Weird heating issues
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Weird heating issues
Hi everyone,
Winter is around the corner where I live. I have a 99 civic EX D16Y8 made in the US. The problem I am having is that I have no heating.
My top radiator hose is hot but the lower one is cold. The funny thing is that the 2 hoses that go into the firewall are both hot . I dont get what might be the issue. The car is not overheating and its working at its normal operating temperature.
What I do see is that the temperature **** is a bit hard to move and when set on hot I can hear like water flowing (i dont know if that noise is normal on this car). Last but not least I see that my car needs to be topped with water from time to time, the overflow tank seems to get emptied.
Thanks!
Winter is around the corner where I live. I have a 99 civic EX D16Y8 made in the US. The problem I am having is that I have no heating.
My top radiator hose is hot but the lower one is cold. The funny thing is that the 2 hoses that go into the firewall are both hot . I dont get what might be the issue. The car is not overheating and its working at its normal operating temperature.
What I do see is that the temperature **** is a bit hard to move and when set on hot I can hear like water flowing (i dont know if that noise is normal on this car). Last but not least I see that my car needs to be topped with water from time to time, the overflow tank seems to get emptied.
Thanks!
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Re: Weird heating issues
thermostat is probably stuck
edit: and unless I am forgetting something, isnt the top hose being hot and the bottom hose being cool the way its supposed to work? i dont think that in itself is a problem, especially if the car is not overheating. check the thermostat, thats been a problem for me twice in hondas when the heat was either not working or not heatingup all the way
edit: and unless I am forgetting something, isnt the top hose being hot and the bottom hose being cool the way its supposed to work? i dont think that in itself is a problem, especially if the car is not overheating. check the thermostat, thats been a problem for me twice in hondas when the heat was either not working or not heatingup all the way
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Re: Weird heating issues
Ok with that said I assume my problem is narrowed down into either of these:
- Thermostat
- Clogged heater core
- Bad water pump?
How come my car gets warm and even it does turn the fan from time to time if hot outside? If my thermostat was stucked I guess I should be over heating and if it was stucked open it shouldnt be getting up to the normal operation temperature.
im confused
- Thermostat
- Clogged heater core
- Bad water pump?
How come my car gets warm and even it does turn the fan from time to time if hot outside? If my thermostat was stucked I guess I should be over heating and if it was stucked open it shouldnt be getting up to the normal operation temperature.
im confused
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Re: Weird heating issues
Ok with that said I assume my problem is narrowed down into either of these:
- Thermostat
- Clogged heater core
- Bad water pump?
How come my car gets warm and even it does turn the fan from time to time if hot outside? If my thermostat was stucked I guess I should be over heating and if it was stucked open it shouldnt be getting up to the normal operation temperature.
im confused
- Thermostat
- Clogged heater core
- Bad water pump?
How come my car gets warm and even it does turn the fan from time to time if hot outside? If my thermostat was stucked I guess I should be over heating and if it was stucked open it shouldnt be getting up to the normal operation temperature.
im confused
link i think will help you out http://autos.yahoo.com/maintain/repa...ques020_3.html
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If it's not overheating, I'd suspect the heater control valve. Did you check the radiator hose temperatures after the car had a chance to warm up?
Last edited by UrbanDiplomat; 03-15-2013 at 10:01 AM. Reason: more info
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