Vehicle Cooling System Service & Repair Waterloo
A properly maintained cooling system is essential to prevent your engine from overheating or, even worse, seizing up.
The engine cooling system impacts your vehicle’s dependability and will effect your engine’s longevity.
Driving produces an enormous amount of heat – enough to cause serious damage to your engine. Don’t be the driver on the side of the road, hood up, with steam spewing out!
At DM Service Centre we will inspect your cooling system to spot any potential problems before they start.
If you suspect there is a problem with your cooling system, you should have it checked right away.
Heating & Cooling Warning Signs:
- Dashboard temperature gauge rises when idling or moving slowly
- Dashboard light indicates low coolant
- Frequently needing to add coolant
- Scent of antifreeze inside vehicle
- Coloured liquid under the front of the vehicle
- Steam rising from under the hood
- White smoke coming from the tail pipe
- Coolant in exhaust
- Discoloured coolant
Keep your vehicle cool in the heat. Grab a cooling system inspection at DM Service Centre today.
Vehicle Engine Cooling System
Your vehicle’s cooling system consists of four major parts, which are the radiator, water pump, thermostat and your coolant.
Radiator
Your vehicle’s radiator is a series of channels that allow air to flow through and cool your coolant. Since hot fluid enters, and cold fluid leaves the radiator, it is important you never open a hot radiator cap. Your radiator cap holds in a high level of pressure and opening it could cause serious injuries such as burns to your hands and face. Your radiator should be checked occasionally, and depending on the make of your car and the number of kilometers, DM Service Centre can inform you if a coolant flush is necessary. Furthermore, hoses leading in and out of the radiator get brittle with time and these should be replaced or monitored for leaks.
Water Pump
The water pump moves the coolant from the radiator, through the engine and then back to the radiator. Early signs of a water pump failure are spots of coolant in your parking spot, or a strong coolant odor when you drive.
Thermostat
The thermostat decides when coolant should be run through your engine. When you first warm up your car on a cold January morning, coolant obviously does not need to run through your engine as your vehicle is not running at its ideal temperature. A faulty thermostat may cause your engine to meltdown if it decides to not send coolant to your engine, which is why we suggest checking it on occasion.
Coolant
Your vehicle’s coolant is a mix of water and ethylene glycol. Ethylene Glycol is what makes your coolant an antifreeze as it stops the water in your vehicle from freezing in cold temperatures. Ethylene Glycol also lubricates any moving parts it may come in contact with, such as the water pump. Coolant gets extremely hot in your vehicle’s engine, and as such, coolant typically has a high boiling point, such as 135 degrees Celsius.
The Service Centre for All Your Automotive Needs
DM Service Centre is the shop for all your vehicle needs with over 60 years of experience in repairing a variety of vehicles along with up to date mechanics and equipment. Our knowledgeable and helpful staff will take care of all your auto service and repair needs.
Contact us for all your Automotive Needs!!! 519-746-2440 or dm@dmservicecentre.com
Our shop is located in Waterloo, ON. We proudly serve the following areas:
Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.