New Focus Coolant Replacement Tutorial?

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SanLincoln
07/30/25 8:09am
New Ford Focus antifreeze replacement tutorial is as follows: 1. First, park the vehicle for a period of time before performing the replacement operation to prevent burns from the antifreeze. 2. Keep the car idling while continuously adding clean water to the antifreeze storage tank, allowing the water to flush out residual antifreeze in the cooling system. 3. After the water is completely drained, tighten the drain valve and then turn off the engine. At this time, add antifreeze to the reservoir, filling it between the MIN and MAX scale lines. 4. Start the engine again, as the air in the cooling system is expelled during idling, the antifreeze level will drop. 5. Wait for a while until the liquid level no longer changes, then supplement the antifreeze to between the two scale lines. The antifreeze replacement process is now complete.
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