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Replace freeze plug in a 1998 ford windstar ?
The freeze plug on a 1998 Ford Taurus is located on the front of the engine block. It prevents the engine from cracking should the coolant freeze.
Freeze plugs are designed to try to save the engine block if your anti freeze isn't strong enough. When you put straight water in your radiator, and the temp gets below freezing, the water freezes, and the freeze plug is supposed to pop out. If your freeze plug popped out, but had adequate antifreeze, it wasn't installed properly--There are usually 6 to 8 plugs on the block/heads
Failed water pump, hose, radiator, gasket, freeze plug,............
do I have to drain the water and oil first before I remove the freeze plug
Along both sides of the block below the head. Several in the head and two on the back of the block between the motor and the transmission.
no withou a freeze plug the water will escape the engine and cause it to over heat.
With the freeze plug out it will be impossible to keep water and coolant in the engine as it will all leak out through the freeze plug hole. The engine will over heat and self destruct after a while.
There should be a drain plug on each side of the block by the freeze plugs.
There is a freeze out plug behind it that seals the water jacket up. REPLACE freeze plug.
Yes, a bad freeze plug can potentially allow coolant to leak into the engine and mix with the oil, causing water contamination in the oil. It is important to address freeze plug issues promptly to prevent further damage to the engine.
There isn't just ONE freeze plug; there are many, and they're all in the "water jacket" surrounding the cylinders.