{"id":22792,"date":"2017-06-27T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T22:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/njstateauto\/?p=22792"},"modified":"2017-06-27T18:00:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T22:00:49","slug":"dont-let-car-overheat-dont-blow-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/dont-let-car-overheat-dont-blow-motor\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Let Your Car Overheat &#8211; Don&#8217;t Blow The Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Overheating Your car? Not good.<\/h1>\n<p>With the boiling-hot summer weather right around the corner, now is the time to brush up on car basics and car maintenance. When your temperature gauge is in the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span><\/strong>, your vehicle&#8217;s engine is <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">running too hot<\/span><\/strong> and that can damage your car or even destroy your engine.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Don&#8217;t Let Your Car Overheat<\/span><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/njstateauto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/591\/2017\/06\/Car-Overheating-Girl-in-Engine-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-Girl-in-Engine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-Girl-in-Engine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-Girl-in-Engine.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22795\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/njstateauto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/591\/2017\/06\/Car-Overheating-will-blow-up-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-will-blow-up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-will-blow-up.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/njstateauto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/591\/2017\/06\/Car-Overheating-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2017\/06\/10145415\/Car-Overheating.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5 Steps to take when your car is overheating:<\/h2>\n<h4><b>1. Turn your engine off.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b><\/b>If your car overheats on the road, the first thing you need to do is turn it off, open the hood and let it cool off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>2. Never remove the radiator cap.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Do not uncap the radiator system or the water system. It will be under high pressure and will blow off and burn you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>3. Let the engine cool off.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>If your engine starts to overheat, it will give you plenty of warnings and show yellow and red lights. That&#8217;s the time to pull over before you could actually damage anything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Need Help<\/span><\/strong>. Call the <strong><em>Auto Service Department at NJ Auto Auction<\/em><\/strong>: in Jersey City &#8211;\u00a0<strong>201-200-1100<\/strong> or <strong>Schedule An Appt. Online:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/schedule-car-maintenance-or-auto-repair-jersey-city-nj<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Fill up the \u00a0antifreeze coolant.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After the car has cooled &#8211; open the system up and fill it back up with new antifreeze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Carefully monitor the temperature gauge.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If the temperature gauge crosses over to hot or red &#8211; pull over and turn the engine off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overheating can blow-up your engine. Don&#8217;t be that guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overheating Your car? Not good. With the boiling-hot summer weather right around the corner, now is the time to brush up on car basics and car maintenance. When your temperature gauge is in the red, your vehicle&#8217;s engine is running too hot and that can damage your car or even destroy your engine. 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