Cooling System

  • Water Pump
    Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your vehicle from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system:...
    Published on: Mar 02, 2012
  • Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Pasadena, California
    Pasadena auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Pasadena, California, are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause of vehicle failure? Nope, it's not teenagers....
    Published on: Jan 04, 2013
  • Keep Your Cool in Pasadena
    Pasadena drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixt...
    Published on: Jan 25, 2013
  • Coolant Service at Pasadena Certified
    Pasadena residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of California temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about t...
    Published on: Nov 19, 2013
  • Cooling System Components
    Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles – the cooling system. It's one of those things that Pasadena auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they'...
    Published on: Nov 22, 2013
  • Keeping Your Engine Cool in Pasadena, California
    The cooling system keeps California vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Pasadena. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of ...
    Published on: May 01, 2014
  • Coolant/Antifreeze Service at Pasadena Certified
    Anyone who drives a car in Pasadena knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to...
    Published on: Jun 16, 2015
  • Smart Pasadena Drivers Protect Against Overheating
    Engines get hot when they run. This heat can build up and damage vital engine parts, so engines need a cooling system to keep them running. Cooling system failure is the most common mechanical failu...
    Published on: Jul 16, 2015
  • Cool Running in Pasadena
    Unless you live in Death Valley, you really don't hear much any more about cars overheating. That's because cooling systems in vehicles have been much improved. That doesn't mean you can't overheat ...
    Published on: May 09, 2016
  • Engine Hydration for Pasadena Drivers: Role of Your Water Pump
    The cooling system in an engine has five components: the radiator, the radiator cap, the hoses, the thermostat and the water pump. The water is literally the heart of the system. Just as your own hear...
    Published on: Aug 23, 2016
  • Not So Hot in Pasadena
    When the weather turns cold, it's nice to crank up the furnace and enjoy the heat. But if your home's furnace doesn't work, it's not too comfortable. Same goes with your vehicle. When the heater's not...
    Published on: Oct 28, 2018
  • Too Hot to Handle (Vehicle Overheating)
    In the hot weather, seeing steam coming from the engine compartment is something we all dread.  No one wants that to happen to them. But if you know the signs of overheating and how to deal with ...
    Published on: Sep 15, 2019
  • Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)
    Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy.  That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiato...
    Published on: Dec 29, 2019
  • Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)
    If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids.  And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses. A heater hose connects ...
    Published on: Aug 02, 2020
  • How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
    There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature.  You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either...
    Published on: Aug 09, 2020
  • Mercury Rising (Hot Weather Vehicle Concerns)
    The heat is on, and your vehicle takes a beating when it is.  Several of your vehicle's systems are under extra stress in hot weather, so here are a few to make sure are getting the care and main...
    Published on: Aug 08, 2021
  • Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
    If there’s one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, it’s the temperature gauge. It’s the one that may say C---H (that means “cold---hot”).  Or maybe ...
    Published on: Jan 16, 2022
  • Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)
    No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold.  That's because engines create the power that moves ...
    Published on: Apr 02, 2023
  • How Cool is That! (Coolant level sensor replacement)
    Your vehicle’s engine runs hot.  It should, since it’s a series of little explosions that create the power that gets you going where you want to go.  To keep the engine cool, eng...
    Published on: Apr 28, 2024