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Car Forum / Honda Cars / November 2005over heating on 94 integra rs automatic
Hello everyone I have a 94 integra Rs automatic DOHC Not vtec, the radiator is filled to the top, and i sometimes drive with the radiator cap lightly loose to get rid of air pressure, and the car still overheats, any suggestions on wat could be the problem. There is no leak, and i just bought the radiator off of a 2000 integra. the hoses get filled wit air or coolant im not sure and look like they are about to pop, thats when the car overheats. > Hello everyone > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the hoses get filled wit air or coolant im not sure and look like they > are about to pop, thats when the car overheats. This is maybe something obvious, but let's get it out of they way anyway: how about the thermostat? Btw, I wouldn't drive the car if it is overheating - you will do damage. Remco i changed the thermo like 3 months ago > i changed the thermo like 3 months ago Is your new thermostat OEM or aftermarket? Make sure it is OEM. > Hello everyone > > I have a 94 integra Rs automatic DOHC Not vtec, > the radiator is filled to the top, and i sometimes drive with the > radiator cap lightly loose to get rid of air pressure, Does the manual for the car actually recommend this method of air purging? That's not what Honda manuals for that year say to do to purge the system of air. > and the car > still overheats, any suggestions on wat could be the problem. > There is no leak, and i just bought the radiator off of a 2000 integra. Are these radiators dead-on compatible? > the hoses get filled wit air or coolant im not sure and look like they > are about to pop, thats when the car overheats. yea they are 94 to 2001 is the same radiator > Hello everyone > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the hoses get filled wit air or coolant im not sure and look like they > are about to pop, thats when the car overheats. ----------------------------------- If you leave the cap loose, the system won't work. Water will boil if it's not kept under pressure (that's why you need a rad cap) Fill the rad to the top, tighten the cap. Fill the reservoir to MAX. Turn heater ot max heat. After you drive a while check the reservoir and top up to MAX. After engine is cold, top up the reservoir to max again (engine sips coolant while it cools off) and check the rad and top up if necessary. Use Honda premix. DON'T PUT TAP WATER IN YOUR HONDA. 'Curly' aight ill do that u think its a bad radiator cap if the coolant boils in to the resevoir, when the cap is tighten all tha way > aight ill do that u think its a bad radiator cap if the coolant boils > in to the resevoir, when the cap is tighten all tha way ---------------------------------- The rad cap is supposed to allow a bit of air vent into the reservoir. Keeping the reservoir full will guarantee that the engine can top itself up when the engine cools down. A bad rad cap will not allow the system to build pressure and the coolant will boil. Cap has to work correctly. 'Curly' by full u mean til the max line rite The cap can only raise the boiling point, not lower it. If it's boiling with the cap on, it's boiling even faster with it off, assuming your cap is good. If not, a new cap may stop the boiling. Worth a try, as they're cheap. The addition of antifreeze raises the boiling point too, so be sure you have a 50/50 mix. You may not need the cap tight--my BMW has been running with a loose cap for a long time, as a workaround for a leak, OTOH my Renault could not be run this way--but you max cooling capacity will be less. Important when towing that trailer up a mountain in the desert heat. > Hello everyone > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the hoses get filled wit air or coolant im not sure and look like they > are about to pop, thats when the car overheats. if what curly says doesn't fix it, get a pressure test - suspected head gasket failure. yea i think it is the head gasket too i was gonna fix that soon, |
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