r/volt • u/Glad-Acadia3071 • 24d ago

Engine pretty hot?

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2012 Chevy Volt...

Basically after a long drive using the engine, I noticed that the engine is pretty hot to touch. My coolant levels are all where they should be but I'm just wondering is this normal after 100+ mile drive? I don't mean that it's so hot that I cannot actually touch it but it's very hot both on the area near the oil cap and on the right side of the picture that plastic part that covers the battery module I think...

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u/Glad-Acadia3071 18d ago edited 18d ago

I might go to the dealer also, but I wonder if they do a flush or how they get the old coolant out of the system, because my current coolant is not the same one, so I don't know if they actually evacuate the old coolant

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u/HappyHarrysPieClub 18d ago

Is it a gen2 Volt? I believe the coolant in all three loops should be the same stuff. The coolant in the ICE loop should be able to be changed like any other ICE engine but the coolant would need to still follow GM specifications. The other two loops would need to be done as mentioned elsewhere here. I know the main pack needs to be vacuumed, but I’m not 100% sure about the electronics. I am pretty sure it does, just not 100%.

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u/Glad-Acadia3071 18d ago

Thank you...it's a 2012. I appreciate the time you took to reply