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

motor doesnt warm up when its cold outside

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Default motor doesnt warm up when its cold outside

yea well i am just seein if this happens to anyone else

well its cold outside maybe 40-55 degrees and when i turn the car on in the morning i will let it warm up for like 5min to get the oil flowing thrue and well the car just takes atleast 30min to fully warm up and when i am on the highway after 45min of driving the car it gets cold again

its a em1 with the stock b16 with bolt-on's
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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There is definitely a problem, and don't complain about it being cold MR. Tampa... Its colder than that here and mine takes about 10 minutes to fully warm up at idle. I don't think the engine would just get cold again, that doesn't make any sense which leads me to believe it is a problem with the gauge or the sensor...
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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hahaha your crazy if you dont think it gets cold in tampa it was like 35 deg outside this morning i even had frost on my windshield...lol but yea it gets cold again but when its warm outside the car seemd to stay at the right tempeture
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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its probably the thermostate and btw thats not cold up here it hits like -40
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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change the thermostat. it could be stuck open.

i had this situation, i was driving on the freeway while it was raining and the temp was actually dropping. when i pull over and let it idle, the temp would raise, but as soon as i drive it for a bit the temp would drop. Turns out my friend forgot to put in a tstat. lol.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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i would say start with the t-stat. and i wish it would get that warm here. its been -20 for a while
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