Coolant Replacement Intervals

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COOLANT REPLACEMENT INTERVALS

Application

Mileage

Green Coolant ⁽¹⁾

45,000

Orange Coolant ⁽²⁾

150,000

Yellow Coolant ⁽³⁾

100,000

⁽¹⁾	Motorcraft Premium Engine Coolant VC-4-A (in Oregon, VC-5, in Canada CXC-10), or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A (Green in color).

⁽²⁾	Motorcraft Specialty Orange Engine Coolant such as VC-2, meeting Ford specification WSS-M97B44-D.

⁽³⁾	The addition of Motorcraft Cooling System Stop Leak Pellets, VC-6, darkens Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant from Yellow to Golden Tan.