changing coolant on a slope?

monkeyspank · 11 May 2010 at 09:57

My drive is sloped but do you think I'll be OK to change the coolant in my focus on it? I thought if I have the front end down it should be OK? It's not a major slope, sort of equal to jacking the back up with the ford jack.

Matt82 · 11 May 2010 at 10:16

fine. its hardly going to leave a lot in. get a hose a back flush loads of it out too

monkeyspank · 11 May 2010 at 10:22

That will do me

Thanks mate

ci_newman · 11 May 2010 at 16:15

You're better off having the nose of the car pointing up hill, since air will rise to the highest point in liquid..

[Edit] That depends on the location of your bleed points of course

PardonTheWait · 11 May 2010 at 16:28

monkeyspank said:
It's not a major slope, sort of equal to jacking the back up with the ford jack.

So park it the other way round and jack the back up with your jack!

My drive's sloped in both directions (front to back and left to right before anyone makes any sarcy comments!) and I just jack one side up a few inches to make it level when I do oil and stuff.