mt6127 |
07-22-2018 03:33 PM |
to your key question - you know that the pairing of keys to the computer is done via the management port which doesn't require the techs to touch anything under the hood right? As to the question of where is your coolant going, it helps to have a sense of how cars are designed. the cooling system has four basic components - the engine with water pump, the radiator, the heater core and an overflow reservoir, all connected by various rubber hoses designed for heat and pressure. Its a sealed system that is designed to operate under pressure - but in some cases (ie a stuck thermostat or low coolant level or a failed pump) too much heat means too much pressure which will ether blow open the pressure cap or blow open a hose or even a radiator seam. To start you need to do a complete visual inspection - upper and lower radiator hoses, hoses to/from the heater core, hoses to/from the overflow reservoir. If all looks good, fill the reservoir. If you immediate see a leak, it means you have a cracked reservoir or a hose that is still torn/off. With all that done, then you need to get to why it overheated in the first place. Inoperative fan? Low coolant level? gummed up radiator? failed water pump? stuck thermostat? head gasket or similar (any foaming of the oil or signs of oil in the coolant?).
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