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Maintenance Adding engine coolant WARNING: Do not add coolant when the engine is hot. Steam and scalding liquids released from a hot cooling system can burn you badly. Also, you can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts. WARNING: Do not put coolant in the windshield washer fluid container. If sprayed on the windshield, coolant could make it difficult to see through the windshield. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, make sure the engine is cool before unscrewing the coolant pressure relief cap. The cooling system(s) are under pressure; steam and hot liquid can come out forcefully when the cap is loosened slightly. WARNING: Do not add coolant further than the MAX mark. Note: Do not use stop leak pellets, cooling system sealants or unapproved additives as they can cause damage to the engine cooling and/or heating systems. This damage would not be covered under your vehicle's warranty. Note: During normal vehicle operation, the engine coolant may change color from orange to pink or light red. If the engine coolant is clear and uncontaminated, this color change does not indicate the engine coolant has degraded nor does it require the engine coolant to be drained, the system to be flushed, or the engine coolant to be replaced. • DO NOT MIX different colors or types of coolant in your vehicle. Only use prediluted engine coolant that meets Ford specification . Mixing of engine coolants may harm your engine's cooling system. The use of an improper coolant may harm engine and cooling system components and may void the warranty. • In case of emergency, a large amount of water without engine coolant may be added in order to reach a vehicle service location. In this instance, the cooling system must be drained, chemically cleaned, and refilled with engine coolant as soon as possible per the instructions in the Workshop Manual. Water alone (without engine coolant) can cause engine damage from corrosion, overheating or freezing. DO NOT use this method for the secondary cooling system. The secondary cooling system operates close to ambient temperature, and is susceptible to freezing in any subfreezing environment, in the absence of coolant. 53 2013 Diesel (67l) Supplement, 1st Printing USA (fus)

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Adding engine coolant
WARNING:
Do not add coolant when the engine is hot. Steam and
scalding liquids released from a hot cooling system can burn you
badly. Also, you can be burned if you spill coolant on hot engine parts.
WARNING:
Do not put coolant in the windshield washer fluid
container. If sprayed on the windshield, coolant could make it
difficult to see through the windshield.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of personal injury, make sure the
engine is cool before unscrewing the coolant pressure relief cap.
The cooling system(s) are under pressure; steam and hot liquid can
come out forcefully when the cap is loosened slightly.
WARNING:
Do not add coolant further than the MAX mark.
Note:
Do not use stop leak pellets, cooling system sealants or unapproved
additives as they can cause damage to the engine cooling and/or heating
systems. This damage would not be covered under your vehicle’s warranty.
Note:
During normal vehicle operation, the engine coolant may change
color from orange to pink or light red. If the engine coolant is clear and
uncontaminated, this color change does not indicate the engine coolant
has degraded nor does it require the engine coolant to be drained, the
system to be flushed, or the engine coolant to be replaced.
•
DO NOT MIX different colors or types of coolant in your vehicle. Only
use prediluted engine coolant that meets Ford specification . Mixing of
engine coolants may harm your engine’s cooling system. The use of an
improper coolant may harm engine and cooling system components
and may void the warranty.
•
In case of emergency, a large amount of water without engine coolant
may be added in order to reach a vehicle service location. In this
instance, the cooling system must be drained, chemically cleaned, and
refilled with engine coolant as soon as possible per the instructions in
the Workshop Manual. Water alone (without engine coolant) can cause
engine damage from corrosion, overheating or freezing.
DO NOT
use
this method for the secondary cooling system. The secondary cooling
system operates close to ambient temperature, and is susceptible to
freezing in any subfreezing environment, in the absence of coolant.
Maintenance
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2013 Diesel
(67l)
Supplement, 1st Printing
USA
(fus)