my car use to never have any temperature problems


now all of a sudden they have been coming out of no where

it heats up when im at a dead stop and when i turn the AC on

and cools down when im moving

i have a feeling that it's my thermostat

i have a '96 civic LX sedan with the stock engine

 

Possibly.

Check your coolant for signs of oil.

 

what do you mean for oil?


see if there is oil in my coolant?


i have no leaks and it's at the right level

 

does it smoke at all?... take a temperature sensor and check the radiator. then check the head of the engine. if there different. then u might have a bad thermo, or blown hg mabye. thats currently wat im dealing with right now. and im millin the head nad repalcing the gaskets.

 

well my guess would be check your fan and fuses cause if it only doesnt when your at a stop sounds like your fans not coming on

 

listen man check ur fan switch because ur fan is not goin on, and just replace the thermo...

 

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i would have to agree with HNP. if there is no leaks, these are the only 2 that have the potential to cause your problem.

 

Take you oil cap off and look to see if the oils milky if it is its probly your head gasket but mostlikly it is your fan start your car and let it heat up around half and look to see if your fan turns on if it dosent its a fuse or your fan switch. If it does turn on its your thermo take it out and put it in a pot of boiling water and see if it opens. Thats the only things it could be and those are the test to check them. Good luck

 

alright, and where's the fan switch?

 

just turn your car on and let it run for awhile if you dont hear that fan come on then its your fan motor if it comes on then its more and likely that its your thermostat stickin and not letting the coolant to flow to the engine

 

i had similar problems

replace the themostat (20 bucks) and flush the coolant system.

 

check fan