Radiator, Cooling Fan And Shroud: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

MATERIAL SPECIFICATION

Item	Specification
Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant VC-7-A (in Oregon VC-7-B) or equivalent (yellow color)	WSS-M97B51-A
MERCON® V Automatic Transmission Fluid XT-5-QM	MERCON® V

With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to IDENTIFICATION CODES .
Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING .
Remove the parts in the order indicated in the following illustrations.

Fig 1: Radiator, Cooling Fan And Shroud Removal Sequence (Items 1-13)
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

Fig 2: Radiator, Cooling Fan And Shroud Removal Sequence (Items 14-22)
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Fill and bleed the cooling system. For additional information, refer to COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING .
Fill the transaxle with clean automatic transmission fluid.