jam92102

I have an 07 f150 bout to do a body lift on. It says to drain all the coolant out (you have to disconnect some radiator hoses. My question is do I have to use any special kind of coolant and how much will I need to refill?

Adrenalineaudio0909

motorcraft gold. 2 Gallons if you drain the whole system..

jam92102

Awesome thank you. Is the motorcraft gold personal preference or is that what kind our trucks take. For instance I remembered something about chevy's taking dexcool or something like that.

GATORB8

Engine Coolant 20.9 quarts (19.8L) (Over 5 gallons)

ENGINE COOLANT
Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant (yellow-colored)
Ford Part Number: VC-7A (except CA, OR and NM), VC-7-B (CA, OR and NM)
Ford Specification: WSSM97B51-A1M97B51-A1

NOTE: Add the coolant type originally equipped in your vehicle.

RECYCLED ENGINE COOLANT
Ford Motor Company does NOT recommend the use of recycled engine coolant in vehicles originally equipped with Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant since a Ford-approved recycling process is not yet available.

jam92102

Awesome thank you.

Adrenalineaudio0909

touche, although that would be on a completely drained system, assumin you could get every last ounce out of the system, and even still at a 50/50 mix youd only need 2.5 gallons of coolant hence why i said 2.. you essentially will use about 1.5 gallons of coolant and 1.5 gallons of water on a drain and fill for the purpose of what hes doing and if you dont get the 50/50 blend exact dont worry it will be ok.. youd even be ok dumping a gallon of coolant and the rest water if you really wanted too

FX4 Silver Screw

But if he is going to drain it, why not drain it all and use new?

Mod (Ret.)

This information can also be found in your ownwers manual.

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https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp

Adrenalineaudio0909

you will never get it all out of the block, lines and heater core

jam92102

I'm hoping I won't have to. I just have to cut the top hose and the hose going into resovoir so if I do it when it's cold hopefully I won't have too much to drain.