How To Bleed Air From Your Coolant, Plus Water Pump Replacement, Ford Mondeo 2L Duratec.

Water pump replacement, top radiator hose replacement as the hose is ballooned on the housing it fits onto due to a build up of crap...the hose could split and leak if left.
best way i know how to bleed the air from the cooling system after refilling with new coolant.

[@Honky_Konky_Phooey]

I vacuum bleed it’s a godsend even a shitty mini is done in a few minutes. Good video Alan 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@alan4x]

cheers andy, yes minis..horrible things to bleed manually

[@petermorris9592]

Try poking a screwdriver or hose hook in the rear hose, rather than removing it. This saves removing it completely and saves wasting coolant. Poke it in at the top if you can for maximum bleed effect. Also, after a minute or so, bring the revs up to 3k or so. This has a huge effect on the water flow and helps with bleeding immensely. Cheers Alan.

[@alan4x]

thanks for your info peter

[@Finglesham]

That is a very useful video for a Mk 3 Duratec owner as I am. Never drained the coolant in 17 years but my mileage is 79,000. That one you have look is very good condition bodily but the engine looks dirtier than mine.

[@alan4x]

bloody hell your car has done well, maybe time for a coolant change now

[@mac4boys541]

When I did my 2005 focus I put a fluid transfer hand pump inline with the small bleeder hoses that enter the top of the coolant tank. Flow direction from engine to tank. then pump away like a 15 year old schoolboy. Get a good suction on the engine side, You will hear the air bubbles break free from inside the head and block. Then do your normal engine start up and bleed. This gives you a bit of a head start on removing the air if you haven't got a full on vacuum fill rig . My 2 cents worth. And there is only HALF the room in a Focus compared to a Mondeo!!!!! Taking the headlight out when doing anything at that end of the block really helps.

[@alan4x]

cheers for your info mac4boys

[@plumbc007]

Alan , another top tip m8, that does work, fill expansion tank up to brim , then blow hard in the tank to push water down and then help burp it by squeezing pipes.

[@alan4x]

yes good info plumbc007, cheers

[@jamesward5721]

Alan - buy a battery wrench.. Had a guy in yesterday collecting a bus I fixed - he maintains a huge fleet of mini-busses, no idea how many they have - loads, endless - we'd to bang a new battery onto the bus I'd fixed - I fix the stuff nobody else wants to/can - I handed him my battery wrench. Battery on, done, in 10 seconds.. He stood staring at my ickle battery wrench - he has one but his is a big crappy version - mine is ickle & strong. His fits in nowhere, mine fits in everywhere - and it saves endless hours every week turning spanners/ratchets/screwdrivers. His garage has probably a hundred grand in tools to maintain their fleet - but he'd missed the battery ratchet benefits. "Bloody hell J, that's some yoke.." was his take.. Muchos gratitudos for the vid btw - great info as always.

[@adventcliff2040]

Just think. Many years ago you could remove any part in engine compartment without dismantling body parts

[@alan4x]

those were the days

[@philipnewton7942]

Aloen Great advice mate for a yone watching ford in the 1980 s always had crap heating on escorts cortinas this could have been same problem Ph in stoke

[@alan4x]

my cortina heater was always crap, cheers phil

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

My mk4 duratec has done 164k miles and looking back now probably should have changed the pump when Iinstalled a new drive belt kit but I think I did that at about 125k. Surprising how the miles rack up.

[@neilobusk]

we love a pov vid alan.... even if its only a mondeo...🤣🤣 great stuff for us singletons on a saturday night,,, N x

[@alan4x]

😁cheers neil

[@nigelwilliams7403]

Nicely explained Alan !

[@alan4x]

Many thanks nigel

[@patkelly7999]

Mighty stuff Alan, great tip, Thank You👍🙏🙂

[@alan4x]

Very welcome pat

[@josephhalwagy6435]

great info. thank you for sharing

[@alan4x]

thanks joseph

[@michaeljohnson1006]

I've cut a milk bottle in half and put some electrical tape round the neck to make a good seal on the expansion bottle. I managed to get the water level higher on my dads 406 hdi i made a big difference to bleeding it .

[@alan4x]

yes that does sometimes do the trick

[@malcelwell7209]

Really interesting video Alan 👍👍

[@alan4x]

Many thanks malc

[@johnchincotta1qwdb15]

Another informative video Alan.well done mate

[@alan4x]

Thanks 👍john

[@bas2876]

Vacuum bleeding also works perfect!

[@alan4x]

yes, cheers bas

[@timcollins7063]

Total Ledge 👍

[@alan4x]

thanks tim

[@nigew25]

Alan that was another fantastic vid!

[@alan4x]

cheers nigel

[@lovepreetsinghhanjra1997]

Nic information sir 👍👍👌

[@alan4x]

thanks lovepreet

[@Houghster]

I guess this would also work on a connect 1.8? having trouble bleeding one after changing rad and thermostat, blowing cold air, gauge goes through roof when you take it up the road

[@saurannuraliyev1695]

Thank you!

[@alan4x]

You're welcome

[@jeffmee763]

Hi is the Mk2 Focus the same as the Mondeo 2L as good way to do the job properly thanks for a good video.

[@khennahsfarm2610]

Nice video ,hubby

[@alan4x]

Thank you 😊beautiful❤️

[@khennahsfarm2610]

@@alan4x muahhh 💋💋💋💋

[@jonathanadolfsson4432]

Hi Alan, nice video! Does the 2004 Mondeo ST220 V6 3L Duratec self bleed from air? Ive had some problems with the cooling system, it simply overflows and spits out coolant from the expansion cap randomly when im driving. ive tried driving it with the cap off and its way better but sometimes it still wants to spit coolant out. the fans and everything works fine. ive flushed the whole system more than enough now and it looks really clean. Im thinking maybe it is the topend gasket that leaks compression pressure maybe? The water pressure in the system is very high. blew one of my hoses (the hose u were replacing. My hose was too short, I replaced it with a longer one and its all good now ) i Would be really greatful if my st220 doesnt self bleed :) //All the best from Sweden!

[@andrewjames7616]

Thankyou 👍

[@alan4x]

cheers andrew

[@Clicksystems]

Unfortunately some engines now you have to vacuum fill them, impossible to fill them without vacuum filling them. Like I’m working on a Jaguar F type at the moment, the intercooler is highest part of the system but there’s no bleed points on it so all the air accumulates in the intercoolers and barely any coolant fills them. Can pull the pipe off with engine off and hardly any coolant comes out when they should be full of coolant.

[@alan4x]

thanks for your comment R B

[@gotj]

Hi Alan!

[@alan4x]

hi gotj

[@kevinthacker8349]

Are there engine knower for using oil, I have a mk4 with the he engine, ifsnot smoking or can’t see any oil under car. But one the oil ok then a few days later there next to done showing on dip stick. Car runs great.

[@julianauer225]

Definitely not!

[@alan4x]

when those engines get on a bit they can burn oil but one thing to do when checking the oil...if you pull the dipstick out it may have no oil on it...put it back in the tube and pull it out again and you may well find the oil is on the level..its just a strange thing when checking the oil on those engines

[@DaveH1977]

Does the mk4 Mondeo 2.0 tdci require a similar process?

[@alan4x]

i pretty sure they practically self bleed

[@keithavian8129]

You can leave rad cap off, heaters on warm and maximum, and they will bleed themselves

[@adellisdevelopmen6593]

do you have any advice for a 2015 mondeo 1.6tdci coolant full ststrm was emptied

[@alexmessina3383]

Have you tried vacuumn filling the system ... that should avoid the business with the hose removal and coolant spillage??

[@tool564]

Hi Alan! I have a mondeo mkr 2.0 tdci 130cv. The procedure is the same for my engine? Thanks!

[@jdgraffixx]

Hey alan, I've got a mk5 mondeo, I think I have Air lock after changing the thermostat, Is the bleed procedure similar for the mk5? People have suggested parking on a hill and running car with cap off but it doesn't work, the coolant just bubbles when at temprature

[@alan4x]

the mk5 2litre engines self bleed..if your cooling system is pressurising then you could have head gasket issues..best get it checked out

[@jdgraffixx]

@@alan4x done a sniff test and liquid didn't change colour, no coolant or oil mixing, no exhaust smoke, all the hoses get hot apart from the rear thermostat hose going into bulkhead, heaters are cold, also no coolant coming out leak pipe, could it be water pump?

[@jdgraffixx]

@@alan4x also no coolant loss or overheating, coolant in tank bubbles and hoses go hard when at temprature

[@alan4x]

there should be a constant stream of water coming from the thermostat into the expansion tank with engine running...if not then yes i would say the water pump impeller has become detached

[@monkehbitch]

What's with the influx of yank renting from you anyway Alan? Is it anything to do with the number of airfields local?

[@stephenwilliams926]

Alconbury is across the road where the memphis belle footage from the 1940s was filmed.

[@alan4x]

yes raf alconbury is on the other side of the road

[@vlogsandstuff3159]

hi alan ......2003 53 reg transit 350 RWD 2.5 duratec diesel timing belt or timing chain ???

[@alan4x]

if i had a reg i could tell you for sure but should it be a duratorq engine..i would say chain

[@vlogsandstuff3159]

@@alan4x GL53 MKA

[@alan4x]

@@vlogsandstuff3159 it is definitely a timing chain..

[@vlogsandstuff3159]

@@alan4x perfect

[@fayjurrahman7218]

Most Micanic don’t have a clue what they doing

[@alan4x]

🤣

[@andyevans116]

Do the mk4 self bleed

[@alan4x]

depends what engine it is

[@andyevans116]

57 plate 1.8 tdci.. thankyou for reply

[@alan4x]

@@andyevans116 i believe those engines have bleed screws on one of the heater hoses so might be worth checking for that as you fill the system back up with coolant

[@lascar48]

Does the mk3 diesel self bleed or does it need the same bleeding method?

[@alan4x]

the 2 litre duratorq diesel in the mk3 has a bleed screw on top of the water pump which you need to unscrew to release the air..then the rest is pretty much self bleeding

[@lascar48]

@@alan4x Thanks Alan.

[@andyscott1608]

Alan can I give you a call plz just had a major service on my mk 5 mondeo 66k miles and gearbox serviced at ford. It went in with no probs only a indicator in left side mirror. Once there they said it had a fuel seal leak. OK so I pay for it all of it. And 300 Miles later I had problems wen accelerating as in one of your videos and it went dead it showed loads of errors. It went to another ford as aa would only tow me 20 Miles what's your garage number plz

[@alan4x]

his andy, the number is 01480 434400