1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 138

I f No Steam I Coming From your s Engine If you get the overheat warning but see or hear no steam, the problem may not be too serious. Sometimes the engine can get alittle too hot when you: Climb a long hill a hot day. on Stop after high speed driving. Idle for long periodsin traffic. I NOTICE: If your engine catches fire because you keep driving with no coolant, your vehiclecan be badly damaged. The costly repairs would not be covered by your warranty. If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam, try this for a minute or so: 1. If you have an air conditioner, turn it Of f. 2 Turn on your heater to full hot at the . highest fan speed and open the windows as necessary. 3 Try to keep your engine under load . (in a drive gearwhere the engine runs slower). (2.2L L4 ENGINE) If you no longer havethe overheat When you decideit's safe to lift the warning, you can drive. Just to be safe, hood, here's what you'll see: drive slowerfor about tenminutes. If (A) Coolant recovery tank the warning doesn't come backon, you (B) Radiator pressure cap can drive normally. (C) Electric engine fan If the warning continues, pull over, stop, andpark your vehicle right away. If there's still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine for two or three minutes while you're parked, to see if the warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning, TURN OFF THE ENGINE ANDGET EVERYONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE until it cools down. You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service help right away. If the coolant insidethe coolant recovery tank is boiling, don't do anything else until it cools down. h d i r t g system I37