'98 Ford Taurus 3.0 - radiator drain plug

i have hear stories that some fords dont have drain plugs and you have to remove the lower rad. hose to drain the radiator... but on our

96 contour you would never see the drain plug on the radiator if you did not take the bottom plastic piece that goes along the bottom/front of the car(think its a wind deflector).....i checked and ran a check for a radiator drain c*ck for a 1998 taurus and it listed two in the sheet.. if they never had any listed it would indicate that you do not have any, but being as they sell them you probably have a setup like my 96 contour....its hidden by the plastic under the car.... hope this helps.

Hey Larry,

I've changed the anti-freeze on my 1999 Sable Wagon (should be exactly like your Taurus). You have to remove the black plastic piece that goes accross the bottom of the car to get to the drain plug. All you need to do to take it off is remove a few screws. Once you get it off, the drain is on the driver's side. Be carefull when you're loosening the drain nut, as it is plastic and mine was very brittle and half broke as I was removing it. If you need any more information, just let me know.

Chris

95 Taurus SE 99 Sable Wagon LS

not on my 96 contour.. after removing the shield you still have to go back to the radiator about 6 inches with a large screwdriver and unscrew the drain c*ck.....

forget what everybody told you... if it is that hard to get to the drain plug just use the lower radiator hose and install a normal hose clamp when done

My (STOCK SPRING hose clamp) for my lower hose just went on my brand new ford.. I installed a new hose clamp (screw type) on my own and had ford fdlush the system

100% correct about thr driver side and that brittle plastic. Makes sense to just replace it..