Resivoir bubbles and. At gets hot

Asked by Susan Sep 29, 2018 at 10:09 PM about the 2007 Ford Focus ZX3 SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My husband changed the engine coolant in my car
and now it bubbles gets hot and gets low on
fluids.it was fine till he touched it.

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

Maybe the new coolant dislodged a bit of rust that was keeping the head gasket from leaking. Try purging air out of the system. Don't blame hubby.

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

I'm thinking there is some air trapped in the system. If this model has a radiator cap, top up the radiator directly after removing the cap. Then top up the reservoir too. Run it a while and top it up again. Be careful removing the cap on the hot engine. Also examine the cap for damage as the system boils over easily without proper cap pressure. And finally, use a 50/50 antifreeze/water mix and verify the drain plug is not still dripping coolant.

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