According to the 1998 Ford Contour Owner Guide it came with ( green color
antifreeze ) meeting Ford specification ( ESE-M97B44-A )
According to the 2000 Ford Contour Owner Guide : Both the 2.0 and the 2.5 came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford spec ESE-M97B44-A )
Motorcraft MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used in the automatic and the 5 speed manual transmission ( transaxle ) according to the 1998 Ford Contour Owner Guide
Ford Gold or Universal Gold Antifreeze
ethylene glycol, I don't believe the brand matters, but there may be manufacturers specifications for the water to antifreeze ratio
Any brand of antifreeze can be used in a 2001 Ford Taurus such as Prestone. The antifreeze can be 50 50 antifreeze.
According to the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria Owner Guide : It came from the factory with a 50 / 50 mix of distilled water and GREEN color antifreeze ( meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A ) * the Owner Guide shows not to exceed 60 % antifreeze in the mixture
You can use either a Group 40R or 96R in a Contour.
Ford Dealers carry the Orange colored Antifreeze for Jags
Dexcool
Green
mostly the liquid type
what color antifreeze goes into a 2000 ford Eddie Bauer explorer 5.0 ltr V8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a 2000 Ford Explorer : According to the owners manual all engines ( 4.0 liter OHV , 4.0 liter SOHC , and 5.0 liter V8 ) came from the factory with ( green color antifreeze , meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A )