coolant capacity
 

how much does our 2.3 mustangs hold coolant wise ...I gotta change out the stat and am gonna put new coolant in...thanks

Till it pours out. smile. I don't have my book handy but I think it is 2.5 gal.

How cold does it get up there??

just wanted to see how many jugs to get ....hate buying too much and on the otherside ....not enough,,,lol,,on the upside fixed the car running too cool issue..but blew a rear brake line out on the test drive ...then got that fixed and put the new front e-cable in and first tug on the ole e-brake and pulled the steel cable end right off of the cable...talk about made ford tough......lmao

On the 2.3's I just grab 1 gal coolant and 1 gal distilled water. I usually pour in the entire jug of coolant, then the jug of water. Might have a little water left over. I think SvoBrown is really close, because the book says 9.9 quarts. But you gotta take into consideration there's about a half gallon left in the block...unless you pop the water pump.

thanks don ....I`m just lazy, I buy the premixed stuff...much easier as I`m time limited work takes up all my good time for workin on the car

Well, there's your problem!:slap:


If you buy 50/50, then 2 gallons should get you by, but I would suggest 3 because coolant is always a good thing to keep handy.

because I just got the car in the spring didn`t know how good the coolant was in it so just to be on the safe side ....anywho...the neighbour checked it with his tester and it tested at -45 so now I have plenty of extra "top-up" coolant...and you were right 2 gallons did the trick ..thanks again don

:nice: Post some pic's when you get a chance.

I will but am still chasing gremlins....now the cooling fan doesn`t kick in no power at the fan plug ...so I`m trying to figure out whether its the ect sensor or the fan controller thats kaput....lol

The fan went dead on my wife's a while back. I think it's an in-line fuse...also a very common problem. I was lazy and just put in a toggle switch.