2016 Ford Explorer Limited Radiator coolant flush 

Lovely!! Thanks for stopping by my channel and the feedback. Make sure you keep an eye on the coolant level for next couple days as you drive. The level will adjust as the air gets out, you might have to top up some coolant.

Question: how many gallons of concentrate coolant are needed?

@@bernabetijerina7104 check your owners manual, ot should show the total coolant capacity. The usual ration of concentrate and water is 50/50, so if your owners manual says 10 qrts, it would mean you need 5qrt of concentrate.

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Hey amigo speak Spanish? I have the same car and same problem

Thanks for the tip. Definitely a good idea!

@drifter-indian1448 no problem

Thank you!

I am glad you found it helpful! Good luck with the work. Let me know if you have any questions :)

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Thank you for stopping by my channel! Yes, the orange coolant is bad, doing the flush every 30 to 40 thousand miles will certainly extend the life of the water pump.

Thank you very much!!! Happy to hear you found the vid helpful!

Thanks!

It's certainly intimidating at first, but a fairly easy process, just need some patience and time.

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Yeah, dealerships live in a very different world. Easy work, just takes some patience and time to complete all the cycles. Careful with drain plugs, things get hot and pressurized. Good luck!

Yes, that's true! I think Ford already stopped making the Orange coolant, it all yellow only.

Nice video Drifter I'm trying to preserve my original water pump so I noticed orange coolant was in the reservoir so I had Ford do coolant flush on my 17 PIU and they used 2 gal of VC-13-D and 1 gal CFK Coolant F Later I I realized it didn't look as yellow as yours will my water pump be ok?

@waltertaylor9615 thanks. The 5th Gen is known for failing water pumps, but it's not always given when it's gonna go. If yous is working then I won't be worried too much. Continue to drive as you have already done it now.

Thank you kind Sir

@@waltertaylor9615 mine is 5th and changed the pump any way with 190k miles. Bought a delco and now no worries until 200k more miles

Yes, that can also be done.. it just agitates the sediments and build up, just make sure you flush it out and then move to adding the new coolant

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Don't be scared, just do the drain and after you are done with the last and final drain, you fill the reservoir with concentrate. It will take 4Qrt, then drive around and check the level again, add more concentrate as I am sure the level will go down after a few hours of drive. The total capacity is abt 12 Qrt. if you are in USA stop by the Autozon or Walmart, they sell a tester literally for $3 bucks. Test the mix with the tester to be sure. But do check the level over the next couple days following the flush, it dropped a lot for me and I was happy to see more room for remaining coolant concentrate. Yellow stuff is good, use Motorcraft. Get rid of the orange one as soon as possible, they are known to be acidic and cause pump failiure.

By the way, in case you don't find 50-50 mix, you can go ahead and drain a bit more and then add the water or concentrate whatever is needed to balance things out. I really wont be worried too much.

Question: how do u test the mix? From the coolant that it's in the reservoir or do u flush just a bit to do the test?

Thanks, and yes, it will be the same process.

Keep squeezing the hoses when you do the refill and most of the air should be out. Don't worry about the air/bubble in them. The system will purge the air but make sure you check the coolant level after you are done and drive for some time. The coolant level will drop when the air gets out. Complete the task, go drive for couple hours and check the coolant level, add more coolant as needed.

@@drifter-indian1448 Gotcha. Thanks a lot D-I.

I poured the entire thing and ran the car for some time, so it had a chance to mix together.

I think you can. I don't see a reason why not.

About a gallon and half

Depends, there are some honest ones who may use a pump to suck everything out of the system and refill the new coolant. You should check with a local shop. Dealership is goona charge you way too much. Outside Dealership this is abt 400-600 bucks based on my research.

@@drifter-indian1448 thanks for the idea. I have one of those loyalty warranties where you must get all work done there but am feeling they will back down on that any way. Will look at what you said.🦇

Check the owners manual for your model... I think it holds total volume of abt 3 gallons, at 50/50 ratios it will be 1.5 gallons of concentrate and 1.5 gallons of water.

I think 4 is plenty enough. I did see some foaming on mine too, but that's normal. I saw that on my Sonata as well, I didn't use the cleanser on sonata, and still had some foams when the fluid was drained/flushed

@drifter-indian1448 Haha my paranoia made me do it 7 times. Over kill but it has very little foam at the end . Thanks for the video . Super helpful.

Used one complete and some of the second one. I think the total capacity is abt 12Qrts, makes abt 6qrt water and 6qrt coolant for 50-50 ratio.

​@@drifter-indian14486 quarts of concentrate should be exactly 1.5 gallons right?

LOL, wasn't even aware of a drain plug on the block. Will definitely look it for the next flush. Thanks for sharing.

That's true, after that last drain, I added 4 Qts and it filled up... then I drove around and the level went down after the engine ran for some time, I did add the remaining 2Qrt and the overall was 50-50. I did mention in the vid, you keep an eye on the coolant level for the next couple days/rides after the flush.

​@@drifter-indian1448 Hi for the second and third draining for the coolant resevoir did you waited to cool down the operating temperature of the thermostat level on the dashboard???? Or just keep draining under the hood even is hot and still in the level operating temp.?? Thank you.... by the way very informative video.

@Canelo Facts I did not wait for it to cool down, just went ahead and opened the drain cap on the radiator first. Remember the fluid is really really HOT and you have to be very careful when you open the drain plug. Open the drain plug first then slowly open the reservoir cap, it will slowly release the pressure and drain the fluid. Be very careful while opening the cap on both ends as it gets very pressurized and might throw the hot liquid out. Open them slowly and let the pressure release. Do not have to wait for it to completely cool down. Also, remember to shut-off the engine before you open the reservoir or the radiator cap.

@Canelo Facts i hope above explanation helps, let me know if you have any other question.

I have personally never used it. But if they are made for the same purpose, I don't think there will be any issue. Make sure you drain it throughly.

Thank you , I will do the exact same process you did , I have a 2013 explorer and I barely got it back yesterday , it was at the mechanic shop , they replaced the water pump, but they just added some orange coolant with tap water and I want to put the yellow one since it’s better

@efraincastilleja5947 yes, get rid of the Orange stuff, that thing is no good. Also, tap water usually have lot of contamination, so replacing it with distilled water will do good to the new pump.

If the new Motorcraft yellow coolant is not available,the Prestone corguard yellow coolant is the equivalent of the Motorcraft one according to one ford TSB.