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Even though our days are still warm, it’s time to get your vehicle ready for winter. A vital part that drivers often overlook in winter is the radiator. When it’s freezing outside, the coolant in the radiator expands and contracts, adding stress to the radiator. If cracks and leaks in the radiator go undetected, the end result could be damage to the transmission.
As strange as it sounds, an engine can overheat even during freezing temperatures. Don’t wait for this to happen before thinking about scheduling a radiator repair. Damage to the radiator can cause a ripple effect throughout the car and cause the car to stop running altogether. What could have been a minor repair to the radiator can turn into a major transmission job!
So how can you tell if you have a bad radiator?
Are you wondering how can you tell if you have a bad radiator? Schedule an inspection at Clausen Automotive for radiator repair.
Even though our days are still warm, it’s time to get your vehicle ready for winter. A vital part that drivers often overlook in winter is the radiator. When it’s freezing outside, the coolant in the radiator expands and contracts, adding stress to the radiator. If cracks and leaks in the radiator go undetected, the end result could be damage to the transmission.
As strange as it sounds, an engine can overheat even during freezing temperatures. Don’t wait for this to happen before thinking about scheduling a radiator repair. Damage to the radiator can cause a ripple effect throughout the car and cause the car to stop running altogether. What could have been a minor repair to the radiator can turn into a major transmission job!
So how can you tell if you have a bad radiator?
READ MOREAre you starting to experience starting problems and don’t trust your car anymore? Is there a problem with the battery, the alternator, or the starter, you wonder? How do you know which one?
What About the Starter System?
The alternator is located on the engine and provides power to the battery, continuously charging it along with the electrical system and computers. The battery ignites the starter, but the alternator keeps the car running. The lifespan of an alternator is affected by the quality, how the car is driven, and how many electronic accessories are being used inside the car. When you start having starting problems though, it's difficult to know whether it’s the fault of the car starter, the car battery, or the alternator.
If you’re starting problems with your car, you may be wondering what causes alternators to go bad and how does it affect car starters.
Are you starting to experience starting problems and don’t trust your car anymore? Is there a problem with the battery, the alternator, or the starter, you wonder? How do you know which one?
What About the Starter System?
The alternator is located on the engine and provides power to the battery, continuously charging it along with the electrical system and computers. The battery ignites the starter, but the alternator keeps the car running. The lifespan of an alternator is affected by the quality, how the car is driven, and how many electronic accessories are being used inside the car. When you start having starting problems though, it's difficult to know whether it’s the fault of the car starter, the car battery, or the alternator.
READ MORESchool will be starting in many parts of the country. This means that many teenagers will be getting behind the wheel of a vehicle to go to school, maybe to a job, and back to home. From the time these teens were babies, their parents have been protecting them from all sorts of danger. But now these parents have to face the fact that their child is driving on their own.
How do you get prepared for your teenager to get behind the wheel? First and foremost is to make sure that all recommended automotive service issues have been taken care of at the appropriate interval on the vehicle they will be driving. Make sure your teen understands the importance of oil changes, tire rotations, good wipers, how to change a flat tire, etc.
School will be starting in many parts of the country. This means that many teenagers will be getting behind the wheel of a vehicle to go to school, maybe to a job, and back to home. From the time these teens were babies, their parents have been protecting them from all sorts of danger. But now these parents have to face the fact that their child is driving on their own.
How do you get prepared for your teenager to get behind the wheel? First and foremost is to make sure that all recommended automotive service issues have been taken care of at the appropriate interval on the vehicle they will be driving. Make sure your teen understands the importance of oil changes, tire rotations, good wipers, how to change a flat tire, etc.