# Purge plug **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** cr-v, plug, honda\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712 "2011-10-17T05:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![honda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@honda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/honda)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/1 "2011-10-17T05:05:41Z")
Where the heck is the anti- freeze purge plug on a 2006 Honda CRV located? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/2 "2011-10-17T12:28:00Z")
If you mean a drain plug, there very well might not be one. There might be a radiator drain. People commonly just pull the lower radiator hose to drain the antifreeze ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/3 "2011-10-17T14:25:28Z")
**_A Cooling System Purge Plug/Valve Should Be Found At The Highest Point In The Cooling System If There Is One. If Not You’ll Have To Purge It Another Way._** I’m sure you’ve checked the 2006 Honda CR-V Owner’s Manual and it probably is mentioned there. I will suggest that if you are a person who is going to do any maintenance or repairs that are not detailed in the Owner’s Manual then it would behoove you to get a Service Manual. I know you need help right now, but for future questions, consider a book. I buy factory Service Manuals for every car I purchase. Although expensive, they don’t cost, they pay. [http://www.helminc.com](http://www.helminc.com) has a new 1,500 page factory 2005 -2006 Honda CR-V Service Manual in stock, ready to ship, for $56.50 + S&H. CSA ---
**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/4 "2011-10-17T15:19:37Z")
There’s a drain plug at the bottom of the radiator. You’ll probably have to remove the splash shield if you have one. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/5 "2011-10-17T15:41:15Z")
Follow the lower radiator hose up to where it connects to the engine. Right behind the connection you should see a bolt with a short tube (1/4") sticking out the top. This is the purge valve. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/6 "2011-10-19T18:02:23Z")
I’ve always just removed one end of the lower radiator hose. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/purge-plug/68712/7 "2011-10-20T15:25:11Z")
That doesn’t work on a Honda, both the top and bottom hoses to the top of the engine, one at the back and one at the front, or side to side if the engine is mounted longitudinally. I think the OP just wanted to purge the air from the system.