Auto Repair & Maintenance : How to Cool an Overheated Engine

Cool an overheated engine by pulling the car over, popping the hood, turning the car off and letting the engine sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Avoid taking the radiator cap off of an overheating engine or driving with an overheated engine, using advice from a certified mechanic in this free video on auto repair.

Expert: Thomas Brintzenhofe
Bio: Thomas Brintzenhofe has been a certified mechanic for the past 14 years, and a certified master mechanic for the past eight years.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

[jesuscortez]

Who else watching this video while pulled over 😩😈

[thecheesburgler]

If driving and you start to over heat, turn the heat on high. Also, try to keep moving, stop and go doesn't allow a constant airflow into the engine if you radiator fan is broken.

[yoyo]

I would wait a good hr to add any coolant to an overheated engine. Adding cold coolant to a hot engine can result in cracking some part of the block from the shock of sudden cooling. Nothing will destroy an engine faster than overheating with low/no oil being the other worst case.

[howto]

@yoyo762 Good advice - and thanks for the comment!

[prap]

It can be a lot of different things.
Continue driving isn't always the best solution

[DARKSCOPE]

where is smoke coming out at? if u are developing white smoke from the tailpipe im afraid that this is a sign of a broken head gasket and depending on the extent of the damage it may or may not be repairable. check the color of your oil (pull out dipstick) if it is the color of say chocolate milk thats a sure sign. and if your coolant is bubbly (radiator) this is a sign of oil and coolant mixing. get back to me and take it from there

[dipendra]

Doesn't tell you how much water you should add if you don't have coolant... and how long can you drive with it...

[spikechang]

If It overheated once, but doesn't overheat anymore while driving, is it still safe to drive or should I bring it to a mechanic?

[KiranTaker]

that's exactly what i did as all the coolant pissed out  leaving a trail of it on the motorway it is safely at the mechanic's house so he will look into what happened and quote me on the repair cost of the problem not a way to end my first ever drive in London.

[DARKSCOPE]

how hot did u let the engine get? if it is leaking out from around the radiator cap then u may have a damaged cap. go the your local auto parts store and get a new one. if it is leaking out on any part of the metal or radiator u have a leak. people have tried with more or less success radiator glue. but a leak like this would not contribute to overheating imo. how much coolant is spilling out?

[Moy]

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[nickizcool]

you dont need to know the amount, you can just see it in the

[MaoriLyfeNZ]

@Moy2005 Thanks dude! hahahahhaha!! Those ads are a prick of a nuisance.

[allensharp]

it should say how to cool an overheated engines for dummies .

[ilovemesomechicken]

@Maori4LyfeNZ Well i am talking about the safa so

[ilovemesomechicken]

how do you cool down a ar in africa?...you dont cause they dont have cars HAHAHAHAHA