overheating

Overheating Protection

I recently drove a friend’s car (a 2002 Toyota Yaris) that overheated due to a leaking water pump. I noticed that, when the engine overheated, it eventually cut out and refused to start. It could only be restarted once the engine cooled down and after we topped up the cooling system. Please could you ...

Overheating Protection

I recommend to all manufacturers that locally produce or import vehicles to South Africa to include the following strategy in the engine’s computer system: programme the computer tostop the engine when the temperature exceeds the design criteria and prevent it from starting again to save the engine. ...