I'll second (or third or fourth) what other people have said about checking your oil and coolant. Wait for the car to cool down before doing either.
But I'll add another possibility with the coolant, which is that, to quote a mechanic friend of mine, "It's turned to cat piss." Atlanta's heat can cause the antifreeze to break down, and that will lead to the "Check Engine" light coming on. If this is the case then draining and refilling the coolant system will take care of the problem. My car used to do this every couple of years.
When you say your car's overheating, what precisely do you mean? Is there an "Engine Temperature" idiot light that's come on, and if so how long has it been on? Is there an engine temperature gauge that's reading too high, and if so how high? Or has the car overheated with steam billowing out from under the hood?
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Date: 2005-01-23 02:19 am (UTC)But I'll add another possibility with the coolant, which is that, to quote a mechanic friend of mine, "It's turned to cat piss." Atlanta's heat can cause the antifreeze to break down, and that will lead to the "Check Engine" light coming on. If this is the case then draining and refilling the coolant system will take care of the problem. My car used to do this every couple of years.
When you say your car's overheating, what precisely do you mean? Is there an "Engine Temperature" idiot light that's come on, and if so how long has it been on? Is there an engine temperature gauge that's reading too high, and if so how high? Or has the car overheated with steam billowing out from under the hood?
Your father needs to fuck off.