Month: December 2017

Understeer and Oversteer

These are the commonly used terms which all car guys must have come across. But do you know the factors which affect understeer and oversteer. From the name of both terms, the meaning of both is quite clear; understeer meaning you will have to steer more in order to make the turn, and oversteer meaning

THERMOSTAT

Thermostat is a temperature sensitive device. It places between the engine and the radiator. The purpose of the thermostat is to maintain optimum temperature of the engine to draw maximum efficiency of the system.  How will it work is, it blocks the flow of coolant to the radiator till engine gets enough warm. When the

Coolant reservoir 

It’s also called as radiator overflow tank. It collects the expanding coolant that’s heated by the engine and and resend it to the cooling system when it looses enough heat. As the engine coolant heats up, it expands and build pressure. When the pressure exceeds a optimum level, the excess coolant is transferred into the

RADIATOR FAN And WATER PUMP

Why do we need a fan!!?, Here’s the answer The RADIATOR needs a constant flow of air through its core to cool it adequately. However it happens when the car is in motion but when it’s stationary a fan is used to help the airflow which would be driven by engine power. When the engine