If you hear a sound like liquid churning when the car is turned off, you are probably low on coolant. This sound is actually the sound of coolant backwashing into the reservoir after the engine stops actively pulling it in.
when the engine is stopped, the coolant stops flowing. The coolant inside the engine can boil and force coolant into the expansion tank. this is normal.
Engine coolant temperature is cooled by the radiator, moved by a water pump and controlled by a thermostat. If there are troubles with any of those components the coolant will boil Also if the head gasket goes bad gasses from combustion inside the engine will get into the coolant and cause it to boil.
Blown head gasket?
Depends on the type of coolant and the main ingredient(s) other than water.
The overflow tank for coolant will "boil" if there is air getting in the coolant chamber. This can be a head gasket going bad.
No. Excessive pressure will not cause the water to boil off quickley. It will cause the radiaor hose or other components to burst causing loss of coolant. A bad radiator cap can cause high or low pressure; low pressure will cause the coolant to boil at a lower temperature.
Stuck closed thermostat or a bad head gasket.
12 minutes from the start of boil
cools the engine. without a fan, the car will overheat and the coolant will boil. the fan controls this from happening by cooling the coolant as it passes through the radiator.
Engine overheated. Possible causes are: Thermostat stuck closed. Low of coolant. Defective radiator cap. Clogged radiator. Defective Water Pump.
Check the coolant with a coolant tester. You coolant may have broken down is not functioning properly anymore. You may be due for a coolant change. If your coolant smells like brake fluid, It is time to change it. Remember, Anti-freeze is also means Anti-boil.
The cylinder head The cylinder head area is the area where coolant will boil first if coolant is present. The area directly above the combustion chamber will get hot first, which is the bottom area of the cylinder head. The old saying that heat rises is still true. Heated coolant will usually exit the upper radiator hose to the radiator and as coolant is cooled in the radiator, it will circulate down into the block where it will be heated again to repeat the cycle. The coolant pump present in most engines just helps this natural cycle.