Alright I have been on here all day looking up overheating issues and still unclear on what I should do. Obviously it is overheating but it does it really quik even at idle, I do know that my fan is not working but do not think this is the culprit because of it overheating while driving. What happens is it will get hot quik according to the gauge but it takes about 10 mins and I open up the radiator and steam comes out of the cap constantly and it also comes out of the rad resavoir and there will be coolant in the resevoir and it will bubble bad after I shut the car off after driving. I went to change the Thermostat and it appears that the last owner cut it up so it would flow at all times and I put a new one in there but have not driven it far because I do not want to damage the motor. I rigged my fan to work all times didnt help and also figured out my heater is not working. What do you guys think?

 

How about checking for a busted headgasket?

 

Whats the best place to pickup OEM parts cheap? Im just going to replace HG, Water Pump, and Timing belt. Pretty sure the Water pump is out and the head gasket was a result of the Wp going out.

 

please let me know if that works.. i have the same problem.. and ive tested and checked everything except for the radiator fan switch.. you should check that when you drain the cooling system.. i just havent checked mine yet because i do not want to drain the cooling system.

mine is a 92 integra gsr.. also i dont think my fan is working either.. the motor works.. but i dont know if it is coming on.. so the radiator fan switch is the last thing to check to see if my fan is working..

also.. if you are looking for OEM Acura parts.. contact Scott Edwards at Acura of Escondido... sedwards@cushcars.com. He sells on ebay and has great prices and shipping.. and its all OEM Honda Parts from a dealership with receipts and everything..

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let me know if you solve that problem..

 

Well just went out and pulled Valve Cover and checked oil no signs of milkiness or smell. I hooked up the fan to run at all times. I am really convinced my water pump is out. What do you guys think? My bottom radiator is always cool and when I squeeze it, it is always full of fluid and the top one is hot as hell.

 

Help anyone?

 

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If ur water pump is not working fine ur engine wont get enough water circulation.. Also try checkin ur hoses, radiator crack, or coolant..

 

i had the same exact problem in my integra. its the whole radiator. i drove my car until it was overheating for like 2hours then it wouldnt start. so i suggest getting a new radiator the your problem will be solved. it shouldnt be the water pump. i kept my same radiator and did a swap and antifreeze was still gushing out the reserve like crazy. i changed my radiator now i dont have that problem

 

Go to http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org they have deals dealers cant beat.

But before changing all that I'd seriously recommend properly diagnosing the overheating problem and if you cant figure it out let someone who you trust do it for you, I just dont see myself spending all that time and effort changin w/p and h/g and still have the posibility of it not being fixed. Something to think about I guess.

 

Are you leaking coolant anywhere? If so, where?

For example, if it's leaking from your driver's side - it could be the water pump, if you have a leak on the passenger side, it could just be a hose.

 

Nope no leak at all, this is why Im puzzled. Its like the coolant isnt flowing at all.

 

Anymore ideas? How do I go about testing the water pump?


Modified by plshrk at 8:19 AM 7/28/2005

 

Get some coolant flush and run that trough the system. Sounds like your radiator may be clogged up. You'll probably have to replace it.

You can get one shipped from http://www.radiators.com for ~$100. The whole swap takes about 30 min.

 

I had the same problem. I replaced my thermostat ($10 @ Auto Zone), and put in a civic radiator ($72 at the junk yard) and now my car runs cooler than it ever has. The reason I put the civic radiator in there is because 1 it's smaller in width and has a thicker core than the stock integra radiator. But from what it sounds like, i'd say it's your water pump.

 

your heater isnt working, your cooling lines could be blocked....
take a pipe off and force water in to see if it goes around and gets forced out the other side.
Also test water pump...

 

How do you go about testing your Water Pump?

 

Anyone?

 

how many miles are on the car? service records? that might help

but from the sounds of it, it sounds like a radiator and or pump problem. but if you overheated it a lot, you might have a headgasket problem now. so i would also do a compression check. to test the radiator you are gonna need a pressure tester (test to 13 psi).

chances are, if there are a lot of miles (about 50k) since the last tbelt,water pump service, its likely the pump.

gl

 

Remove radiator cap and let the engine run. Step aside because it might boil out like crazy. If so, you've got a headgasket problem..

If it were mine, I'd check the amount of flow in the radiator first by pulling off the lower hose and flushing it. There should be the same amount of water coming out as there is going in.

Then I'd pull the thermostat and see if it's stuck open. And I'd probably make my diagnosis from there.

As for checking for coolant flow, I'd probably pull off the heater hoses for that. Pull the IN hose and if there's coolant coming out, you problem is downstream. Then just pull the other hose to double check the flow through the heater core. Simple stuff like that is what I'd start with on any customers car, including my own.

Have fun and don't BURN yourself.

 

My water pump has 55k miles on it. You change it with the timing belt, as a "while you're in there, might as well..." thing. Aside from leaking, which it's not, if you have a water pump problem you probably have a timing belt problem, which you would have noticed. I would look elsewhere first.

To test, try taking the rad cap off while cold, then start it up and see if you see any flow, but if your pump isn't spinning, your timing belt is broken, so you wouldn't even be able to start it and it would make nasty sounds.

Did this happen suddenly or gradually?

Inlet rad hose (upper) is hot and outlet rad is cold. Sounds like it's just not getting through the rad. Pull that bad boy off, or just pull the hoses, and run some water through. See what happens.

 

The coolant goes through the radiator and then just sits in the lower rad hose.

 

It should be a little warm then. Did you check the hose? Make sure nothing is in it. Don't know how there would be. Next in line after the lower is the thermostat. Might not be getting through.

 

Yeh I changed the thermostat already and as I explained above the thermostat was cut out so it was flowing at all times. Heres another thing I was thinking about the heat gauge said its running hot but when I bought it, it was mid range I think that the gauge might be off? Does the gauge get messed up when doing the LS swap it was just a VX Civic Hatch. I took the gauges(Changed them back to stock) off and zeroed them out and the heat gauge immediatly went to hot? What do you guys think? Think it could be that the gauge is off and Im not overheating at all?

 

I wouldn't know about that, but if one hose is cool and the other hot, it's not the gauge. I know you mentioned the thermo before, but diagnosing has led you back to it. Have you pulled it apart and seen it? Plus, just curious, how did they cut it?

 

They cut out the guts its just gasket part.