Replaced radiator hose now car won’t start

Asked by Marieamw Mar 28, 2020 at 09:19 PM about the 2015 Ford Focus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I had a hole in my radiator hose and couldn’t
find the exact hose I needed to replace it. Long
story short i ended up cutting off the part of the
hose with the hole and connected the two pieces
with another hose on top and clamped it. Before
this my car would run fine and turn on but now it
won’t even turn over and I can’t get very much
power to it. I’ve had it jumped and nothing
happened. I thought maybe my security lock turned
on so I tried using my key fob to lock and unlock it
but now it won’t even sound when I use the fob to
lock it and nothing is happening. Does anyone
know what this might be?

1 Answer

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did you remove any other wire or connection to access the hose? I would source a new hose when you can, what you did is only temporary and once the car is heated and warm, there is a potential leak. If there was a hole there to begin with , the rest of the hose is also compromised.

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