You will start to have problems with overheating if your car’s cooling system is going bad. Thankfully, our experienced and certified technicians can repair or replace your cooling system to keep your engine’s temperature normal. The following are signs that your cooling system needs to be serviced or repaired. On average, the cooling system should be serviced every 30,000 miles.
Clogs
Your cooling system can get clogged if you fail to service it. Unfortunately, dirt and grime can build up inside the radiator and other parts of the cooling system and prevent the coolant from flowing through the engine. When this happens, your engine will get too hot and you can cause additional engine damage if you continue to drive your utility vehicle, car, or truck.
Leaks
Your cooling system is also going bad if it starts to leak. Specifically, it may leak from the water pump or thermostat. It can also leak from the radiator hoses or radiator. It’s important to have any leaks repaired as soon as possible to avoid low coolant levels in the engine. Again, if you do not have enough coolant circulating through the engine, you will end up with an overheating engine.
Faulty Parts
Speaking of the water pump and thermostat, both of these parts can go bad after you’ve clocked 100,000 miles or more on the odometer. Unfortunately, when the water pump goes bad, it affects how well the coolant circulates through the engine. If your engine suffers from poor coolant circulation, it will run too hot while you are driving your automobile.
If the thermostat goes bad, you may not have any coolant in the engine at all. The reason why is that the thermostat opens a valve to allow coolant to flow into the engine. As you probably already know, the water pump circulates the coolant. If the coolant cannot read the engine’s temperature correctly, it may not realize that the engine needs coolant. Consequently, your engine will overheat.
Finally, an old radiator needs to be replaced because it is corroded and leaking. This is the most common problem that occurs with radiators. You may also have clogged radiator fins that cannot be replaced separately. If they cannot be cleaned, the entire radiator will need to be replaced.
We would be happy to inspect your car’s cooling system if it has been over 30,000 miles since its last service. We will let you know if there are any necessary repairs.