What can I do If my car is overheating?
An overheating engine is something that should be avoided at all costs. While heat is a byproduct of the engine doing its job properly – an engine does, after all, work via the explosive combustion of fuel – there are limits to what it can bear and a cooling system is in place that is designed to keep things from reaching a potentially destructive boiling point. ultratune mechanics This cooling system works by pumping a liquid coolant under pressure through channels and passages in the engine. The liquid absorbs heat from the engine and is then pumped to the front of the engine bay where it passes through a radiator to be cooled. The coolant then flows back to the engine and the process is repeated. It’s a simple concept but the system itself relies on a fair few components to work, including a pump, hoses, fans, a radiator, a thermostat, a pressure cap and, of course, the coolant itself. If any of these individual components should fail – should a hose split and coolan