Maintenance and specifications – FORD 2008 Taurus v.1 User Manual
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Items
Capacity
Ford
Part
Name
or
equivalent
Ford
Part
Number
/
Ford
Specification
Engine
coolant
11.1
quarts
(10.5L)
Motorcraft
P
remium
Gold
Engine
Coolant
with
bittering
agent
(yellow-colored)
4
VC-7-B
/
WSS-M97B51-A1
Power
steering
fluid
Between
MAX
and
MIN
o
n
reservoir
Motorcraft
MERCON
V
AT
F
X
T
-5-QM
/
MERCON
V
W
indshield
washer
fluid
T
op-
off
fluid
as
needed
Motorcraft
P
remium
W
indshield
W
asher
Concentrate
ZC-32-A
/
WSB-M8B16-A2
Fuel
tank
20.5
gallons
(77.6L)
A
WD,
PZEV
A
W
D
and
PZEV
FWD
——
20.0
gallons
(75.7L)
(FWD)
1
Approximate
d
ry
fill
capacity
.
Actual
amount
may
vary
during
fluid
changes.
2
Automatic
transmissions
that
require
MERCON
V
should
only
use
MERCON
V
fluid
or
fluid
that
is
specified
dual
usage
MERCON
/MERCON
V
.
Refer
to
scheduled
maintenance
information
to
determine
the
correct
service
interval.
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.
5
See
your
authorized
dealer
for
fluid
level
checking
or
filling.
2008 Taurus (tau)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Maintenance and Specifications
308