Coolant Level

[CaptDave]

Hey guys. I was doing my weekly fluid check on my GT500 and noticed coolant level is lower than recommended. Engine was cold, and car has about 1,300 miles on it.

I couldn’t find, see, or smell any leaks anywhere in or under the car. Anyone have theirs delivered from the factory low like this? In all honesty I can’t remember what the coolant level was last week when I took delivery since I was so excited.

I think I’m going to go get the Motorcraft coolant, add a little, and see if I’ve got a leak or not.

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[obspsd]

I can tell by that picture that the earth is not flat.

 

[CaptDave]

I can tell by that picture that the earth is not flat.

meaning?

 

[obspsd]

meaning?

Just trying to be funny. That coolant bottle kind of looks like the earth.

 

[obspsd]

At least that’s what it reminded me of from that angle.

 

[CaptDave]

Just trying to be funny. That coolant bottle kind of looks like the earth.

ah I see. Yeah it kinda does

 

[kilobravo]

Dave: When I checked mine yesterday, it was right at the seam of the bottle..pretty much halfway between Minn and Max. Not quite 800 miles.

 

[Shelby2]

Hey guys. I was doing my weekly fluid check on my GT500 and noticed coolant level is lower than recommended. Engine was cold, and car has about 1,300 miles on it.

I couldn’t find, see, or smell any leaks anywhere in or under the car. Anyone have theirs delivered from the factory low like this? In all honesty I can’t remember what the coolant level was last week when I took delivery since I was so excited.

I think I’m going to go get the Motorcraft coolant, add a little, and see if I’ve got a leak or not.

My car was delivered with approximately the same level (low) as you can see in this picture. It also came from the factory with Motorcraft Orange coolant. I would be interested in knowing if your owners manual differentiates this.

 

[kilobravo]

Craig: FWIW, my coolant is the usual neon green. Sounds like I may have unauthorized coolant direct from the OEM. :-)

But, it isn't an oven down here...yet so I'll take another look see at the issue come May or June.

 

[Shelby2]

Thanks KB!

 

[CaptDave]

Dave: When I checked mine yesterday, it was right at the seam of the bottle..pretty much halfway between Minn and Max. Not quite 800 miles.

thanks KB. engine cold, yeah?

 

[kilobravo]

Yep.

 

[CaptDave]

My car was delivered with approximately the same level (low) as you can see in this picture. It also came from the factory with Motorcraft Orange coolant. I would be interested in knowing if your owners manual differentiates this.

That’s really interesting. My manual specifics the same neon green color as KB’s. I’ll attach a photo of my manual. What chassis number is your car? Mine is 0717. Maybe they changed coolant types sometime during production?

 

[Shelby2]

My chassis number is 0240. Organic Acid Technology (OAT) coolants generally have orange as one of their colors while Inorganic Additive Technology (IAT) coolants are green. I suspect there was a change in the cooling system components/construction that necessitated the change.

 

[CaptDave]

My chassis number is 0240. Organic Acid Technology (OAT) coolants generally have orange as one of their colors while Inorganic Additive Technology (IAT) coolants are green. I suspect there was a change in the cooling system components/construction that necessitated the change.

Very informative. I see the print date for my little manual thing is December 2019. I wonder if the change happened somewhere in there.

@kilobravo , when was your car built again/what’s the chassis number?

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