A good quality antifreeze i.e. Prestone or Zerex mixed 50/50 with water
Ford Gold or Universal Gold Antifreeze
Any brand of antifreeze can be used in a 2001 Ford Taurus such as Prestone. The antifreeze can be 50 50 antifreeze.
Ford Dealers carry the Orange colored Antifreeze for Jags
Green
mostly the liquid type
According to the 1998 Ford Contour Owner Guide it came with ( green color antifreeze ) meeting Ford specification ( ESE-M97B44-A )
On a 1992 Ford F-250 : If it has a gasoline engine : GREEN color antifreeze , meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A
For a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A ) Ford states not to exceed 60 % antifreeze in the mixture
A Ford Aerostar would have come from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
A 1995 Ford Explorer came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )
Green colored antifreeze meeting Ford specification ( ESE-M97B44-A ) mixed 50 / 50 with preferably distilled water ( Ford states to not exceed 60 % antifreeze and not to mix green colored antifreeze with any other color )
According to the 1997 Ford F-150 owners manual : It would have come with green colored antifreeze from the factory ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )