To know what to do and what not to when your car engine over heats, first thing you need to know is what causes it. There can be many things causing it but the main thing which you should also be aware of is the coolant. Low coolant level in the car causes it to over heat.
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Inspecting the car’s entire cooling system at regular intervals and keeping the coolant level topped of can prevent the same from happening.
• Check for the warning signs-
• One of the symptoms can be the heater not getting warmer.
• Checking the temperature gauge can help. Higher than normal ,temperature gauge indicates developing overheating problem.
• Blinking of the temperature warning light indicates serious problem .
• If after all this , steam starts coming out from under the hood, that may be a sign of a blown up radiator hose.
• When the car overheats on road, first of all pull it over as soon as possible picking a safe place.
• Usually a car engine takes almost 30 minutes to cool down ,so, giving it the time to cool down will help.
• The best thing you can do is turning the car off.
• If your car overheats to such an extent that steam starts coming out, do not try to open the hood and open the radiator cap as according to ‘Allstate’ researches, hot coolant can cause severe burns
• If water brims out the ridges , contact a professional and wait for the person to come to handle the situation instead of taking things in your hand.
Its truly difficult to predict when a car is going to break down or when it is going to over heat but keeping in mind the curing measures to the situation and performing them can help.
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