What to do when if car overheats
Posted - 30 January Jan
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What to do when if car overheats
Posted - 30 January Jan
Turn up the heat.
While you may be tempted to turn
on the air conditioning, this is counterintuitive. Turning your heat on
full blast can actually help disperse the heat coming from your engine. Find a safe place to pull over. Driving your car when it’s overheating can cause serious – and
sometimes permanent – damage to your engine, so it’s best to stop
driving as soon as possible. Pull over and away from oncoming traffic,
then turn off the engine. Open your hood (or call for help).
After parking your car, open your hood to let excess heat escape –
then, stay back to let things cool down. Be extremely careful and
remember that a hot engine can spew boiling coolant or steam under high
pressure without warning. If you’re not comfortable opening the hood
yourself, there’s no shame in calling for help. Either way: Never touch a
hot engine with your bare hands! Look for leaks.
You may not be a mechanic, but some cooling system issues aren’t
difficult to identify. Look at your radiator and hoses to see if you can
find leaking coolant. Fill your coolant.
If you can’t find a leak, you may be low on coolant. I
What to do when if car overheats
Posted - 30 January Jan