkens Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant from yellow to golden tan.