How to Service the cooling system on a Ford F-150 2015 to 2017
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Do you need to Service the cooling system on your Ford F-150 but don't know where to start? This video tutorial shows you step-by-step how to do it!
Our Ford F-150 manual covers petrol engines, and includes videos for some of the most common jobs, which you can see here in this playlist. Get the full manual haynes.com/en-...
What's covered:
Ford F-150, 2015-2017 (2WD & 4WD models)
Exclusions:
Does not include F-250 or Super Duty models
This guide is safe and the right way of doing it. There are many videos showing the smaller amount of steps but neglecting vehicle preservation.
Thank you so much, exactly what I was looking for.
Just get yourself 2 gallons of concentrated yellow and 2 gallons of distilled water. Now make yourself 4 gallons of 50/50, do a drain and fill three to four times spread out over a few days. This should be very little of the old coolant and be perfectly fine without much extra time wasted.
I don't know the capacity of other engines (would only drain about 5.5 quarts, 15.1 quarts in the system total), but on my 2015 2.7L ecoboost I kept filling with distilled, running it to operating temp and then drained until it was clear. Took about 8 flushes.
After the drain of 100% distilled, I filled it to max with only concentrate, ran to operating temp longer than usual to assure its mixed fully, drained and filled it with 4.8 quarts of concentrate and 0.7 quarts of distilled. Perfect 50/50 mix. Used Bing AI to get the calculations, unfortunately I cannot access my history so I can provide the prompt.
Only thing I wish I utilized was an air compressor to irritate the debris within the coolant reservoir.
Sorry, I'm just not clear on how we flush and drain when the thermostat will be closed. Gonna wind up with GALLONS of waste water. What we doing with that? Will the dealer use distilled water?
Excellent video
How much coolant ended up being added without flushing? Curious how much to order.
When you loosen that drain plug you only get about a gallon of coolant out. The system takes 4 gallons on a 2017 F150 with a 5.0. So the question is how do you get the rest out? If you flush it, how do you get all the water out? This video doesn’t explain any of that.
remove draincock with coolant suppy flowing into degas bottle while running. fordmakuloco has a video on it
I just did my 2915 3.5 Ecoboost. Yep, about 1 gallon comes out from the radiator drain. Removing the lower radiator hose at the engine does no good like the old days because it connects just below the upper. I disconnected the heater hoses, flushed the heater core out and blew out as much water as I could. Removed upper radiator hose at the radiator and ran soft water into the overflow tank until the water coming out of the radiator drain and upper radiator hose was clear while running the engine. Buttoned everything up and added 2 gallons of concentrated coolant and no water since apparently there was still about 2 gallons of water in the block. Will see where the level goes in a couple of days. So much for adding distilled water.
Thats why you should never use water for a flush. there will be gallons of water trapped in spots rusting away, and you will never get the balance right without endless refilling and testing. I would stick to drain and fills with coolant only.
What that guy⬆️ said
Make sure you use DISTILLED water only. Do not use tap or anything else.
If you’re just flushing the system before filling with 50/50 coolant mixture, tap water can be used, as this will be drained out almost immediately. When filling the cooling system with concentrated coolant (not 50/50 coolant which is already prediluted), use distilled water.
@@HaynesManuals you cannot use tap water with the new yellow coolant. best not to flush with tap water since it reacts with the yellow coolant.
@@HaynesManuals depending on your area some tap water is brutal to put into your system even for a little bit better off just doing it properly and using distilled water
Distilled water is the best
Always distilled never use tap
I just did this and I got only 2 gallons out of my 2016 2.7 F150 and nothing else. How do you flush it if you cant get everything out? If I add the distilled water/flush then two gallons will always remain. And when I put in the new coolant, the mixture will be off.
This video only addresses the coolant in the radiator. It doesn't address the coolant in the engine block. Is there a reason for this?
2017 ford f150: followed directions and opened the drain but only about 2.5 gallons of coolant came out. Am I missing something?
what did u do
I had the same issue. This video doesn't address the coolant that is in the engine block, which is addressed in the Haynes manual itself.
Can't you just run the vehicle with the drain open and run the vehicle with the heat on and just watch your tank and add distilled water as it needs?
Well water is absolutely fine. City water is a no-no.
Back in the day, cut the heater core line, install flushing tee, hook garden hose up and let it run until clear water.
Preventive maintenance is a pain these days
The hidden information here is the coolant should be 100% concentration since you would only drain about half of the coolant out each time.
What size hose (diameter) are you using to drain the system? Also does it matter what size engine your F150 has? Mine is a 2016 2.7- F150
I just stuck a 3/8 diameter hose on my 17 5.0 and it fit snug enough that it won’t fall off. I’m assuming they’re the same
@@Coyote-wm5op thanks
how the hell my drain filling valve break dammmmmm plastic
how many gallans of coolant do u have to buy
4 Gallons
is it the same procedure on a 2018 2.7l ecoboost
Ya not the same radiator as my ecoboost.
Sounds like a real pain! I’ll just take it to Ford!!!!
It's actually not. But if you want to pay $150/hr at the dealership for something you can do with a screwdriver and drain pan, up to you.
Yes, especially after purchasing, spending time, recycling the old coolant and as some pointed out here you need more steps with what just the video showed, like removing additional hoses to get all of the coolant and or water from the radiator.
1:45 It's FLUSHING, not FLUSING. FYI
Everyone knows
I believe official Ford procedures call for pressure filling the system.
Why?
@@markduguay1706 to get rid of all the air from the system
@@suprdav2 you mean vacuum filled? I would just run it without the cap on for 10 mins.
@@markduguay1706 yeah, I think different terms for the same thing. Ford calls it "pressure filling". I've heard on newer vehicles that's harder to get all of the air out since they keep adding more and more hoses/passages. Faster to fill too. Just dump all of the new coolant/water into a big bucket, and the vacuum sucks it all in pretty quick.
This video, like their manuals, leave a lot of unanswered questions. In addition I don’t need several video clips of someone starting the truck. Nor do I want a computer narrator. There are even plenty of spelling errors. Never ever flush with tap water. They don’t say if they are using 50/50 coolant or full concentrate. They never mention coolant capacity and the amount drained every time. Amateurish, misleading and just wrong.
uh... ok... how does it drain without a freakin hose?? probably shouldn't showed how to do THAT
This isn’t helpful at all, it doesn’t show exactly where to insert the hose to drain the coolant and if I can simply get to the drain from under the truck or if I need to elevate the truck and remove the wheel cover to get to the drain.
You can get to it without lifting at all, unless your truck is lowered. The drain is on the driver side of the radiator in the bottom corner.
exactly
They assume you have a modicum of common sense. Seems they assumed too much.
Turn the wheel to the right and you should be able to get access through there. You can get it just by crouching if your hands don't cramp up easily, hold the screwdriver by the tip 😉 and get it in there, then spider your fingers down to the bottom of the screwdriver. Still painful, but my other option was to lay down on gravel.
The video shows exactly where the connect the hose. Lay down under the radiator and see if you can reach it without having to lift up the truck. I'm 6' 245lbs and don't need to. The Haynes manual shows you exactly where the parts are and step by step instructions for what to do.
Starts with.Please ensure no kids are around,,,,,turn off the engine,,,,,,make sure you have no sharp objects in your pockets,,,,,,unlock the doors,,,,open the hood,,,,,put gloves on,,,,,wear a mask,,,,,,,saftey googles,.GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!
Also be sure no puppies or old ladies are within 20 feet of vehicle.
In today's litigious society, gotta cover all the bases.
Flusing? Lol