I recently got my head and water pump replaced.
But it's been doing this before I replaced them and my AC only gets colder/cold when car is in motion, if I'm at a stop my AC slowly gets hot until my car is in motion again & it drains all the coolant out and I know I don't have a leak because it only happens when my AC is on. Does this issues happen to anyone?!

Engine d16y7 1998

 

Coolant dam iPhone autocorrect!

 

I don't see how the two systems are even remotely interconnected. Sounds like you have two separate issues. As far as coolant goes, if you're not leaking it, then you're burning it.

 

The a/c system.....SMH. One thing you have to look at is the condenser fan. If the radiator and condenser fan DO NOT turn on at the same time you hit that a/c switch then you have a problem. If the condenser fan doesn't turn on, then that would explain why the a/c only works when the car is moving. If the condenser isn't cooled down why the a/c is on, it'll trip the high pressure switch, shutting the whole system off. It's a safety switch for the system. Make sure the obvious things are working and come back on here with an update.

 

This^

The condenser and radiator fans have separate controls in our Civics. They can run independently of one another under normal conditions. However, definitely check whether the radiator fan fails to run when the engine gets too hot. Carefully watch the temp gauge in the cluster. It should never read at or above the halfway mark. If it does, stop the engine because it's overheating.

 

Correct none of the fans turn on, but alot of my friends kept telling me they dont turn on "unless your car starts to over heat" but they never listen to me...So since none of them turn on do you know what the pinpoint issue can be?Its getting so hot in CALI haha


BTW fuses work relays ticking

 

Is it bad when coolant is burned?

 

Yes always.

And just because the relays click does not rule out a blown fuse. Most of the relays involve two separate fused circuits.

 

Aaron, DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS, for car advice anyway. The condenser fan should turn on when the A/C button is turned on. Immediately.

Did the person who replaced the head and water pump bleed the cooling system?

Burned coolant? Describe to us what it looks like.

 

Wrong

 

Funny how many threads I've read and you go immediately to the fuses and it ends up being the problem. I overlook this as a problem cause I assume they check this first.

 

^^ LMAO

Anyways, yeah i blown the head gasket so he bleed everything and replaced my timing plus water pump(leaking) and added new coolant, Thing is none of the fan even worked before this whole thing happened.
And my coolant only burns when my AC is on but daily driving its doesnt burn ONLY WITH AC ON it wil be gone!

 

How am I wrong?

 

What you said is true for 7th generation Civics, not 5th and 6th generation Civics. For the latter, the radiator and condenser fans have completely independent controls.

 

it aint the fuses i checked millions of times haha

 

When the head gasket is blown, the head gasket must be replaced and the head must be milled flat or replaced if it is warped.

 

Unplug your fans and run direct voltage to your Radiator fan then your condenser fan to see if they even work.

 

Dubious until you properly check the right ones.

 

Burning as in the engine is burning it in the combustion chamber. Source-headgasket, warped head or cracked block. Did you replace the headgasket?

 

Electronics Major, I even used a DDM to check all my fuses under the engine and dash. Jumped my condenser fan straight to a 12v to see if it even span still.

 

Been there done that.. =[ HATE THE HEAT!

It does kick in when my car gets a little hot! lol

 

So what were the results of your tests. What fuses did your test? Post the numbers.

And any electronics major should be able to tell us lickity split why the radiator and condenser fans don't work. Have you looked at the circuit diagrams of both?

 

Test results were no open circuits all closed, And honestly i haven't looked into a car diagram period haha i dont know much in cars wiring n ****.

 

I was wrong. Only the condenser fan should turn on with this generation. The ECU isn't as advanced as the newer models.

 

Only time it turns on is when car gets hot

but i do have two fans and never saw the other fan ever turn on lol