Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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okay well i was wondering if you guys could help me out on this and if its broke im gonna bug for a mini me swap but anyways is it a common problem wit honda's to have to add anti freeze like i would say about 3 or 4 days by then it sucks it all out of the over flow doesnt run hot or anything like that though so i dont really understand.
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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You shouldnt be adding that much that often at all. If you car smoking, then its probably the head gasket. Simple fix.
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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thats the odd thing car really isnt smoking at all so me and my dad would know it was that like right away but since its not we r kinda confused about it
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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bump would lik a answer
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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Is it leaking put a piece of card-board under it under something and leave it under it one night. Bottom line, coolant going somewhere, so its either to inside the motor via h/g, or on the outside a leak somewhere.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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i havnt ever seen it sitting in my driveway at all though and im kinda stumped on it because i would be able to tell if it was in drive way since we have a cement driveway.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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You have two things you need to do. A compression test and a coolant system pressure test.
It could be something as simple as a slightly leaky intake manifold gasket. Seeing a green tint on the spark plugs may be a sign of that or a bad head gasket.
You should be able to find someone with a compression tester, or you can probably rent both tools from checker.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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i think my dad actually owns one so thanks atleast compresion
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