If your car should overheat, do you know what the next steps are? To keep your engine from being completely ruined, follow the steps listed below to preserve your vehicle and its parts.
1. Pull Over and Turn the Car Off
If your car overheats while driving, pull over if you can and turn the car off. Once safely shut off, open the front hood to help the engine cool down. Do not touch anything until completely cool.
2. Refill Fluid
Once your engine is completely cool, refill your radiator with antifreeze, which is coolant. If you don’t have antifreeze handy, fill your radiator with water only in an emergency or last resort. Straight water can cause corrosion of vehicle parts.
3. Inspect Your Car
Check your car to see what could be the cause of the engine overheating. Causes could be a leak that is affecting the engine or a faulty thermostat. If a broken thermostat, take note that you can replace the part with a Fail-Safe thermostat. Fail-Safe thermostats stay in an open position when your engine overheats because of a faulty cooling system part. This could help keep vehicle and engine damage to a minimum.
4. Turn Your Car On
After you refill your fluids to appropriate levels, try turning the car on and drive to your nearest car repair shop. Pay attention to your temperature meter located on your dashboard. You want the temperature to remain at normal temperature. If the meter should swing to hot, you need to pull over again and shut the engine off.
At this time, it would be appropriate to call for a tow truck or roadside assistance to get off the road and get your vehicle looked at professionally. Always remember that you can never drive with an overheated engine as that will cause significant damages and render your car useless.
Visit website, a leader in aftermarket parts you can trust.
