uselesshuman

hey so ive been over heating alot latley ive changed temp sensor,temp switch,radiator,thermostat...yesterday i was driving the temp gauge in my car went up but i the was running for maybe 1.5 minutes so i knew the actual coolant itself wasnt hot but my gauge went up and the head gasket let go...my question is could it have been the gasket the whole time

uselesshuman

Anyone?

Green Crack

Yes, there is a high chance it was the head gasket the whole time.

kit50si

Yup had the same thing myself while ur at it change piston rings too thats what i did.

bks84

iTrader: (9)

Better off replacing the engine IMO

uselesshuman

Thank yall

uselesshuman

Hey so i took the head off and all looks to be ok...my next question...what could have caused my temp gauge to sky rocket even though i started and drove the for maybe 3 minutes?

uselesshuman

Also its a d16z6

uselesshuman

Hola?

R.coustom

ok I hope this help you. Check if your radiator fan works .I know you put a new thermothat but some time they don't work specially when you buying on autozone which sensor you replace the one on thermothat or the one on the head .

uselesshuman

I replaced both sensors, head and thermostat...my thermostat worked when I first started it up everything worked fine then but the fan only turns on sometimes I've noticed

bks84

iTrader: (9)

air in the coolant system... bleed the system. If that doesnt work then test the fan.

You should wire the fan to a switch and make sure it works like it should. Yiou can go to the parts store and get a slim fan for under $100 (probably even cheaper than that).

H22AFerio

This it very true I was having similar problems after doing an engine swap with over heating. I had no leaks,coolant was full and the fan worked just fine replaced all the sensors and come to find out It was something as simple as bleeding my coolant system. Start with the cheap and simple stuff first lol

uselesshuman

Ive bleed it numorous times...and im gonna check the fan relay see if its up to par

virgineg6

too check the complete fan system, disconnect the fan switch and use a paperclip to touch both terminals on the disconnect. the fan should should turn on right away if you have the car on, if it doesnt hook up the fan directly to the battery if it works its probably the relay if it doesnt the fan motors done. but since its heating up rediculously fast its probably the water pump

Former User

Pressure test the cooling system and do a cylinder leak down test.

HondaPartsHero

http://techauto.awardspace.com/overheating.html

mv1luv

one thing i noticed that hasnt been brought up. check ur water pump i had a similar issue and my water pump was leaking like crazy and i thought it was water condensation off my ac line.