AGENT 99

98 civic dx piece of ******* **** car

The mother ****** keeps overheating. Constantly.

I've replaced the thermostat. Still overheating.
Replaced fan fuse. Still overheating.
Flushed cooling system. Still overheating.

This ******* car is about to get a sledgehammer taken to it. Any ideas on what demonic force has taken over my car?

saikouEF8

its probably a leaking head gasket dood.... its not the car... its the engine... check ur compression and do a leak down test.... or get one done to ur car.

AGENT 99

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Wouldnt there be coolant in the oil during an oil change if this was the case? There isnt.

JDM-EJ698

Are you leaking any coolant?maybe its got an air pocket.bad radiator.does it overheat instantly or over a while?

AGENT 99

It overheats at every stoplight or anytime there is traffic. Once it warms up, it passes normal running temp and never looks back. Temps just keep going higher and higher.

I have an aftermarket temp gauge as well. It goes past 180, then 190, then on to 200+ and thats when the oem dummy gauge starts moving up fast. If the light doesnt turn green or if traffic continues, I have to pull over to the side of the road and let the car cool down.

PoMoNa_909_eM2

your headgasket is blown...ive done everything youve done and when it comes to it all along it was my headgasket so i wuld recommend u replace that before u loose more money........

tech8

Here is a link regarding cooling problems:

http://techauto.te.funpic.org/overheating.php

SOHCEK-Turbo

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Water pump

old man neri

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To me this would be an indication that your fan is not turning on when it should. When you are moving you have airflow, due to the speed of your car, through the rad and no over heating. When you are at a stop there is no airflow, if the fan does not turn on to move air through your rad you will over heat. Easiest way to check if this is the culprit is to pop the hood and physically see if the fan turns on when it over heats. Common culprit of such a case is apparently the relay.

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I would not instantly jump to that conclusion, a pump failing normally still circulates fluid but leaks. The water pump is nothing more than a shaft with an impeller on one end and a sprocket on the other. Usually the housing cracks or the bearing starts to leak.

jdmpowder

or your head is warped