ep82 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Sorry to start another topic but I am kinda poo-ing myself.also sorry if this drags on abit....Where I live, there isnt many big hills (well not in or surrounding my town). Tonight I was going to work again and I saw a poilce sign and the road has been shut off, the road have been diverted to some unknown road which I have never been before. I had to take it easy as I calculated that I just had enough petrol to get to work and back but I didnt expect the diversion. so I was just plotting along about 45 and I came to this big steepish hill....Right, it was a big hill which I didnt expect, I took the hill in 3rd doing about 3500rpm-4000rpm for about 15 secs, at that moment I was talking to my wife so I didnt realized what I was doing or how long I must of been doing this for (untill I think back) and this time and for no reason I decided to look down to check the temp I saw that the needle in the temp gauge was about 3/4 way up I said OMG to my wife to get her to see it as well but it then drop back down within 4 secs to normal temp.I checked my temp gauge all the way back from work but it was normal. thinking back to it, I think I saw the temp gauge abit higher than normal a couple times AND when we had that big snow beginning of this year, I managed to drive 8 miles with hot air turned up and my temp gauge was just over the bottom line. but when I turned the fan off, the temp comes back up. can someone tell me if there is something wrong with my car? I had the same problem with my CRX 1. blown exhaust followed by 2. dodgy temp reading and 3. mis-firing and engine cut out whilst doing 70mph on the motor way then the car cant even be fixed by honda.ATM I have hit the first 2 steps in the same order, I dont want to get the 3rd step and I dont want to sell the car on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova2fit4u Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Check the rad if there any water if its full ..could be your thermo stat on the way out..just take it to the garage dont let the engine keep over heAting youll mess up the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep82 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 water is full. checked it 3 days ago. is the thermostat a simple thing to do or is it a garage job? and how do I know if mine is faulty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mad kiwi Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 make sure your fan is comming on and mabe back flush the cooling system (civics have such small radiators a few blocked tubes can make a difference up hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civicturbo79 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I would say you have a thromostat problem (its not opening fully ) the are around £5 to buy and a 10 min job to fit (3 x 10 bolts) . i would drain the cooling system and refill with new anto freeze at the same time . Have a good look at the rad to make sure there is no leaks as if there is that could also be your problem . as for testing the thromostat you would have to take it out to test it so you may as well fit a new one , but if you want to test it just drop it in a tub of boiling water and see if it open fully . Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep82 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Nice one Rich. I was hoping it would be something like the thromostat as I know it wont cost to replace but I thought I'd better check and ask before I get it done.I checked the rad today again and the water is still at the top. so I dont think it's leaking.My CRX had an electrical problem. the dizzy wasnt right or something. the engine cut out over and over again when I was doing motorway speeds. The rev meter would jump all over the place like at 3k then at 8k-6k-2k......and towards the end before I sold it as I dont want anymore problems, a wire cought on fire under the hood. scared the poo out of me.I took it to 5 garages and not a single 1 can fix the problem and 1 of them is my local honda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Look man relax do not sell your car just because there is something wrong with it. You can fix it.Hondas suffer with probloms from distributors, ignition moduals, injection relays, and even ignition switch's, which lead to intermittent cutting out so its not just youFirst Check the fanThen Check the radThen Try Changing The CoolantThen the thermostat Then there's the water pumpIf your not mechanicly minded download the service manual 1. main menu 2. downloads3. pdf service manual (download)4. Then go to coolingFor fan testing: Fan testing, Radiator fan testing, Page 10-17For the rad test: Radiator, next page, Cap testing, Testing, Page 10-9For Changing Coolant; Engine Coolant refilling And Bleeding. (Mix The Right Amount Of Coolant/Water) Page 10-7 & 10-8For thermostat / Thermostat testing : Thermostat: Replacment: Next page testing: 10-10 & 10-11For the Water pump: Water pump, Inspection, Replacement, Page 10-14 (This May Be Tricky If Your Not Confident Get Your Garage To Check It)So There You Go A Few Busy Day Out For You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep82 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 thanks for the reply Jameswell the CRX issue has lasted 3 months, 3 months of nothing but problem and it's just a drag to drive that car around, no longer fun. It's just a problem that no one seems to know the awnser to and no one can fix it. I just dont want to go through that againanyway back to the civic.I tried to download the service manule but it says I need a username and password. any idea?things I have checkedrad - no water leakage. it's still topped right up and I squeeze the top and bottom hose to move the coolant - no wet patch on the floor.coolant looks clean and I am sure it was changed on last service (feb)I had the water pump changed too when I had the cambelt changed so it should be fine unless it's broken already or it's not fitted properly just need to check the thermostat and fan really but cant access the manule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 now members must read this top of page above FAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake409 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I remember when I had a cooling problem. Temp gauge went to about 3/4 or just over but no higher. Thought it was just the fan which turn out just to have a loose wire. So tried a flush of the system and then things really started to heat up... Went on the motorway just after finishing the flush and, well, looked at my gauge and it was nearly the full way up so had to stop let it cool, go a wee bit, stop, etc. Was only a couple of miles from my house and it took my an hour to get home . So got back and looked around (once the engine had cooled right down) took out my thermostat tested it and it was jammed closed wouldn't open at all! But it is freaky when you see that gauge rise suddenly. So I thinking I will agree with rich on this one, its the thermo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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