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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 02:14 PM
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1999 Explorer 4.0 OHV Auto 4 Door 4WD. Motorcraft Green or Motorcraft Gold? Owners manual says "use green if you have green or use orange if you have orange" - really helpful... Not sure what its got in it - 208k miles. Thanks!
 
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 03:57 PM
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Open the hood, remove the radiator cap, and take a look.

My 2000 Mountaineer V8 had green coolant when I drained it to replace the hoses. I put green back in it.

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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by shorod
Open the hood, remove the radiator cap, and take a look.

My 2000 Mountaineer V8 had green coolant when I drained it to replace the hoses. I put green back in it.

-Rod
Wow I never thought to do that... Come on man, thats about as helpful as the owners manual. Do you really think I would be asking on here If I didnt look first? Im not sure whats in it because its brown in the overflow and clear/yellowish in the radiator. What Im really asking is what it came with from the factory. Thanks.
 
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Nevermind. Found my answer. Thank you Rockledge.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Renegade3064
Im not sure whats in it because its brown in the overflow and clear/yellowish in the radiator.
That information in the original post would have saved us both some time. I'm glad you found your answer though.

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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 08:36 PM
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Here's a helpful Ford Coolant reference PDF:

https://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubrican...ref/scucEN.pdf
 
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