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General Specifications

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ENGINE COOLING GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification
Cooling System Capacity 
4.0L without auxiliary heater 15.4 L (16.3 quarts)
4.0L with auxiliary heater 17.2 L (18.2 quarts)
4.6L without auxiliary heater 17.6 L (18.6 quarts)
4.6L with auxiliary heater 19.0 L (20.1 quarts)
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 
Motorcraft Premium Cooling System Flush VC-1 ESR-M14P7-A
Motorcraft Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets E6AZ-19558-A (Motorcraft RA-2) ESE- M99B37-B5 except as noted in ES-F65E-19A511-AA
Metal Surface Cleaner F4AZ-19A536-RA WSE-M5B392-A
Dow Corning Silastic 734-R7V Equivalent Commercial Product
Dow Corning Primer 1200 Equivalent Commercial Product
Cooling System Pressure Test 
Cooling system 138 kPa (20 psi)
Radiator Cap Pressure Test 
Cap 89-124 kPa (13-18 psi)
Thermostat Opening Temperature 
Starts to open 90°C (194°F)
Fully open 105°C (210°F)
(1) a -Use the same type coolant that was drained from the cooling system. Do not mix coolant types.

(2) b- The addition of Motorcraft Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets, VC-6, darkens Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant from yellow to golden tan.