How to quickly save the engine when it boils in the heat?
- July 15, 2022
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With the onset of the summer heat, all drivers still have a headache. The car started to overheat. Along the roads you increasingly encounter a motorist on the
With the onset of the summer heat, all drivers still have a headache. The car started to overheat. Along the roads you increasingly encounter a motorist on the hood of his car, from the entrails of which thick steam flows. And, as you know, overheating the engine does not lead to anything good. Especially if the car owner has missed precious time and, as they say, missed the moment. The AvtoVzglyad portal found out how not to fall victim to the heat and save a boiled engine from the disastrous consequences of overheating.
Heat, traffic jams and delayed problems in the engine cooling system are ideal conditions for boiling antifreeze. It’s no secret that this can have disastrous effects on the engine, requiring serious cash injections to eliminate them. Let’s ignore the fact that the car needs to be monitored. And let’s start right away with what to do if the car owner does not keep up and “cooks” his car.
Antifreeze boils for several reasons. For example, the thermostat may be stuck or an air bubble has formed in the system. Or it could be the low coolant level. A faulty fan, clogged radiator, or faulty coolant temperature sensor can also cause the engine temperature to creep up. In any case, modern cars are generally able to recognize overheating and immediately notify the driver by means of a warning light or an audible signal. What to do if this happened to you?
Overheating the motor is dangerous because at critical temperatures for the metal it just starts to suffer. At the same time, leaks form in the cylinder head, where they should not be. And if you miss the moment, the engine can stall completely. Therefore, while you are in a traffic jam, look at the instrument panel in the area of ​​the engine temperature scale. If she gets close to the red zone, your quick actions will keep the situation from developing in a bad way. If the arrow of the device is near the red zone, immediately turn the heating on to maximum. It will be hot, but this will allow you to dissipate excess heat from the engine compartment to the cabin. The temperature starts to drop – and this is your chance to get out of the traffic jam in a free direction to find a tech center.
If you missed the moment and the antifreeze is already boiling, you need to quickly pull over to the side of the road and turn off the engine, leaving the ignition on to start the cabin heater – this way, excess heat is removed from the engine faster .
But you should not immediately run and open the cap and cap of the expansion tank. It would be better if they remain closed for a while. Otherwise you could be injured by hot steam. In addition, inhaling ethylene glycol vapor is far from healthy.
After 10-15 minutes it is quite possible to open the hood and look into the engine compartment. Some cooling system malfunctions are visible to the naked eye. For example, a broken or disconnected pipe. If nothing is found, it is worth adding antifreeze to the desired level and looking for a service station where professionals will solve your problems. At the same time, you need to open the cap of the expansion tank with a rag and very slowly to relieve the excess pressure in the system. You should also carefully monitor the temperature while driving. And at the slightest movement towards the red zone of the sensor, stop and let the motor cool down.
However, the best solution in this case would be a tow truck. It is better to spend 5-7 thousand rubles for the delivery of a car to a technical center than to pay hundreds of times more for the replacement of the engine.
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Heat, traffic jams and delayed problems in the engine cooling system are ideal conditions for boiling antifreeze. It’s no secret that this can have disastrous effects on the engine, requiring serious cash injections to eliminate them. Let’s ignore the fact that the car needs to be monitored. And let’s start right away with what to do if the car owner does not keep up and “cooks” his car.
Antifreeze boils for several reasons. For example, the thermostat may be stuck or an air bubble has formed in the system. Or it could be the low coolant level. A faulty fan, clogged radiator, or faulty coolant temperature sensor can also cause the engine temperature to creep up. In any case, modern cars are generally able to recognize overheating and immediately notify the driver by means of a warning light or an audible signal. What to do if this happened to you?
Overheating the motor is dangerous because at critical temperatures for the metal it just starts to suffer. At the same time, leaks form in the cylinder head, where they should not be. And if you miss the moment, the engine can stall completely. Therefore, while you are in a traffic jam, look at the instrument panel in the area of ​​the engine temperature scale. If she gets close to the red zone, your quick actions will keep the situation from developing in a bad way. If the arrow of the device is near the red zone, immediately turn the heating on to maximum. It will be hot, but this will allow you to dissipate excess heat from the engine compartment to the cabin. The temperature starts to drop – and this is your chance to get out of the traffic jam in a free direction to find a tech center.
If you missed the moment and the antifreeze is already boiling, you need to quickly pull over to the side of the road and turn off the engine, leaving the ignition on to start the cabin heater – this way, excess heat is removed from the engine faster .
But you should not immediately run and open the cap and cap of the expansion tank. It would be better if they remain closed for a while. Otherwise you could be injured by hot steam. In addition, inhaling ethylene glycol vapor is far from healthy.
After 10-15 minutes it is quite possible to open the hood and look into the engine compartment. Some cooling system malfunctions are visible to the naked eye. For example, a broken or disconnected pipe. If nothing is found, it is worth adding antifreeze to the desired level and looking for a service station where professionals will solve your problems. At the same time, you need to open the cap of the expansion tank with a rag and very slowly to relieve the excess pressure in the system. You should also carefully monitor the temperature while driving. And at the slightest movement towards the red zone of the sensor, stop and let the motor cool down.
However, the best solution in this case would be a tow truck. It is better to spend 5-7 thousand rubles for the delivery of a car to a technical center than to pay hundreds of times more for the replacement of the engine.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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