Were is the low pressure port to charge the air conditioner of a ford focus?

Answer 1

I just wasted a whole lot of time lookin' for it in the wrong place which was suggested by others on different sites.

On my 2002 Focus it is located just ahead of the RIGHT front wheel and can be easily seen by looking underneath the right front fender in this area. The aluminum canister has a black foam "jacket" on it that may make it a bit hard to see.

The problem with recharging it is that the low pressure port is located on top of this canister and I could not get the recharging fittings on it from underneath since there is very little room and you can't see the port.

What I had to do was remove the passenger side headlight to gain access from above. It wasn't all that hard to do actually, but if you aren't very good with wrenches don't even attempt it...get some help. There are three bolts for the headlight that you remove from the top area and one you can't see until you look under the car.

You must also remove the plastic shroud at the top of the grill held on by a few screws. Once that is done, remove the 4 bolts holding the grill on and once you disconnect the headlight wiring, the light comes right out and you can get to the recharge port fairly easily. There still isn't alot of room, but I have a big hand and I still managed.

Why there isn't a factory extension tube that would bring that port up where it could be easily accessed is beyond me...but I guess well paid car engineers never have to work on anything themselves that they create. Good luck all.