Monday, April 28, 2014
How to Troubleshoot Overheating in a 1 0 Chevy Sprint
The Chevrolet Sprint was designed with fuel economy in mind. The manufacturer developed the Sprint with only a three-cylinder engine, while the competition was designing cars with four cylinders. This gave Chevrolet an advantage over the foreign carmakers for a while as they scurried to develop vehicles to compete. If your Chevy Sprint has an overheating issue, you can troubleshoot it yourself before you take it to your mechanic, possibly saving some money.
Instructions
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Make sure your Chevy Sprint is completely cool before you start troubleshooting.
2Pull the hood latch and open it up. Find the radiator in front of the engine -- it has a cap on it that says "radiator."
3Remove the radiator cap by flipping up the pressure release tab on the top of the cap and turning the cap counterclockwise. Set the cap to the side.
4Look inside the radiator through where the cap was. Make sure that the water level is to the top. Your Sprint can overheat if there is not enough coolant in the radiator.
5Start up your Sprint engine. Make sure the radiator cap is still off the radiator. Look inside the top of the radiator and watch the coolant. Let the engine warm up. When the engine is warm, the water inside the radiator should drop down and then start to circulate. If you do not see the water level change or start to circulate, it is a sign that you have an issue with your thermostat. The thermostat is located in the housing cover where the top radiator hose is connected. You can follow the top radiator directly to this housing. If the thermostat is not opening when the engine gets warm, then your Sprint engine is certain to overheat . A bad thermostat is the most common reason why a Chevrolet Sprint will overheat.
6Listen for the cooling fan to come on. When the engine reaches a certain level of warmth, the electric cooling fan will come on to cool down the engine. The cooling fan is mounted on the back side of the radiator. If the fan does not come on when the engine gets warm, then your Chevy Sprint engine will overheat.
7Check for coolant leaks. Look on the ground under the engine. Look at the radiator and all the hoses coming in and out of the radiator. If you see any steam or leaks, this is the cause of the overheating problem. Replace any leaking hoses or leaking parts. The cooling system must always be pressurized to work properly.
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