Puerto Rico’s climate and the risk of your engine overheating
How you can stop your car from overheating in Puerto Rico
Advice to keep your engine from running too hot
Final word
Puerto Rico’s climate and the risk of your engine overheating
Puerto Rico’s climate is very ideal for most people. It stays warm throughout the year. Depending on where you are, temperatures range from 60 degrees to 80 degrees. However, because it always stays warm or hot (which it is more frequently when you factor in humidity) you are at a higher risk of your car overheating.
How you can stop your car from overheating in Puerto Rico
If you find that your engine is beginning to overheat in Puerto Rico, there are a few things that you can do in order to get it to cool down. First, you should turn off your air conditioning. The air conditioning makes the engine work a considerable amount harder which generates a good amount of heat. You can then put the heat on, believe it or not, this will help direct heat away from the engine in the event that it starts to overheat.
You can also pull over and open the hood up. This will allow the heat to vent from the engine. Once you have done all of this, give your car at least a half hour to cool down. Then we recommend driving directly to the mechanic after that.
Advice to keep your engine from running too hot
Being able to get your car’s engine to cool down when it is too hot is good. However, being able to prevent your car’s engine from getting too hot is even better. If you do the following you should be able to keep your car’s engine cool enough on a consistent basis in Puerto Rico.
- Know why a car’s engine might overheat – There are a few reasons that your car’s engine could overheat. One is that there could be a leak in your cooling system. Another reason could be that the hoses that bring the coolant into the engine are blocked up. Radiator issues could also be at the bottom of your engine heat problems. You also might have an issue with your coolant such as there not being enough coolant or the proportion of water to coolant being off. Finally, your water pump might be broken.
You do not need to know how to fix these issues or even diagnose them. Just be sure that you get your car to the mechanic for fairly regularly to get these issues fixed before they cause your engine to overheat.
- Try to leave your widows open as often as you can – When you are driving, try and keep the temperature of the car comfortable by leaving your windows open rather than using the air conditioning.
- Regularly re-fill the engine coolant – One of the most common reasons that people have their engine overheat is that they did not fill up the engine coolant when they needed to.
- Get a new car battery – Old car batteries do not end up providing the amount of power/energy for the engine as newer batteries do. So, the engine then has to work harder to get more out of less power. This increases the amount of heat in the engine.
- Keep your vehicle in the shade – Keeping your car in a shaded area or a garage (if possible) is a great way to keep the heat from building up in the engine too much.
Final word
It is easier in Puerto Rico for your car to overheat in Puerto Rico than most places because of the constant warm or hot weather and increased humidity. It is because of this that you should know not just how to cool your engine down when it gets too hot but also how to prevent it from getting too hot in the first place. If you need your car shipped to or from Puerto Rico, whether or not its running properly, you can always call us at (904) 322-7644.
