Lower radiator hose.
It may be easier to use the drain plug located on the left hand side of the radiator. Its on the back of the radiator. Do not mistake the heater core for the radiator. The radiator is the one with the thick rubber hoses.
To take off the lower radiator hose you have to remove the air filter box.
Chances are you have a leak somewhere in your radiator or a connecting hose. While your engine is on, it sucks coolant in and once turned off, pressure pushes the coolant back to the radiator.
bottom of radiator.
take the radiator cap off and losen the drain cock on the bottom of the radiator
AnswerDriver's side front of the radiator, inline with the drain at the bottom of the radiator.
Bottom of the radiator.
The radiator drain is on the bottom of the radiator, generally under the lower hose.
I paid $125 online for a radiator for my 1998 Mazda 626 lx.
Remove the lower radiator hose.
its at the bottom of the radiator
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Beneath the lower radiator hose is the petcock or drain. Be careful when loosening as it is made of plastic.
Almost all Mazda's have a drain plug in the bottom of the radiator. Easy to see if you just look under the car. You do not even need a wrench. It is a low spot and almost all the fluid will drain if you just open the radiator cap. Almost all moder car will need to be "toped off" a couple of times when you refill the radiator.