Your car overheats and now you are uncertain as what to do. So what should you do if your car overheats?
In this article, we will discuss the issues that cause a car to overheat and solutions to them so that if you ever find yourself in such a situation, you know exactly what to do.
If you can believe it, the number one cause that creates a car to reach the end of its life is from bad engines that came from the car from overheating.
And there are simple ways you can keep your car safe from overheating. So, we decided to write a blog to help people to prevent overheating from happening to their cars.
Here are the causes as to why your car over heats:
1. Bad driving habits. That's right, like any other bad habit, this one will cost you your car. If you are uncertain if you have bad driving habits, we suggest that you take this little quiz from Geico to see if you do and any changes that you need to make.
2. Driving in the wrong gear when climbing up hills, mountains, or through town. It turns out that you need to be in the right gear before you drive around.
3. Not having enough coolant in the car. Before you go anywhere, make sure that you often check that you have enough coolant in your car since if this gets low, your car can quickly overheat.
4. A faulty fan or a belt in the car. When you go for a routine check-up with your car mechanic, make sure all functions in the car are working properly.
5. While driving, you are not paying attention to the gauge when is above the half point or in the red zone. If you see this, pull over immediately and stop your car. Make sure that you have a tow number ready to call to get your car pulled into the nearest mechanic shop.
6. Flatting the gas pedal as your car is climbing up the hill or mountain pass.
7.Not enough oil in the engine. Again, make sure all fluids in your car are filled and good to go before you drive anywhere.
8.Not enough air in the tires as recommended.
9.Faulty fan sensors. You need to make sure that you get all functions in your car checked out while you go for your routine mechanic check-up.
10.Running the air conditioning constantly when the weather is hot as you are driving. It can get hot outside, but having your air conditioning on for too long can cause your car to overheat. We suggest that you turn your AC on and off for certain time intervals while you are driving.
11. Pulling a heavy load inside or behind your car for a long time through mountains or the city. Before you add heavy loads, see what the weight limit your car can handle before you add extra weight.
Here are the signs of overheating engines:
1. Steams of air are coming from under the hood of your car.
2.The temperature gauge in your car gets to the red zone.
3.You are beginning to smell a rather bad order from around your car.
4.There is not enough power as you begin to accelerate your car.
5.The engine light comes on while you are driving.
If you have any of these signs are you are driving your car, pull over as soon as you can, turn off your car, and call a towing company to tow your car to the nearest mechanic shop to get your car checked and fixed up before you go on the road again.
Here are the ways to prevent the car from over heating:
It really easy. And it doesn't require too much work on your end other than some simple tips that you should know.
1. Make sure you are keeping your car maintained and doing the required maintenance as well as good driving habits on your car.
2. Make sure that you turn off the AC to cool off your car
3.Turn on the heater to cool the engine at certain points while you are driving for long periods of time. This may seem counterintuitive if you are doing summer road trips in the heat but this can help your car from overheating.
4.Put your car in lower gear as you drive through grades and steep hills.
5. We highly suggest that you learn how to drive through the mountains. Knowing this can help your car in all different ways from not overheating to prolonging the life span of your car. In fact, this link from WikiHow is great to read on learning how to drive through hills.
https://www.wikihow.com/Drive-Uphill
6. We also suggest you do further reading on more car tips on how to drive up hill and other helpful tips to keep the engine of your car in the best shape possible. We placed the links below.
- https://www.autoblog.com/2016/07/26/how-to-drive-uphill/
- https://www.cbac.com/media-center/blog/2013/march/how-does-your-transmission-work-and-how-to-know-/
- https://www.aamcocolorado.com/transmission-uphill-driving/
-https://northwestautohouston.com/auto-blog/
We hope that this article serves you well and happy driving! If your car has reached the end of its life, we be happy to buy your car, truck, SUV's, in any condition, running or not for the best cash.
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