FastLife91

Hi all, hope you are all well and have had a nice day.

I have a quick question, I want to drain and refill coolant on my car, I cannot see drain plug on the radiator, where is it please on a 2006 ford focus sport 1.8 tdci ?

cheers

furry

pull the hose off

Less.

Just because you think it not got nay coolant in it be careful off where it drains off tooas it will have traces in it
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and yes *just pull the hose off * to drain it
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question answered no more advice needed on this subject

wayne1001

Que the tread "how to remove hose from rad"😂

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Have you tried looking at the bottom of the radiator

ProjectBobcat

This is in the wrong section again. You've been told numerous times.

Less.

Think once he has been given the answer they should lock his threads then maybe we not get so many in here and then he can not argue with the advice given

rsp36

Look at the radiator,if there isn't one,then it hasn't got one.

focusv8

It's possible Ford decided to save 1 pence per carand delete the rad drain bung option.

fuzzy

I'm not familiar with fords but id assume that if theres a rad drain plug it would be near the bottom of the rad.

BigChuck

its in the boot, just next to the spare wheel

Caddyshack

Would it be easier to find it in the garage with the door shut and the engine running?

FastLife91

Thanks all for the kind replies.

Well which hose shall I pull off, do you mean the hose connected to the radiator ? there are 2 top radiator hoses and 2 lower or so lower coolant hoses, I removed the very bottom hoses today anyway as I was replacing a leaking hose that had been sliced by the alternator.

My car DOES have a drain plug as someone removed it a while ago to drain it but it's been a while since and i cannot remember where it is and i am looking at bottom or radiator !

cheers

slammedorion

Quickest way to drain the coolant in your Focus would be to find a good tree, hit it at about 90mph

wayne1001

Removing the bottom hose will be fine as it's the lowest point

FastLife91

It's a good job you aren't illuminati, you'd have me dead & buried by now
so by removing said hose does that drain radiator ? DO I just remove lowest hoses connect to the radiator ?

Ridgey

iTrader: (5)

Post this crap in the focus section, stoooooopid.

FastLife91

so what car make/model is this section dedicated to then ?

3i Jim

Remember always drain the coolant when hot and pressurised by simply pulling the bottom hose of the radiator.

Ridgey

iTrader: (5)

General stuff that applies to multiple models.
Your question is Focus specific, hence it should be in the Focus section.

FastLife91

wait.... what ?

that is how you get burnt

FastLife91

gcfcos

MAte i near on pissed myself at that

FastLife91

you must have a strange sense of humour

mattman1234

just loosen the radiator jubilee clip,then go for a right good thrash,get that turbo spooling up,
that should do it

FastLife91

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Jay,

iTrader: (4)

Always take the bottom hose off as usually is the lowest point and make sure the header tank cap is off

and please use the forum correctly by posting in the correct rooms . I have spent a while today moving your threads into the correct rooms so if you don't do this then will receive infractions that will lead to ban

so just use the forum correctly and there will be no issues

Ridgey

iTrader: (5)

DICK....

155lee

iTrader: (10)

How's this joker still here,seriously.
Thread after thread about the same thing,answer after answer and the thick fxxker still doesn't understand and then writes another thread asking how to do it but a different way.
I was helpful to him,then got bored,now annoyed as most of the new threads are this idiot asking the same thing but in a different way,he can't even take the hint that either nobody's willing to help or when he is getting good advice so what's the point in him being here if he can't accept the answers he's given.
I say ban him asap.

slammedorion

You'll get used to us eventually, this is Passionford banter at its finest

Fullflush

Under the engine bolted to it there is a small shiney tank, there is a drain plug on that. To get it out as quick as possible (including any locked air) rev the engine whilst draining

155lee

iTrader: (10)

Aren't there bleed nipples on the front calipers and rear drums on a 1.8 tdci focus?
Presuming that's the car were on about.
If so the best way to bleed an air locked cooling system is crack each 1 late at night when the temperature is lower then take the car out to a deserted road,preferably a long straight then drive along within the speed limit,that should do it.
Good luck with it.