Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
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Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
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My girlfriend and I just bought a 98 Civic 4dr from a used car lot and during the test drive everything was A OK.
Bout 10 mins after we officially bought the car and were on the road, I noticed the temperature going past the midway mark and nearly to the red, I would said about 80% of the way there.
But this would only occur after the we start accelerating after coming to a stop at a stoplight or whatever. After driving a bit the temperature would return to normal levels around 40-50% mark, but it would begin to rise again after coming to a stop.
We brought the car back to the dealership right away and they said they would fix the car.
But what I want to know is what would cause it.
My guesses would be a bubble in the coolant line, the 'saucer' in the coolant not opening or closing, and extreme case the head gasket?
BTW, I checked the fluid in the reservoir and it was full. Car has 180k on it
Thanks ahead
My girlfriend and I just bought a 98 Civic 4dr from a used car lot and during the test drive everything was A OK.
Bout 10 mins after we officially bought the car and were on the road, I noticed the temperature going past the midway mark and nearly to the red, I would said about 80% of the way there.
But this would only occur after the we start accelerating after coming to a stop at a stoplight or whatever. After driving a bit the temperature would return to normal levels around 40-50% mark, but it would begin to rise again after coming to a stop.
We brought the car back to the dealership right away and they said they would fix the car.
But what I want to know is what would cause it.
My guesses would be a bubble in the coolant line, the 'saucer' in the coolant not opening or closing, and extreme case the head gasket?
BTW, I checked the fluid in the reservoir and it was full. Car has 180k on it
Thanks ahead
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Re: Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
yeah could be a bubble in it or the thermostate not opening right. fan not coming on a lot of stuff
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Re: Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
yeah, well another thing is:
i would rather just have my money back, is it possible? the dealer was more into fixing it (of course)
yeah like i said it only happens during those situations, not constant
i would rather just have my money back, is it possible? the dealer was more into fixing it (of course)
yeah like i said it only happens during those situations, not constant
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Re: Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
u should have like a certian period to get ur money back. but to be honest it could be ahead gasket or cracked head. i had a d15b8 that would do that and it had a blown head gasket, easy change
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Re: Strange overheating problem a 98 Civic Ex
yeah the dealer has the car now, he wont be able to have it checked out til monday though, he said he would pay for repairs though
i would rather just have the money back
this was in Oregon, dono if that matters
this is for my girlfriend i dont want any issues with it thats all, routine maintenance is fine but not something like this.
i would rather just have the money back
this was in Oregon, dono if that matters
this is for my girlfriend i dont want any issues with it thats all, routine maintenance is fine but not something like this.
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all u can do is just talk to them about it like first thing monday. maybe they will be cool and just let u get the money back. i have never bought a car from a dealer lol
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