Hello all,
I would like to start by saying that, being the car enthusiast I am, really enjoying reading about the various topics posted in the forum along with the very informative content of the site. I have finally registered and am posting a topic of discussion of my own, or as I would like to facetiously refer to as my "Hello World" post as this is my first topic. Please forgive me if this has been addressed in the past, I did a quick search and may have overlooked it. But getting on with the discussion at hand, I live in Florida, and have a relatively small one car garage (with no windows) and am a little concerned as in the summer months it, gets quite warm. After driving with the AC cranked, I pull my car in this quaint garage of mine with barely enough clearance for my side rear view mirrors, shut the engine off and then dread the heating of the engine and the engine compartment of my fairly new 2013 Ford Taurus SEL. My research on the topic could be summarized by the events that take place below in order when the engine is shut off.
1. The heat contained in the cylinder walls is obsorbed by the coolant, excessively heating it.
2. The coolant pressure possibly rises, depending upon what the pressure initially was at shut down, which fortunately increases the boiling point.
3. Provided the coolant does not come to a boil in the engine; less so if it does, the heat excess heat will be expelled by mainly one of two ways, through engine surface radiation or through the heat transfer to the radiator through the hoses (through a method I believe to be called conduction).
I am concerned, as the cooling process takes quite a while longer than when the car is parked outside. As part of my research I have also read that in some vehicles the CCRM is programed to monitor the temperatures even after the engine is shut down and will activate the fans if the temperature exceeds some threshold, though I am not sure if this is applicable to my particular car. Additionally, there is a sticker that indicates the cooling fans may start at any time, but I wonder if placing this sticker under the hood is something that's perfunctory for car manufactures to do regardless of whether or not it pertains to that particular vehicle (engine size, accessories, etc.). Lastly, I have checked the temperature gauge after shutting it down and fortunately its always stationary in the middle until the engine starts to cool, then of course I goes down. To cool it off, I have opened the hood before but that's kind of inconvenient, also due to the low ground clearance and the active radiator shutters (though open still restrict some air) a fan doesn't really help much. Ultimately, I am concerned as to whether or not this extended cool down time is detrimental to the engine in the long run, and what fail safes are in place to prevent it from causing damage it in extreme circumstances like on really hot days.
Any ideas?
Thank you for reading
I would like to start by saying that, being the car enthusiast I am, really enjoying reading about the various topics posted in the forum along with the very informative content of the site. I have finally registered and am posting a topic of discussion of my own, or as I would like to facetiously refer to as my "Hello World" post as this is my first topic. Please forgive me if this has been addressed in the past, I did a quick search and may have overlooked it. But getting on with the discussion at hand, I live in Florida, and have a relatively small one car garage (with no windows) and am a little concerned as in the summer months it, gets quite warm. After driving with the AC cranked, I pull my car in this quaint garage of mine with barely enough clearance for my side rear view mirrors, shut the engine off and then dread the heating of the engine and the engine compartment of my fairly new 2013 Ford Taurus SEL. My research on the topic could be summarized by the events that take place below in order when the engine is shut off.
1. The heat contained in the cylinder walls is obsorbed by the coolant, excessively heating it.
2. The coolant pressure possibly rises, depending upon what the pressure initially was at shut down, which fortunately increases the boiling point.
3. Provided the coolant does not come to a boil in the engine; less so if it does, the heat excess heat will be expelled by mainly one of two ways, through engine surface radiation or through the heat transfer to the radiator through the hoses (through a method I believe to be called conduction).
I am concerned, as the cooling process takes quite a while longer than when the car is parked outside. As part of my research I have also read that in some vehicles the CCRM is programed to monitor the temperatures even after the engine is shut down and will activate the fans if the temperature exceeds some threshold, though I am not sure if this is applicable to my particular car. Additionally, there is a sticker that indicates the cooling fans may start at any time, but I wonder if placing this sticker under the hood is something that's perfunctory for car manufactures to do regardless of whether or not it pertains to that particular vehicle (engine size, accessories, etc.). Lastly, I have checked the temperature gauge after shutting it down and fortunately its always stationary in the middle until the engine starts to cool, then of course I goes down. To cool it off, I have opened the hood before but that's kind of inconvenient, also due to the low ground clearance and the active radiator shutters (though open still restrict some air) a fan doesn't really help much. Ultimately, I am concerned as to whether or not this extended cool down time is detrimental to the engine in the long run, and what fail safes are in place to prevent it from causing damage it in extreme circumstances like on really hot days.
Any ideas?
Thank you for reading