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Not a good idea to add water. You should add an engine coolant available from any auto parts store. You should never remove the radiator cap when engine is hot! Wait until the engine has cooled down then remove cap. Fill radiator with engine coolant, replace cap and then refill coolant reservoir. That procedure will get you to a garage where they will find out why it overheated in the first place.
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When the car overheats do you add water with the car on or off?
defiantly off because it will keep heating up but it wouldn't be a good idea to put water because it was made with oil so... i would try it
Will a car run if the water pump is bad?
Only until it overheats.
What do you when your car overheats?
check the water level, if its okay then you probably need a thermostat
What is the temperature at which your car overheats?
Each car overheats at a different temperature you need to look up and find out on the internet
If car overheats can it catch on fire?
YES
94 Camry no heat but car overheats new water pump thermostat and radiator?
Be sure the thermostat is not installed backwards.
How do you add water to a jetta radiator?
When a car is hot, keep the car running and add water to the radiator. When a car is cold, you can simply put the water into the radiator.
Car overheats when idle?
Thermostat regulator is malfunctioning, water pump pulley could be bad, gas bubble in radiator hose.
Why wire g ets burn in car?
Shorts out and overheats or has too much resistance for some other reason and overheats.
My car overheats after 45 minutes why?
Low coolant? Cooling fans not working? Water pump not circulating coolant? Radiator plugged or restricted?
How do you know when a thermostat has gone bad?
Car overheats, your heat in your car stops working
Why a car overheats?
Poor coolant circulation in the cooling system.
