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Car Overheating – How to Prevent

There’s a dozen different reasons the car can overheat…you gotta pin point it. And the first thing is the most logical, you pressure test the system.

I got this new toy I can’t wait to try it out, now to pressure test the system you take the radiator cap off, but unfortunately there are a bunch of different sized radiator caps on cars nowadays, and rather than buy every single adapter…and there are dozens of them…this Pittsburgh Kit that I just got is cool. It’s got a main adapter and then different sized plungers that go in to seal the radiator. So when you pump it up you see if there’s a leak in the system. In this case it’s a small one that fits in, so we put that inside here. It just spins in then the whole assembly goes over the top and a little notches hold the side here…and then you just spin the top here until it gets tight, then you get the pump and attach it here and we pumped it up to about 15 pounds. We’ll let it sit and see if it loses pressure, patience is indeed a virtue. You wait five – ten minutes… see what happens to the pressure. In this case it really hasn’t lost any pressure, so we know the system is not leaking… that it’s intact. And just in case those are really small leak, we’ll look under see if it’s dripping anywhere from all that pressure, but now it’s not dripping anywhere so it’s not leaking!

How to Fix an Overheating Car Engine for $5 – Scotty Kilmer

What to do if Your Car is Overheating and How to Prevent it – AAA

All sorts of elements in the car—a water pump, cooling fans, belts, and hoses—help keep coolant and air flowing through the vehicle constantly…

If any one of these systems fails, your car can overheat. Extreme outside temperatures—both hot and cold—can damage important components and lead to overheating. But it’s more common to overheat in high temperatures, which is part of what makes summer driving tough on cars.

Once your car overheats, you can’t keep driving: Your car isn’t up to the task, and you could cause further damage to the vehicle. Here’s what you need to know to ward off the conditions that lead to overheating—and the precise steps to follow if it occurs.