22 Mar, 2024
Extreme heat and extreme cold can affect several of your car’s components, especially the rubber and plastic belts and hoses essential for critical systems like the cooling system, power steering, and battery charging. When temperatures rise or dip significantly outside typical ranges, the materials that make up these parts expand, contract, dry out, or become more brittle, which leads to cracks, leaks, and even complete failure. Knowing how high and low temperatures might impact your car can help you take preventative steps and make spotting issues faster. Keep reading to learn what to do and how to prevent potential issues.