Keep Your Cooling System in Check

According to AAA, engine cooling system failures are one of the leading causes of vehicle break-downs on the highway. Yet most of these breakdowns can be prevented by the following preventative maintenance and repairs that are available at Discount Car Care, Katy: 1. Check the coolant level, concentration and condition 2. Check for leaks 3. The entire cooling system is cleaned 4. Coolant is completely flushed from the system 5. We add fresh new premium coolant 6. Conditioners are also included to prevent rust and corrosion 7. Cooling System Sealer is included to prevent leaks 8. We inspect belts and hoses 9. If needed - we replace any parts that are found to be leaking or failing 10. We check - and if needed - replace damaged or worn out water pump

Every 30,000 miles or if your car is experiencing coolant fluid loss, temperature increase, hose failure, leaks, hard starting

The engine cooling system works by absorbing, transporting, and dissipating heat. Therefore, anything that impedes any of those functions can cause overheating. Heat flows from higher temperature to lower temperature. A car's engine is generally cooled by keeping it in constant contact with a cooler fluid. As soon as that circulation is impeded, temperatures rise. The radiator must also be working efficiently to transfer engine heat to the atmosphere, and the thermostat must be in perfect working order. The engine cooling system transports heat from the engine, into the coolant, and out into the atmosphere. If the amount of heat that it picks up from the engine is roughly equal to the amount of heat that it dispenses to the atmosphere, the engine temperature will stay constant. As long as the coolant is taking on roughly the same amount of heat that it can dissipate, it will be effective. It's easy to assume that cooler temperatures are better. However, they really just give you more of a buffer before the boiling point is reached. However, a properly functioning cooling system can really operate just fine at any temperature under its boiling point. If a cooling system is taking on more heat than it can dissipate, it will eventually overheat, regardless of the temperature at which the thermostat opens. This is why using a lower-temperature thermostat often doesn't solve overheating problems. The heat that the coolant takes on must be roughly equal to the heat that it dissipates.

A car overheating can become a big problem, it can be an engine killer that will leave you on the side of the road and an expensive repair bill. If your car has been running hot, you know the feeling. You're sitting in traffic, the light turns green, and you pray that traffic breaks enough for you to get some air flowing over the radiator so that engine temperature needle will go down just a little bit. It's beyond stressful, and there's no reason you should be forced to endure this. The fact is, there are only a few things that commonly cause an engine to overheat regularly.