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How Your Car’s Thermostat Really Works Modern vehicles rely on complex systems, but one of the most important components in your engine is surprisingly straightforward. The thermostat plays a critical role in maintaining the right temperature inside your engine, and without it, your vehicle would struggle to perform efficiently. At Certified Automotive Specialist, we often…
We know we can feel our energy ooze out of us in the summer heat and your car feels it too! Just imagine sitting there day after day on the hot pavement in Glendora while the relentless summer sun shines down on you. Car’s components such as rubber are very sensitive to heat and tend…
Unless you live in Death Valley, you really don’t hear much any more about cars overheating. That’s because cooling systems in vehicles have been much improved. That doesn’t mean you can’t overheat your sedan engine, though. Without proper preventive maintenance, you could still find yourself on the side of the highway in Glendora waiting for…
Engines get hot when they run. This heat can build up and damage vital engine parts, so engines need a cooling system to keep them running. Cooling system failure is the most common mechanical failure in vehicles. This is unfortunate, because these failures are usually easy for Glendora drivers to prevent. The radiator is the…
Anyone that drives a car in Glendora knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to expand, which can seize up an engine and make it stop running. It can even ruin the…
Glendora drivers may know that most automotive failures in Glendora, California are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause for vehicle failure? Nope, it’s not teenagers. It is the coolant system. But, if you take good care of your sedan coolant system, it will take good care of you. A sedan’s…
The cooling system keeps California car owners’s engines from overheating while they are driving around Glendora, San Dimas and Covina. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let’s talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen. The radiator is the part most Glendora drivers associate with…
Glendora drivers rely on their car’s coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your sedan engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it’s cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there the coolant/water mix circulates back through the engine…
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Maintenance is easy to schedule—Breakdowns are not.
