Cooling problem?
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Cooling problem?
I have a 94 civic CX stock, and i am just wondering, do they tend to run hot? When i'm driving its fine, but after i've run it for a little while, if i park and let it idle, the temp starts to skyrocket....goes pretty high, i'd say 3/4 of the way up...i always shut it off before it gets too high though....can anyone help me out? I checked the fluids, radiator fluid is full, oil's fine...i dunno?
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The D15B8 engine is a peice of crap, it will never run "hot" in a normal condition even with the tiny stock radiator. Sorry to be so straight forward, but it's true.
1) Bleed the coolant system.
2) Check and replace the thermostat.
3) Check and replace the waterpump (if needed)
4) Check and replace the radiator (if needed)
5) Check and replace the cooling fan and electronics (if needed)
After that, you will not run hot.
1) Bleed the coolant system.
2) Check and replace the thermostat.
3) Check and replace the waterpump (if needed)
4) Check and replace the radiator (if needed)
5) Check and replace the cooling fan and electronics (if needed)
After that, you will not run hot.
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hey i have that tiny stock radiator cooling my h22a right now, it works for daily driving but now that its middle of summer i cant make it to the track withought overheating..........looking to do a gsr radiator in the next week or so
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Originally Posted by Kai
The D15B8 engine is a peice of crap, it will never run "hot" in a normal condition even with the tiny stock radiator. Sorry to be so straight forward, but it's true.
1) Bleed the coolant system.
2) Check and replace the thermostat.
3) Check and replace the waterpump (if needed)
4) Check and replace the radiator (if needed)
5) Check and replace the cooling fan and electronics (if needed)
After that, you will not run hot.
1) Bleed the coolant system.
2) Check and replace the thermostat.
3) Check and replace the waterpump (if needed)
4) Check and replace the radiator (if needed)
5) Check and replace the cooling fan and electronics (if needed)
After that, you will not run hot.
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agreed on the above..
As to the water pump part, do the timing belt while you are in there too (assuming from the type of questions that you dont know 1 kinda goes hand in hand w/ the other since you are in the same spot.)
As to the water pump part, do the timing belt while you are in there too (assuming from the type of questions that you dont know 1 kinda goes hand in hand w/ the other since you are in the same spot.)
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Originally Posted by westcoaststyle
My thoughts exactly. I would have posted this if you had not. :goodjob:
h:Anyway while you're in there checking/changing the water pump, you might as well change the timing belt if you don't know how old it is. Once you have the driver's side apart like that, you might as well separate the motor mount and swap the belt.
