How to Replace Coolant Ford F-150 5.4L 2004-2008

This is how to change the coolant for a Ford F150 5.4L 2004-2008. I used a little over a gallon of coolant concentrate and a little over a gallon of distilled water. Doing this job is fairly easy and you really only need a bucket. If you are going to use a socket on the plastic drain plug BE GENTLE it is plastic and fragile.
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[@BradleyBeeksAdventures]

This was probably one of the most easy videos to follow, was trying to find one to send my buddy that’s doing his truck and everyone makes it way more complicated, I’m not well at explaining things 😂

[@2carpros]

Thanks for watching!

[@BradleyBeeksAdventures]

@@2carpros no problem!

[@whatsurprob3640]

On my 2004 F150, there is a plastic fitting next to the drain plug(facing the passenger front tire). Buy a foot or two piece of 3/8 tubing and push one end on it, and the other end in the bucket. A lot less messy. Also, Amazon sells premixed 50/50 ford gold coolant too. It’s more expensive, but a lot less hassle and your assured of the right mix. Save you a trip to the store to buy distilled water.

[@2carpros]

Good stuff!

[@bpetnoi1472]

Why make it so difficult. It is either passenger side or drivers side. So simple. Such as in "when dropping the fuel tank it is much easier to remove the bolts on the drivers side first". It doesn't matter if the tank is on the left or ride of the vehicle it is easier to understand which bolts to remove first relative to passenger side or drivers side. Also I agree with the 50/50 mix as that is the percentage where you will get the best upper temperature control and the lowest freezing point. I also agree with you about distilled water.

[@crex7395]

Crystal clear audio 👌🏻

[@2carpros]

Thanks for watching!

[@warrenosborne1748]

I always just drain it all out then fill it up with distilled water to warm it up then flush it out the let it cool and fill it up with ready mixed Prestone

[@johnnystallworth583]

U really help me with my headlights.

[@micky8ball]

I enjoy your videos. I have a 2005 f150 5.4. Thanks for all your helpful info.

[@2carpros]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@rolanwatts3395]

Nothing was mentioned about bleeding the air from the system. Do these models take care of that on their own, or is there another step that was missed in the video? Thanks in advance.

[@Mman399]

The thermostats have a very small hole in them to allow air to pass, however after filling up the coolant reservoir(with the cap off) I would squeeze the upper radiator hose to push air out of the system as much as I could.

[@JasonSmith-qx3zh]

Do you have one on heater core???

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

Great info....i wished you had put a link to the funnel as well.

[@2carpros]

amzn.to/37dEvmQ here you go! Thanks for watching!

[@peterlaurancearmenio5545]

Hey great video thanks for making it do you happen to know how much water and coolant is in my 04 Ford Econoline 4.6 L thanks

[@mexicanoaliendrunk5987]

Thank you bro you safe. My life

[@2carpros]

Thanks for watching!

[@kingsgame1916]

Thanks for your tutorial. Things you can better on your video. Show small steps on where what you are working on is located at on the vehicle. Think your video out before filming. Understand that there are people that are watching your video that doesn't know what you know about vehicles.

[@dirtyflipflop]

Make your own video then

[@xElchulo305x]

No engine block drain ? 🤔

[@jonathonoberjonnyober7582]

My 5.4 says it hold 19.4 quarts wit h is over 4 gal... does that sound right? Will I need 4 gals?

[@2carpros]

If you get every last drop of water out of it. But you really aren't going to. When I did this it took a little over 2 gallons.

[@joshuadaquin2343]

Don't forget to replace that drain plug!

[@daveh8686]

Thanks for vid. Btw your Peavy guitar amp needs to be lower so it's easier to reach 🤘🎶🎉

[@tedbeemer2352]

I thought when you drained the rad and start putting coolant in start the truck and keep your fan and heater on full to stop air vapour blocks in the heater core. ?

[@joshuaruttenberg9508]

Putting the heater on to avoid vapour lock that kid stuff to us ford guys 😂

[@breynoldssr3703]

Where is the drain plug for the 2008?

[@310smoker]

refer to the manual

[@fadelessgerm7122]

I had to change the coolant to my Ford fusion 2008, I put it to drain the coolant and after I finished draining the 50/50 concentrated refrigerant the full gallon did not have to add more water I think there was old refrigerant in the system. I did it right or do I have to change everything again?

[@mikecsernyik7360]

Pull off your upper and lower radiator hose and more will come out. Then reattach the hoses and fill it up. Now you have to run it and purge the bubbles out.

[@theemmanuel4123]

Thank you so much.

[@2carpros]

Thanks for watching Emmanuel!

[@americanchauvinist1210]

Can you flush it out with a hose before you refill?

[@JesusOrtiz-ow7zu]

Is everything the same for the 4.6 2008

[@benbellew1585]

I'm wanting to say yes. I'm about to do it to mine everything looks the same

[@victor1987hugo]

I live in Minnesota where we get temperatures below zero do I have to used half water and half antifreeze or just antifreeze?

[@2carpros]

You might want to do a 60/40 or 70/30 antifreeze to water. Thanks for watching!

[@davidmorin6667]

Is it a pink color the plug?

[@Thaboytony]

Do you know why my radiator is hissing after I turn off the ac??? Is flushed and put peak coolant gold color

[@2carpros]

Are you sure it's the radiator hissing? Could just be normal sounds from the condenser after the compressor has turned off there is still a bit of pressure in the AC system and as it normalizes it will sound like hissing. Thanks for watching!

[@Thaboytony]

@@2carpros do you hear the same in your car? I have a 05 f150 lariat with the 5.4L

[@2carpros]

@@Thaboytony Yep. I have the same truck.

[@weozol4065]

What if my coolant is not draining out of the reservoir?

[@rounddancefan1]

do u have any tips on how to check to see if your coils are any good i have a misfire going on & im bout to pull all 8 coils out to check and see if any are out. can i check them while they are on the plug or will i get a faulty reading if i dont pull them out. im checking with a multimeter

[@rounddancefan1]

2004 ford F150 5.4 3V V8. Laraite

[@rounddancefan1]

I live a hour away to nearest autoshop to get a scan done for any codes, plus my multimeter just blew out awhile ago. now im SOL

[@rounddancefan1]

i had all 8 spark plugs replace a year ago but not the coils because they told me its most likely the spark plugs. I also had the cam phasers done and put about 1100 miles on it since & now im having a misfire going on and it sux.

[@tjjohnson9876]

Check for a coolant leak at the heater hose which runs on top of the coil pack/plugs. This is a common problem and what happens is the coolant leaks onto the coil/plugs causing a misfire. Good luck!

[@rounddancefan1]

no coolant leak there i had all coils out yesterday and none were wet but i was able to find someone with a code scanner and Im having a misfire on #1 and I just remembered that the connector for that coil is wore out, it needs to be replaced. 21.99 for that connector. ebay all 8 for that price. fords are very difficult and spendy to fix

[@ThatsBitchassness]

Is it absolutely crucial to use Ford brand coolant? I got 60/40 turbo power. Buddy at local auto store told me thatll be good

[@2carpros]

I can't recommend Ford Gold coolant for this truck. These trucks are super finicky and need everything to the letter. Thanks for watching!

[@ThatsBitchassness]

@@2carpros one more question for ya ! I just bought this 08 F-150 limited. 200,000km. The lady said shes never got tranny fluid changed. It is clean on dipstick. I would like to change it but i keep hearing its not a good idea. Whats your opinion?

[@billaa49]

Thank ya

[@oggarage3459]

Quick question for you does the 2005 econoline e 350 5.4L uses this same coolant? Thanks

[@2carpros]

Yeah it would. Thanks for watching!

[@310smoker]

But I love Geysers

[@miguelgarcia3178]

Hey bro can you help me i have 1 question i bought coolant and put some and the coolant just dissapeared through the hole were it goes and before it needed colant the belt broke and got warm but now i dont know whats the problem it just drinks the coolant fast help plz

[@2carpros]

So is it dropping coolant on the ground? Or is it getting into the cylinders via a blown head gasket? Thanks for watching!

[@peterlaurancearmenio5545]

I forgot to mention I have a heater in the back of the van so I have hoses running all the way to the back to another coil

[@Charkatak]

Thanks for the video! I am not a mechanic, but would like to try and change coolant on 2005 F150. Do you now if I open radiator drain plug and once its drained and then start the engine for a minute or so, will it also force coolant out of the engine block?

[@2carpros]

I mean you are getting about 80 percent of it out without taking the block plugs out. Thanks for watching!

[@dad3562]

What are your thoughts on removing block plugs and draining the block as well, then filling the reservoir ?

[@2carpros]

Yeah that's a next step further and I recommend it if you know what you are getting into. I didn't do it here because I want this video accessible to more people. Thanks for watching!

[@dad3562]

2CarPros cool right on :-)

[@bradbirner7190]

I have a 2005 Ford F-150 4.6 L what coolant would I use

[@2carpros]

This Gold stuff is pretty darn good. Thanks for watching!

[@abeh9177]

Is it necessary to mix the coolant and water before???????

[@2carpros]

No. They mix in the engine. Just keep track of how much you are adding of each. Thanks for watching!

[@joaquinc2411]

mine has green coolant

[@frankc6430]

you only drained and replaced the radiator coolant of about 2gal... the rest dirty coolant is still in the engine and heater core about another 2gal ... check your manual for the coolant capacity on the truck and compare how much you really left behind !... if going to do all this work to "replace" then replace the whole system not just 1/2 !

[@2carpros]

Um actually nearly 4 gallons came out. Thanks for watching!

[@bee2333]

50/50 gold would be same thing right? Just not add water

[@2carpros]

Correct. Thanks for watching!

[@okaythen001]

It's ok to add a gallon of concentrate coolant then seperately add another gallon of distilled water? No need to premix it first before pouring it in?

[@2carpros]

Yeah that's fine if you know it will take both gallons. The problem with that lies with not getting both gallons fully in. Thanks for watching!

[@patrickmcleod8728]

Mix prior to pouring in radiator,

[@georgeeno_2815]

Did you just use 1 gallon of coolant and 1 gallon of distilled water?

[@2carpros]

I think I ended up using 2 of each. Thanks for watching!

[@thetruth2059]

Can I add 50/50?

[@2carpros]

I can only recommend Ford Motorcraft Gold. If I say anything else the technically correct people will crawl out of their troll holes. But I can't see an issue with using all 50/50 if you wanted to save some money. Just check on it every so often. Thanks for watching!

[@WeddingbyLeo]

That coolant looks like water?

[@2carpros]

It is a very light yellow. Thanks for watching!

[@nplawyer74]

Insists on using ONE coolant, has a cold air intake.

[@2carpros]

I bought the truck 2nd hand. I also bought a new stock intake to put on it. Check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJe6ip2cip6IjJom58s Thanks for watching!

[@rounddancefan1]

i thought your vehical is suppose to be running when pouring coolant in?

[@2carpros]

5:24 Thanks for watching!

[@rounddancefan1]

I must have been not watching it at that part lol sorry

[@unclesam5834]

Why didn't you just by 50 50 so you don't have to mix it?

[@2carpros]

You can do it that way if you like but its fine to just mix it in the system. Thanks for watching!

[@disdude7338]

Haha “legally” good one, as I straight pipe my LS swapped miata

[@2carpros]

That is cool! I live in California they are sticklers for rules. Thanks for watching!

[@sammondaw]

What about the rest of the coolant in the system? You only changed part of it.

[@2carpros]

This gets most of the coolant out. Just like an oil change the only way you are getting all of it out is if you take the engine apart. So whatever comes out is enough. You could flush the system if you live in a state where that is legal, which I don't. Thanks for watching!

[@drewklosterman5012]

@@2carpros You changed about 2 gallons of fluid and the capacity on the engine is listed as 24 quarts(6 gallons). What about the other 4 gallons? Thanks.

[@panzaverde1954]

@@drewklosterman5012 thats my question

[@glenn1035]

Simply disconnect the upper heater hose from the connection on top of the engine and the coolant trapped in the engine and heater core will drain out as well. Leave the hose disconnected when refilling until coolant comes out of the connection then reattach. This fills the engine as complete as possible behind the closed thermostat leaving the smallest air pocket inside because the air is venting out of the connection as it fills. Run until at operation temp (thermostat open) then top off. By the way if you want the correct coolant and the Ford dealer isn't open get gold G-05 spec - hint Ford doesn't make coolant but Zerex (Valvoline) does and even puts the Motorcraft brand on the bottle sometimes. Bonus points Motorcraft oil is made by Conoco-Phillips aka Kendall = very good stuff.

[@GodOverDevil]

@@drewklosterman5012 @2CarPros Im scratching my head with this too. I believe It could be because there is alot of air bubbles. did you ever figure it out ?

[@alolipa]

While you are it I advice you to cancel the cooler lines for the transmission believe me it will safe you thousands $$$$

[@TylerHankss]

So you use distilled water instead of from the water hose because you like to save money 🤣

[@2carpros]

I use hose water people complain, I use distilled and people complain. I'm begging to see a pattern here. Thanks for watching Tyler!

[@al-x-d6077]

At some points it sounds like you're sponsored by ford and Kroger

[@2carpros]

I wish. Then I wouldn't have to spend so much money on coolant. Thanks for watching!

[@1010109999999]

@@2carpros bud I appreciate your video you don't have to be nice to stupid people about sponsors you're just trying to help average people save money

[@bwagenberg]

BURP !!!

[@DannerPlace]

Sorry dude, you did it wrong, and left most of the old coolant in there. Also, you needed to do a flush treatment.

[@2carpros]

Most of the coolant was switched out. You never get all the coolant out anyways unless you take the engine apart. Flushing is illegal in my state. You could just do this twice if you are really concerned. Thanks for watching!

[@francisprevel1]

2CarPros a flush is illegal? That’s one stupid ass rule? Why illegal?