Car heated up last night need help
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Car heated up last night need help
Last nite i was driving and suddenly the add coolant light came on. I have an aftermarket temperature gauge and the temperature started to rise rapidly so i switched off the engine. When i opened the hood I could see steam coming out of the cap which is on the plastic tank(the thing which the AST replaces) the cap was loose so i tightened it and add coolant. After that car ran fine, any idea what might be wrong?
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The stock AST might be warped, interfering with the proper seal of the cap, allowing both pressure to escape and the cap to loosen. Either way, you have a problem with the cap, the AST, or both, so I recommend you replace them with an aftermarket version. It may be just the cap but it never hurts to upgrade the AST.
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