Engine Way too hot...can you help?

Question

Should my engine oil dip stick be too hot too touch after the car has been shut off for 2 hours? Everything under the hood is still too hot to touch 2-3 hours after it has been shut off. The car also dies while i'm driving it, and we have narrowed it down to a sensor or something else getting too hot and making the car die. What can I do to make sure my engine is running as cool as possible?

Answer 1

change oil,coolant and check radiator,thermostat,water pump,hoses

Answer 2

have you checked the thermostat ,to se if its working properly........

Answer 3

start with the basics,  check the radiator, thermostat, water pump, and see if any of those are your problem

Answer 4

If you have been driving til it shuts itself down from overheating it is probably toasted.Repeated temps that high will kill an engine.

Answer 5

Have a full check on your radiator. YOu seems to have a BIG problem.!!After 2-3 hours its still hot to touch?? That funny...should be able to touch almost all parts by then unless u have thin skin!

You can install a oil cooler kit to cool the engine oil. Or u can use better coolant like Wetter Water, a product of Redline. It cools faster than normal coolant. You can also get a carbon fibre bonnet with vents so that the engine heat flows out better and faster. But this will cost you quite a sum of money for a good carbon fibre bonnet.  

Answer 6

It seams like you have an exhaust leak next to your dipstick, or missing a heat deflector.

Answer 7

you are driving an overheated aluminum engine and i am surprised it didn't already burn up. Take it to a mechanic.

Answer 8

Before you start trying a bunch of things, you need to know what the actual engine temperature  is.   Get a temperature gun and take readings in different places of your engine and radiator. Todays engines run about 190 so it takes quite a while for them to cool off when they are just sitting with no air circulating through them.