OK so its a d16y8 on a 98 civic ex.

When i start the car up from a cold start its fine.

After it warms up and the temp is in the middle, the thermostat opens and the car start to smoke. It smokes from the engine bay. Anybody???? I have a cel for a knock sensor number 23. but that is because i dont have my knock sensor and so its not plugged in. And its white smoke so i am burning coolant....... it also idles pretty high

Any suggestions will aid me in trying to fix it.


Modified by MrRabbit87 at 8:46 PM 9/15/2008

 

where exactly is the smoke coming from?? head gasket? any gasket??

 

well you have a coolant leak.. it can be from anywhery.. hoses, radiator, radiator cap not working properly, or even a crack head.. but not likely.. it seems you have a leak and its when it get high pressure as when the thermastat opens it will leak on something hot engine, headers, exhaust and just burns it..

 

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cant locate it, it just smokes from the enging block area ... its kinda hard to find... i think i am going to go have a leak test perform and maybe i can detect it with the coconut smoke system.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by l2ichard &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well you have a coolant leak.. it can be from anywhery.. hoses, radiator, radiator cap not working properly, or even a crack head.. but not likely.. it seems you have a leak and its when it get high pressure as when the thermastat opens it will leak on something hot engine, headers, exhaust and just burns it.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah i talked to a teacher at school and he said the same thing. damn i need another person with a civic to come by to see if my lines are hooked up right.

 

wow soooo i found the problem, ...... lol the fan wasent plugged in. the connector on the fan was broken off, and with some logic i was able to get the fan to turn on and the motor to stop overheating.