Auto Repair & Maintenance : How to Cool an Overheated Engine
Posted by admin on January 25, 2010
Cool an overheated engine by pulling the car over, popping the hood, turning the car off and letting the engine sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Avoid taking the radiator cap off of an overheating engine or driving with an overheated engine, using advice from a certified mechanic in this free video on auto repair.
Expert: Thomas Brintzenhofe
Bio: Thomas Brintzenhofe has been a certified mechanic for the past 14 years, and a certified master mechanic for the past eight years.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
Duration : 0:1:35
Posted under automotive repair
you dont need to …
you dont need to know the amount, you can just see it in the reservoir……..
I would wait a good …
I would wait a good hr to add any coolant to an overheated engine. Adding cold coolant to a hot engine can result in cracking some part of the block from the shock of sudden cooling. Nothing will destroy an engine faster than overheating with low/no oil being the other worst case.
Doesn’t tell you …
Doesn’t tell you how much water you should add if you don’t have coolant… and how long can you drive with it…
this guy also …
this guy also forgot to say when you pull over to let it cool down you can trun your heat on with the motor off and that will help also!
My car overheated …
My car overheated today and a bunch of white smoke started coming out of the radiator tank cap. From the radiator hose to the tank, the hose has a small hole at the end of it and there was a lot of white smoke shooting out of that hole! Then my coolant boiled away so I had to put 4 bottles of water inside for my car to turn on. When it did, the hole started gushing out coolant so I had to leave my car on the side and catch the bus home today. Idk what to do! Someone PLEASE HELP ME ASAP!!!!!
Question: My car is …
Question: My car is overheating on and off. When it is overheating no hot air is coming out of the blower ( i assume because no water is getting to the heater core) I’ll turn the car off and let the fans run for a while over and over and magically the car starts blowing hot air and temp is normal… Sound like a thermostat problem, block in fluid or water pump issues???
It can be a lot of …
It can be a lot of different things.
Continue driving isn’t always the best solution
Bad head gasket.
Bad head gasket.
im confused on the …
im confused on the aircon part?? when your car is overheating and you turn the aircon heater on and on full heat do you leave the car runnng while you are doing this?
how hot did u let …
how hot did u let the engine get? if it is leaking out from around the radiator cap then u may have a damaged cap. go the your local auto parts store and get a new one. if it is leaking out on any part of the metal or radiator u have a leak. people have tried with more or less success radiator glue. but a leak like this would not contribute to overheating imo. how much coolant is spilling out?
The problem i have …
The problem i have is Water is Shouting righjt on front of the raditor cap part of the raditor.
Steve
where is smoke …
where is smoke coming out at? if u are developing white smoke from the tailpipe im afraid that this is a sign of a broken head gasket and depending on the extent of the damage it may or may not be repairable. check the color of your oil (pull out dipstick) if it is the color of say chocolate milk thats a sure sign. and if your coolant is bubbly (radiator) this is a sign of oil and coolant mixing. get back to me and take it from there
I change the …
I change the raditor cap and theromostat still overheats with smoke coming out. How do i fix this problem?
If driving and you …
If driving and you start to over heat, turn the heat on high. Also, try to keep moving, stop and go doesn’t allow a constant airflow into the engine if you radiator fan is broken.