Cooling System
About the water pump: All modern engines use coolant in order to control engine temperatures and reduce the risk of overheating. The water pump ensures that your car doesn’t overheat by moving the coolant, maintaining a constant flow from the radiator, into the...
What is a stay rod? The radiator is an important part of any vehicle. It provides your engine with a controlled flow of coolant, preventing the engine from overheating. In classic and hot-rod cars, stay rods (or radiator supports) are used to hold the radiator in...
What do heater hoses do? Heater hoses are responsible for transferring hot coolant from the engine to the heater core which powers your car’s heater. Inside the heater core, air passes through the coolant. Due to the high temperature of the coolant, the air...
What does the radiator cap do? The radiator cap is a small, but important part of your car’s cooling system. When your engine’s coolant reaches high temperatures, it expands and becomes pressurised. Pressurizing the engine coolant means that the engine...
What is the engine coolant temperature sensor? As its name suggests, the car engine coolant temperature sensor (or car engine coolant temperature switch) measures the temperature of your car engines coolant temperature. It then sends this information to the car engine...
What are radiator hoses? Radiator hoses are an important part of your car engine cooling system. They carry the coolant from the radiator to the engine, allowing the engine to stay at a suitable temperature while you are driving. Most cooling systems have more than...
