# Flush with questions-Taurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flush-with-questions-taurus/23070 "2008-12-07T02:57:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dancingdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@dancingdan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dancingdan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flush-with-questions-taurus/23070/1 "2008-12-07T02:57:10Z")
How do you drain a Taurus radiator? Where do they hide the petcock or plug? Is it okay to use radiator flush with antifreeze or can you only flush in warm weather? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flush-with-questions-taurus/23070/2 "2008-12-07T03:42:10Z")
Some cars don’t have petcocks. In this case you remove the lower radiator hose to drain the coolant. Messy, but expedient. What is “Radiator flush with antifreeze?” I always thought a cooling system flush was just with water. Warm, cold, I don’t think it matters. Others will correct me if I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flush-with-questions-taurus/23070/3 "2008-12-07T11:11:16Z")
Like with any opportunity, someone will fill a vacuum. The auto part stores generally have some sort of mouse milk to add to the water when flushing a cooling system. Some may help, some may damage. I suggest just using water.