1989 Honda Civic
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From: Monroe, MI, USA
1989 Honda Civic
I'm inheriting a 1989 honda civic with 180,000 miles. The previous owner has put a lot of money into it, with recent: new brakes, 2 month old tires, tune up..
the problem with it now is the radiator needs to be replaced. She also said the fan is not working, and the shop told her she needed a new fan motor..
My question to you all is: Can i do all this myself?
If so, where would I get the parts, and are they fairly cheap? Is it difficult to do either of these?
I have always liked the civics, so i really look forward to owning this vehicle. Just need to do some repair work first.. Let me know what you all think.
the problem with it now is the radiator needs to be replaced. She also said the fan is not working, and the shop told her she needed a new fan motor..
My question to you all is: Can i do all this myself?
If so, where would I get the parts, and are they fairly cheap? Is it difficult to do either of these?
I have always liked the civics, so i really look forward to owning this vehicle. Just need to do some repair work first.. Let me know what you all think.
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Re: 1989 Honda Civic (robg2251)
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Re: 1989 Honda Civic (Emong3)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Emong3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Very easy, replacing it is self explanatory.</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Emong3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW wrong forum, this is for EG+ Civic / DelSol.</TD></TR></TABLE>
88-91 civic's post in the crx /EF civic forum
92-up civic's post in EG + civic/delsol forum.......
Do a search here on replacing the radiator in your civic, im
sure youll find some very usefull information and learn alot
goodluck
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Emong3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW wrong forum, this is for EG+ Civic / DelSol.</TD></TR></TABLE>
88-91 civic's post in the crx /EF civic forum
92-up civic's post in EG + civic/delsol forum.......
Do a search here on replacing the radiator in your civic, im
sure youll find some very usefull information and learn alot
goodluck
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Re: 1989 Honda Civic (robg2251)
It's easy to replace. BTW, if the Civic's been taken care of it's a good buy even with that many miles. I have almost 215,000 on my 89 hatch and it's still running very smooth.
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Re: 1989 Honda Civic (robg2251)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by robg2251 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
She also said the fan is not working, and the shop told her she needed a new fan motor.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
before you change the fan motor, make sure it is actually the fan motor that is bad - it could be the sensor in the back of the block next to the oil filter (has 2 wire connector) that is bad - disconnect the sensor and connect the 2 wires together, with ignition switch on, and see if the fan comes on - if it does, replace that sensor - if not, check the fan relay which is located on the radiator support, just behind and to the right of the passenger side headlight - if it is o.k., then the motor must be bad
She also said the fan is not working, and the shop told her she needed a new fan motor.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
before you change the fan motor, make sure it is actually the fan motor that is bad - it could be the sensor in the back of the block next to the oil filter (has 2 wire connector) that is bad - disconnect the sensor and connect the 2 wires together, with ignition switch on, and see if the fan comes on - if it does, replace that sensor - if not, check the fan relay which is located on the radiator support, just behind and to the right of the passenger side headlight - if it is o.k., then the motor must be bad
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