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General Specifications

General Specifications

Item Specification
Cooling System Capacity 
System Capacity 13.2 liters (14.0 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 
Premium Cooling System Flush VC-1 ESR-M14P7-A
Dow Corning Silastic 734-R7V Equivalent Commercial Product
Dow Corning Primer 1200 Equivalent Commercial Product
Cooling System Pressure Test Specifications 
Cooling system 138 kPa (20 psi)
Cap 89-124 kPa (13-18 psi)
Thermostat Opening Temperature 
Starts to open 90-94°C (183-190°F)
Fully open 105°C (210°F)
(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.