2009 ford focus - coolant cap

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Sun 23 Oct 2016 14:34
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - affleck

I was going to add some coolant to my car but when I unscrewed the coolant cap the centre piece stayed in the tank, what would be the easiest way to remove it and is the car safe to drive until I replace it. Assistance appreciated.

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Sun 23 Oct 2016 16:16
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - elekie&a/c doctor
A gentle shift with a screwdriver should move it.if not ,screw the cap back on and take it to a local garage.
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Sun 23 Oct 2016 18:32
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - affleck

Cheers for the reply

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Mon 24 Oct 2016 00:05
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - liammcl

A dab of superglue on the end of something like a screwdriver (only a tiny bit tho' !)

and then touch that onto the offending part for a minute

It should do the trick by being sticking enough to pull it back up

Cheers
Liam

Edited by liammcl on 24/10/2016 at 00:06

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Mon 24 Oct 2016 15:20
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - affleck

A dab of superglue on the end of something like a screwdriver (only a tiny bit tho' !)

and then touch that onto the offending part for a minute

It should do the trick by being sticking enough to pull it back up

Cheers
Liam

Went to a scrappy and the guy there said these caps are colour coded is he right, cheers

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Tue 25 Oct 2016 02:18
2009 ford focus - coolant cap - liammcl

No idea.
I'd ring ford or a local motor factors, for clarification

Liam.

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