hey i need some help.. i have a 92 honda civic dx and the damn thing keeps overheating. i had it pressure tested and they told me that it has no leaks so i replaced the thermostat and the radiator cap but it still overheats.. it takes about 20 min of driving cause the resivour is overflowing and then it runs low on coolant it overheats! i changed my oil and didn't see any water and the coolant is still the same colour. the bottom hose is still full and round. So does anyone have any ideas?

 

cracked head gasket. had same problems. sucks to hear

 

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correct me if im wrong, but wouldnt the oil, and coolant mix if the headgasket was shot, and he said he said coolant was the same color, and the oil was clean.

 

ya, I'm almost positive that its not the head gasket.. just shy of doing a compression check.. plz if anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated! also if anyone knows of any tips on checking the waterpump for failure! thanks!

 

If the water pump is failing, generally after the car sits for a while after warm, it'll leak like crazy. When my HG was blown, it didn't mix w/ the oil or anything, just burned up coolant.

 

there is no white smoke from my exhaust and my coolant level doesn't get low unless its overflowing from the resivour

 

Check to make sure the cooling fins on your radiator arent corroded. Your coolant passages in the radiator might be blocked off at some which may cause coolant restriction causing the coolant reserve tank to over flow. What mileage are you at and have you changed the water pump at the intended interval?