Convenience caution when trying to restart an overheated engine.
You can declare a vehicle has reached higher-than-normal heating conditions provided you behold a dashboard warning blaze or visible steam time to come from the engine. Whether this happens, pull the vehicle over to the nearest convenient parking spot and turn the engine off. Engine overheating is a downbeat hitch that can damage the internal parts of an engine within minutes. If both do not come on while the engine runs, turn your air conditioning unit on the maximum setting. If one of the fans comes on, it means the AC fan motor functions properly but your primary fan has failed. If that's the case, you can drive the vehicle for a short distance using the AC fan. But pull over again and turn off the vehicle if the engine overheating lights reappear.
Any sprint warning that comes up low or bloodshot and contains the passage "coolant level low", "engine overheat," or "trial engine" could manifest an overheating case. You might too look steam coming from the engine.
2. Pull your vehicle over to the antecedent convenient parking spot and shut the engine off. Hoist the hood to let the engine compartment frigid down. Cook not crack to begin the engine. Stay out from the broiling parts.
3. Examine for any coolant progression remain the vehicle, or evidence of a leak coming from the hoses, hose connections, douse pump or radiator. Stare at the coolant continuous in the overflow reservoir and decide provided it has drained out. End not remove the radiator cap or the overflow reservoir cap for at least 30 minutes, preferably deeper.
4. End a screwdriver to tighten any hose clamp that leaks at the connexion points. Provided you annex tape in the vehicle, such as masking tape, duct tape or clouded electrician's tape, wrap it on all sides of a cracked or split radiator hose as a brief set. Dry the hose off and wind many layers of the tape on all sides of it.
5. Agape the radiator and overflow caps after waiting at least 30 minutes. Analysis the coolant aligned in both. Fill the radiator to the top of the neck with drench, whether moisten is available. Fill the overflow reservoir to its prescribed site on the plastic cistern. Replace both caps.
6. Keep the hood raised. Try to begin the engine after it has completely cooled. If it starts, look for any warning lights on the dashboard. If the overheating lights do not come on, check your engine compartment to see if your electric fan motor cycles on properly. If the fan does not spin or cycle on after a few minutes, shut the engine off and require tow assistance.
7. See if your vehicle has dual fan motors. Although it is likely to re-start an engine that has overheated, you should application caution when trying to accomplish so.
Instructions
1. Gander for warning signs.8. Wet some rags with water and drape them over the metal fuel line that leads to the carburetor. If your vehicle has fuel injection, lay the rags over the fuel rail. This will help cure a fuel vapor lock condition. If the fuel line gets too hot it boils, and will not allow enough gas to the carburetor or through the injector heads.
9. Stare at your dashboard indicator lights after you have restarted your engine. If you see the words "Coolant Over Temperature" and "Reduced Engine Power", it means your vehicle has gone into an overheat emergency protection mode from your computer. This mode staggers the firing order on your engine to keep it from suffering major damage. This emergency mode allows the vehicle owner to drive at a slow rate for up to 50 miles without permanent damage.
10. Turn the car heater on its maximum setting after having re-started the hot engine. Doing this will allow extra coolant into the system by opening up the heater valve. The extra circulation can help cool the engine down.
