Terre Haute Auto Repair

A small coolant leak can be easy to live with at first. You top off the reservoir, the car seems fine, and you move on. The risk is that cooling systems do not like slow neglect. Coolant level and pressure are what keep engine temperatures stable, and once stability is gone, repairs get expensive fast. If you catch the leak while it’s still small, you can usually avoid overheating, avoid towing, and avoid the chain reaction that follows. Why Small Coolant Leaks Turn Into Bigger Problems Your cooling system is pressurized when the engine is warm. That pressure raises the coolant’s boiling point and helps move heat out of the engine efficiently. When a leak reduces pressure, coolant can boil sooner and create hot spots. It can happen even if the temperature gauge doesn’t look dramatic at first. Leaks also grow over time. Rubber hoses soften, clamps relax, and plastic housings develop cracks. Heat cycles turn a minor seep into a steady drip, then int ... read more