I have a 2001 Ford Windstar. I’d like drain and refill the antifreeze, but I’m a bit unsure about what to use. My main concern is making sure I use something that is compatible with what I already have, since about 20% of it will remain behind after I drain. It hasn’t been changed since 2014, although it only has about 20,000 miles on it since that time. Here’s what my records show for the 3 most recent coolant services:
10/7/10 159,034 Thermastat and flush
3/30/12 189,324 Thermastat & 40% replaced
3/21/14 226,151 50% replaced
I looked at the actual invoices for each above services, and they all have line items for “Type G” antifreeze. I’m not exactly sure what “Type G” is. Google search turns up G11, G12, and G13, not all of which seem to be compatible with each other.
The coolant is a light orange in color. There’s a small label on the reserve reservoir that seems to indicate that green is good and orange is not, so I can only assume that the original green was replace with orange at some point.
One other point of confusion is that the service manual shows two choices for the coolant:
Any suggestions?
10/7/10 159,034 Thermastat and flush
3/30/12 189,324 Thermastat & 40% replaced
3/21/14 226,151 50% replaced
I looked at the actual invoices for each above services, and they all have line items for “Type G” antifreeze. I’m not exactly sure what “Type G” is. Google search turns up G11, G12, and G13, not all of which seem to be compatible with each other.
The coolant is a light orange in color. There’s a small label on the reserve reservoir that seems to indicate that green is good and orange is not, so I can only assume that the original green was replace with orange at some point.
One other point of confusion is that the service manual shows two choices for the coolant:
- Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant (yellow colored)
- Ford Premium Engine Coolant (green colored)
Any suggestions?