100 NW Vivion Road Kansas City, MO 64118
Underneath the hood of your vehicle is a delicate system that has many moving parts. One common issue when any of these parts stop working harmoniously is the engine overheating. This can quickly cause many severe problems, requiring professional diagnosis. In the meantime, here are a few common reasons that engines overheat.
Coolant is essential to maintaining the proper temperature in your engine. If this fluid is leaking out in any spot, there will soon not be enough of it to get the job done. Considering how complex the cooling system is, many areas can develop cracks that result in a leak.
The radiator is the workhorse when it comes to keeping your engine cool. When it malfunctions, things heat up. The same is true of any fans that your radiator works with to regulate the temperature underneath the hood.
Your vehicle's cooling system requires a certain amount of pressure to move the coolant from place to place. A faulty water pump may not be able to provide that amount of pressure. Leaking somewhere in the system can cause a lack of pressure as well.
A special valve, called a thermostat, regulates how much fluid goes into the radiator at any given time. Several things can go wrong here, but one of the more common is the thermostat getting stuck closed. This means that no fluid can get into the radiator and that the engine will soon start heating up.
Any problem underneath the hood can eventually lead to the engine overheating if it causes the engine to work harder than usual. This is even true of belts and hoses that are not directly involved in the cooling system. Regular maintenance and inspections can help prevent worn belts and hoses from becoming an issue.
Considering how serious engine overheating can be, this is not something you want to guess at. Contact our service team today, and we can help you both identify and address the problem happening underneath your hood.
100 NW Vivion Road
Kansas City, MO 64118
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