THE MOST COMMON CAUSES FOR AN ENGINE TO OVER HEAT ARE:
COOLING SYSTEM LEAKS WHICH IS A PRIMARY CAUSE FOR ENGINE OVER
HEATING.
THE WRONG COOLANT CONCENTRATION, SO BE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT
COOLANT
RECOMMENDED FOR YOUR VEHICLE. A BAD THERMOSTAT, THE THERMOSTAT
CAN BE STUCK
IN THE CLOSED POSITION CAUSING THE COOLANT TO STAY IN THE ENGINE
CAUSING IT TO
OVERHEAT.
BLOCKED COOLANT PASSAGEWAYS, RUST, DIRT, AND SEDIMENT CAN BUILD
UP
WHICH CAN CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO BE UNABLE TO PROPERLY CONTROL
ENGINE TEMPERATURES.
A FAULTY RADIATOR, LEAKS AND CLOGGING ARE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF
RADIATORS TO FAIL, AND
ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATORS FUNCTIONS CAN LEAD TO THE ENGINE
OVER HEATING.
WORN/BURST HOSES, A HOSE THAT HAS ANY CRACKS OR HOLES OR BURSTS
CAN RESULT IN LEAKS
WHICH CAN DISRUPT THE FLOW OF COOLANT TO THE ENGINE AND WILL CAUSE
OVER HEATING.
A BAD RADIATOR FAN, THE FAN BLOWS AIR ACROSS THE RADIATOR FINS TO
ASSIST IN REDUCING THE
TEMPERATURE OF THE COOLANT, ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO REDUCE THE TEMP
TO A PROPER LEVEL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT.
A LOOSE OR BROKEN BELT, A BELT IS THE LINK THAT TURNS
THE WATER PUMP AT THE CORRECT SPEED FOR THE COOLANT TO PROPERLY
FLOW THROUGH THE COOLING SYSTEM,
IF A BELT IS LOOSE OR BROKEN IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO THE CORRECT
SPEED CAUSING POOR COOLANT FLOW AND THEN
IT WILL END IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. AND FINALLY A FAULTY WATER
PUMP WHICH IS THE CENTER OF THE COOLING SYSTEM,
IF THERE IS ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE WATER PUMP IT CAN PREVENT THE
PROPER COOLANT FLOW AND THUS RESULTING
IN YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATING.