Cooling Solutions

[ken12292703]

Hie, Happy Chinese New Year to all!

I went to genting highlands for a 1 day trip with my relatives on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. I noticed that; no matter how new or old the car is, there will be sure to see them stranded by the road side popping up hoods. I kept thinking on how to improve the cooling system so such cases will not happen.

What should we do to improve the cooling efficiency?

 

[TiBuN]

Those stranded at the side of the road is not because its cooling is not good.... it's more like breakdown due to high temp and abnormal situation.
It has nothing to do with the existing cooling system of your car. A 20 years old Mitsubishi Colt will still do fine if there's all components are ok.

 

[acbc]

Majority pushed their cars to the limit especially those with auto tranny. Even my dad's Landcruiser VX auto tranny overheats if kept using '2' all the way to GH. Same goes for my mom's Kia Carnival... after reaching the hotel, can smell burned ATF n car will jerk when changing gears.

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

they could open the hood bcoz of the brake smell, burnt clutch, and etc... be sure u have sufficient water in d radiator before u go up to gentings...

 

[Joeker]

Hie, Happy Chinese New Year to all!

I went to genting highlands for a 1 day trip with my relatives on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. I noticed that; no matter how new or old the car is, there will be sure to see them stranded by the road side popping up hoods. I kept thinking on how to improve the cooling system so such cases will not happen.

What should we do to improve the cooling efficiency?

Prevention is better than cure.

Always practice regular maintainanace and periodical checks on the engine.

 

[jeremy]

use heavy duty coolant meant for heavy machineries...pour into the radiator... should solve prob kua.....:P

 

[gavan]

erm, as long as you mantain your radiator, shouldnt be a problem even when revving the shit out of your car up genting, i usually do that to mine, no problem so far of oveheating also, but i remmeber once when i was underheat larr, the engine was too cold to operate, have to keep stepping on the accalerator is not the engine like wanna die like that.... :( and that was on my way up to genting samor..kekekke e:P

 

[kher]

Nola... U muz buy the Genting Sentra oni can no prob go genting 1. C the taxi drivers. Touge there everyday also ok ma...hahaha.... Juz jk...

Actually for normal driving to genting the problems they always meet is brake problems, overheat coz radiator forget add water or clutch burnt. Other that tat is rare cases la.

Not to say once u push ur car the max limit u'll hav prob but if u push the car to the max limit u should be prepare la if any prob persists. It shouldn't be any surprise.

 

[ehaab]

the problem as most of u pointed out is the driving style and the second is proper maintenance of the car.

 

[huakenny]

check everything before go to genting lo...

drive gently n monitor water temp.....dun hold the gear for too long....

when turun bukit.....use gear to slow down..dun owes use brake..later brake oso burnt..

 

[ken12292703]

Thanks. Brake and cluth burns is because of the driving techniques during uphill and downhill. Most of all is the quality as well. But overheating is one thing that we cannot predict. If the water pump fail during uphill then kauu kauu already. Phobia larr.

 

[Northiswara]

install small radiator fan or air con fan in front of ur radiator and let i spins everytime ur engine starts.
this can guarantee ur water temperature never reach 1/4 of it. a few of my fren using it now. but if the water temperature is low, ur engine is not that efficient as engine will operate best at certain temperature.

 

[huakenny]

install small radiator fan or air con fan in front of ur radiator and let i spins everytime ur engine starts.
this can guarantee ur water temperature never reach 1/4 of it. a few of my fren using it now. but if the water temperature is low, ur engine is not that efficient as engine will operate best at certain temperature.

car cannot running at too low or too high temperature....purpose of radiator is to maintain ur car engine temperature....not too let it get freeze/overheat....

BTW, stock car dun need electrical fan, if overheat...then there muz be a problem wit it

my2cent

 

[Northiswara]

so the best solution is u put GOOD coolant 2 bottle. and every 3-6 month flash ur radiator. maintain it properly then u no need worry.

 

[georgett]

all those prob can solve by electrical water pump.
We just tested on 1 wira1.6 auto (4 adult) to GH last nite and the temp maintain 84-86 degree celcious.

 

[Northiswara]

got electrical water pump for proton? how much $$??
not bad.. i know the BMW 3 series new engine is using electrical water pump and it improve engine horsepower.
previously i was using stock water pump and the temperature maintain somewhere near to 2nd line. then i change to made in japan pump and the temperature will drop til 1st line if the car is going at 60km/h all the way.
my stock water pump got a hole. damm.

 

[putra4767]

pump

Electrical pump for wira ?? Interesting

 

[georgett]

got... the pump is universal.
got pm....