Vehicles frequently experience breakdowns due to tire, battery trouble, or engine that are impacted during the hot months of July, August, and even well into September. The mechanical problems associated with summer heat can be an issue. Today, we at Citywide Towing Service would like to continue to discuss the trouble the summer heat can do to your vehicle.
Overheating Car
Vehicles often overheat while driving, especially in the heat of the summer. Red flags your vehicle is overheating is experiencing smoke, or steam coming from underneath the hood, abnormal smell coming from the engine, and/or check the temperature gauge on your vehicle’s dashboard. Should your vehicle begin to overheat, turn off the air conditioning right away to lessen the stress on your vehicle’s engine and avoid further damage. Before starting your vehicle again, make sure to add fluid to your engine, or if you are unsure or having extreme overheating issues, call a professional for towing and roadside assistance services.
Heat & Hot Weather Drain to Vehicle Battery
Extreme temperatures in general, have a strong impact on your vehicle’s battery and this includes the extreme hot temperatures in the summer and the extreme winter cold temperatures. The vehicle’s battery is caused to cease functioning a lot faster since the heat of the summer causes the battery in your car to expand, leading to the battery’s inner fluid to evaporate. Since there is no easy way to prevent this issue, when the vehicle’s battery is dead, it needs to be replaced.
Front or Rear Tire Blow Out
Being a common a problem in the summer, many people experience tire blowouts throughout the summer months. With the rising temperatures, the tire pressure increases with the heat, which then makes the tire expand, eventually the tire blows out. During the summer especially, be sure to monitor closely the air pressure in your tires and make sure they are not overfilled.
Hot Weather Affects Motor Oil
You have to think about engine oil too since it is a primary element that help the engine work smoothly and preserve its moving parts all year long, and particularly when summer comes around. When the temperature is higher than usual, the oil becomes thinner and loses some of its viscosity and the poor-quality oil cannot adequately lubricate the engine’s components properly. From excessive and premature wear on some engine parts, such as the valves, the piston assembly, the camshaft, and connecting rods, you will likely need expensive repairs and experience breakdowns. Remember to change the oil every 3,000 to 5,000 miles, or as instructed in your owner’s manual to make sure the oil is able to lubricate the engine as it’s supposed to at all times and the levels should be inspected its level every couple of weeks. You may also consider a switch to synthetic for older vehicles. Synthetic oil has been field-proven to provide better protection than conventional oil as it offers the best stability at all temperature ranges. The synthetic oil is more resistant to thin out at high temperatures or thicken in low temperatures.
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