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<\/p>\nHave you ever had your engine overheat? I have. It\u2019s not fun. And it can happen literally any time of year (though, of course, it\u2019s more likely to happen in the hotter summer months) which is the WORST part about it. Anyway, when I had this happen to me, I looked up exactly why it could be overheating, and this is what I came up with. Hopefully, this information will be useful to you\u2026. And if not, call your dealer! Call them anyway, though, because you\u2019re gonna need some kind of a repair if your engine is busted!<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Your thermostat might be broken.<\/span> The thermostat both measures the temperature of your engine and regulates it by restricting coolant from going through the engine block of your car before it\u2019s heated up enough. If the thermostat is broken, it won\u2019t open up and therefore coolant won\u2019t be able to reach your engine, causing it to overheat.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. The coolant hosing is degraded<\/span>. After driving your car a lot, the hoses that carry the coolant, which is usually made out of not-so-high-quality plastic, can get corroded or caked with grime. This can lead to the coolant not making it through the hosing efficiently, or even making it through at all.<\/span><\/p>\n 3. You\u2019re out of oil. <\/span>If your car is out of oil, you\u2019ve got a big problem. Oil lubricates and even helps cool off your engine, so if you\u2019re completely out of oil your engine could also literally weld itself together, which can lead to it seizing. You do NOT want this, so make sure that your oil level is at the regular level. You should be checking your oil at least once a month anyway – so if you aren\u2019t doing that\u2026 Start!!!<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Air in your cooling system<\/span>. Sometimes air can get into your cooling system, even though it\u2019s ostensibly a closed system. If there\u2019s enough air in the system, it can block the flow of coolant and cause your car to overheat. The simple fix for this is to test your coolant and, yes, you might have to flush it. If you\u2019re looking at your coolant, make sure your engine is cold – as in, you haven\u2019t run your car for a couple hours beforehand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n