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Leaking coolant from ford focus

tony3619
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The coolant on my ford focus keeps emptying and I see a puddle underneath the car. I've got a photo from Underneath and can see where it's leaking/cracked. 

Any clues? 

Cheers 

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  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    It's leaking!
    The most common reasons a Ford Focus has a coolant leak are loose hose connections, a broken radiator, or a failed water pump.

  • tony3619
    tony3619 Posts: 421 Forumite
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    It's leaking!
    The most common reasons a Ford Focus has a coolant leak are loose hose connections, a broken radiator, or a failed water pump.

    I feel it could be the radiator as when it started happening I kept getting a "reduced power to cool engine" message. 

    Can this be fixed? Or is it just a replacement? 
  • sheslookinhot
    sheslookinhot Posts: 2,369 Forumite
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    After checking hoses, no harm in emptying a can of Radweld into the radiator and seeing if that cures the leak. Some radiators can be repaired at specialists.
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  • tim9966
    tim9966 Posts: 496 Forumite
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    When my last Focus was leaking it was the radiator. There was often a puddle on the floor when I parked up. 
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