Maintenance and specifications – FORD 2007 Focus v.1 User Manual

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1

Approximate

d

ry

fill

capacity

including

transmission

fluid

cooling

system,

actual

refill

capacities

will

vary

based

on

vehicle

application

and

transmission

fluid

cooling

system

(i.e.

coolers

size,

cooling

lines,

auxiliary

cooler

capacities).

The

amount

of

transmission

fluid

and

fluid

level

should

be

set

by

the

indication

o

n

the

dipstick’

s

normal

operating

range.

The

manual

transmission

service

refill

capacity

is

determined

by

filling

the

transaxle

to

the

bottom

of

the

filler

hole

w

ith

the

vehicle

o

n

a

level

surface.

2

Ensure

the

correct

automatic

transmission

fluid

is

used.

T

ransmission

fluid

requirements

a

re

indicated

on

the

d

ipstick

o

r

o

n

the

dipstick

handle

o

r

a

s

listed

in

this

Owner’

s

Guide.

Check

the

container

to

verify

the

fluid

being

added

is

of

the

correct

type.

Refer

to

your

scheduled

maintenance

information

to

determine

the

correct

service

interval.

Some

transmission

fluids

may

be

labeled

as

dual

usage,

such

as

MERCON

and

MERCON

V.

These

dual

usage

fluids

are

not

to

be

used

in

an

automatic

transmission

that

requires

use

of

the

MERCON

type

fluid.

However

,

these

dual

usage

fluids

may

be

used

in

transmissions

that

require

the

MERCON

V

type

fluid.

MERCON

and

MERCON

V

type

fluids

are

not

interchangeable.

DO

NOT

mix

MERCON

and

MERCON

V

.

Use

of

a

transmission

fluid

that

indicates

dual

usage

(MERCON

and

MERCON

V)

in

an

automatic

transmission

application

requiring

MERCON

may

cause

transmission

damage.

Use

of

any

fluid

other

than

the

recommended

fluid

may

cause

transmission

damage.

3

Use

of

synthetic

or

synthetic

blend

motor

oil

is

not

mandatory

.

Engine

oil

need

only

meet

the

requirements

o

f

Ford

specification

WSS-M2C930-A

and

the

API

Certification

mark.

4

Add

the

coolant

type

originally

equipped

in

your

vehicle.

2007 Focus (foc)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Maintenance and Specifications

208

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