As the engine is the beating heart of your car, it needs to be well-maintained at all times. If you suspect the beginnings of engine trouble, don’t hesitate to have the fault diagnosed and repaired at your local Acura dealer. When left untended, engine problems can rapidly worsen and lead to far more costly repair jobs or even total engine failure.
7 Engine Problems You Should Always Fix at Your Acura Dealer
Overheating Engine
Few problems pose more of a threat to a car’s engine than overheating. If your engine ever starts to overheat, pull over as soon as you can safely and turn the engine off. While overheating, an engine can rapidly break down and even seize up and fail permanently.
Leaking Coolant
Coolant is the engine’s key defense against overheating. Coolant is usually a brightly colored liquid: red, green, blue, orange, yellow, or violet in hue. If you notice a fluid like this puddling under your car, have a technician fix the leak right away before your engine starts to overheat.
Degraded Motor Oil
Motor oil also protects the engine against overheating by keeping all the moving parts well-lubricated and free of excess friction. If you detect rising friction under the hood, your oil might have started to degrade and lose its lubricating function. Have degraded motor oil refreshed without delay.
Failing Oil Pump
If you hear knocking and grinding sounds from your engine, indicating that friction is rising, then the motor oil may have stopped pumping properly around the system. This will often mean that the oil pump is faltering and needs to be promptly repaired.
Engine Won’t Start
When an engine refuses to start, it may be due to an electrical supply issue because of a faulty battery or alternator. You can jump-start your car to see if this resolves the problem. But if you find your car failing to start multiple times, a technician will need to diagnose and repair the underlying electrical problem.
Persistent Stalling
Stalling is usually the result of misfiring spark plugs, which can be caused by malfunctioning ignition coils, a clogged air filter, a bad catalytic converter, or a few other problems. A technician can clean or replace the misfiring spark plugs and fix whatever issue is causing the stalling.
Faulty Oxygen Sensor
The oxygen sensor helps the engine to draw just the right amount of oxygen into the combustion chambers. As this fresh oxygen is vital to the combustion process, any fault with the oxygen sensor can rapidly lead to misfiring, stalling, and other engine issues. You may need to have the misbehaving sensor replaced.
Have your vehicle’s engine examined and repaired today by highly experienced professionals at Open Road Acura of East Brunswick. We’re an award-winning local dealership committed to delivering a top-notch customer experience, whatever your automotive needs might be.
Connect with us
