01 Hot stuff this New Year!

      January 1, 2015      David Wilson

01 Hot stuff this New Year!
Happy New Year to you all! Ah its holiday time and I hope you took heed of our advice late last year to get your vehicle serviced with hot running in mind? If we haven’t mentioned it already, there’s bound to be a day or two in the coming weeks where it’s going to be a stinker… 37C, 38C, 40C, 45C or if you’re in the far-North of the State may be nearer to 50C! That’s hot, but spare a thought for your vehicle because under that bonnet with radiator, intercooler, turbocharger, there’s going to be a lot of hot air blowing around. Coolant (that’s the green stuff in the radiator) has to work pretty hard in these situations. If you’ve got a radiator that’s choked with seeds or bugs or maybe mud from that big splash you had back in winter, the cooling efficiency will be compromised and a temperature needle heading for the heavens might be the result. Key an eye on the expansion bottle and the gauge, but make sure the cooling system is clean and the coolant is fresh.