benji7288

I have an issue and i need an expert's opinion on what the problem is. I was driving my civic on the freeway and suddenly it overheated. I parked the car and there was heat coming from the bottom of the intake manifold and fuel rail. I look at the back and on the frame of the car, there was coolant all over, almost as if a hose pop. So they check it out at wheel works and they said i needed a new radiator, upper/lower hoses and thermostat. I don't understand why i need those thing if all that is at the side of the engine when the issue was located at the back of the engine.

PS: I had a coolant leek a week before.

fortymcpants

sounds like BS, get a second opinion.

bmorei9s08

sounds like one of you heater hoses or the hose that goes from the head to block, looks like a "U" popped..mine did the same.

benji7288

Ok, so i took the car to teh shop, and it was one of the hoses that had popped behind the block. So i was driving today for about 20 min and my car started to heat up. Could it be that the fan doesn't work anymore? Oh, and i filled it up with coolant the other day so i'm not low on that

marcs1337

sounds like probly the lower radiator hose or a heater hose came loose...the upper hose/radiator was probly the shops upsell...

benji7288

Don't you think it would be leaking it was a hose?

benji7288

Alright, so i checked the fan n it only turns on while the A/C is on. The weird thing about it is that the engines sounds weak. I've never herd the engine sound like that w/ the A/C on. Also, check if there was any bubbles inside the radiator and it seems to be fine.