How to keep your vehicle running cool in
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In hot weather, keeping your vehicle's engine cool is essential for maintaining effective air conditioning. Vehicle owners should regularly check and replace engine coolant, inspect belts and hoses for damage, and ensure all fluid levels are sufficient. Additionally, maintaining battery fluid levels is crucial, as overheating can lead to corrosion and reduced performance.
How to keep your vehicle running cool in
- 1. How To Keep Your Vehicle Running Cool In Hot Weather
- 2. It is the beginning of August here is Texas and the temperature today is going to be over 100 degrees.
- 3. As drivers the first thing we think about on a day like this, is how we can stay cool while driving.
- 4. Fortunately, almost every vehicle on the road today comes equipped with built in air conditioning that even on the hottest day is capable of keeping the inside of our vehicle nice an comfortable.
- 5. It is usually somewhat of an afterthought that we think about the importance of keeping our engine running cool as well.
- 6. And this is very important, because if our engine overheats, then it will not be long until the nice cool air being produced inside our vehicles is going to stop flowing.
- 7. Coolant Works To Keep Your Vehicle Running Cool
- 8. I went for a swim in my pool this morning and even though it was very hot, the water was cool and refreshing.
- 9. Our engines need to be cool and refreshed as well and this is accomplished in part by the use of engine coolant.
- 10. In order to be certain that the coolant is prepared to do its job, vehicle owners should flush their system and replace the coolant on the schedule that is recommended by the manufacturer of their vehicle.
- 11. Vehicle owners may also consider using a radiator coolant additive, which is designed to help to prevent overheating, improve engine performance and keep the cooling system clean.
- 12. Every vehicle on the road has a number of belts and hoses built into it.
- 13. All it takes is one of these belts or hoses to break or crack and bad things can happen very quickly.
- 14. Don't touch these belts or hoses directly after you have been driving your vehicle as they become very hot from use.
- 15. When your vehicle has been sitting for a while, every so often take a look at them and see if you can identify any cracks in the belts of leaks from the hoses.
- 16. Besides your coolant, make sure that your other fluids are meeting their minimum required levels.
- 17. Periodically check your brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid and your engine oil levels.
- 18. These various fluids all play a part in helping to keep your vehicle running as cool as possible in hot weather.
- 19. Your Battery Also Helps To Keep Your Vehicle Running Cool
- 20. And don't forget your battery if you wish to keep your vehicle running cool.
- 21. It needs fluid as well.
- 22. Hot weather can evaporate battery fluid and low levels of battery fluid can damage the batteries internal plates and speed up the corrosion process.
- 23. Follow these steps to keep you vehicle running cool and it will reward you with the nice refreshing air conditioning that we all crave while driving.