im overheating

[manny38special]

im not sure if there has been a thread like mine but anyways i turned my car on this morning and it warmed up good when i got to work i noticed it started to overheat so i reved it and the heat needle went down i also noticed it overheated if i was at a slant toward the drivers side. any ideas?

[DJ metadelic]

If you're revving it, and the needle goes down a bit, it sounds like your thermostat is stuck open loop, as when accelerating or pulling coolant through it, it is obviously not closing after cycle. Try pulling it out of the housing, and replacing it. Don't forget fresh new coolant as well! some people just add to what they've lost, but might as well flush it and change it too. Not sure about being on a slant though. In general, (not necessarily pertaining to this morning) does the cooling fan kick on?

Also, search I'm sure there's plenty of existing threads on this.

[turbo90accord]

check your fan operation first.

[cloudasc]

First I'd check to make sure your coolant is topped off, and to bleed any air bubbles out of the system. Check for fan operation. Start the car and let it warm up idling, be patient and watch the coolant gauge, the fan on the passenger side should kick on after idling for several minutes, and should kick on before the needle reaches the equivalent of halfway. If the fan doesn't come on and the needle keeps climbing, either the fan motor is busted, or the thermo fan switch has died, or you have a blown/missing fuse or other electrical problem. If the car has a/c and you press the on button, both fans should also come on also (to see if the fan motor is bad).

When was the last time you replaced your radiator cap or thermostat?

[manny38special]

i bought the car 2 months ago and it slowly started giving me problems i feels weird after i loose coolant. would my best bet be to change the thermostat because as is i have a weird hum coming from the timing belt area.

[tear2wo]

1. check if your fans work .
2. make sure your good on coolant
3. does the temp needle go down when you rev the car or when it is in motion. it could be going down because wind is being forced to the engine; cooling it down .
4. replace your thermostat

[Ander]

Have you done anything to the cooling system lately?

[jimmybean21]

if your losing coolant you could need a water pump or radiator..

[Fast90Accord]

i bought the car 2 months ago and it slowly started giving me problems i feels weird after i loose coolant. would my best bet be to change the thermostat because as is i have a weird hum coming from the timing belt area.

if your getting a hum from where the timing belt is and when you hit the gas the car cools down I would assume the water pump is bad and not gonna last to much longer know with that being said it is a lot quicker and easier to check what others are saying on here but if all else fails I'm pretty sure it the water pump don't let the car overheat because then ur gonna have another proble

[weezy911]

i bought the car 2 months ago and it slowly started giving me problems i feels weird after i loose coolant. would my best bet be to change the thermostat because as is i have a weird hum coming from the timing belt area.

are you leaking any antifreeze from the back of the motor?it could be your intake manifold gasket and/or waterpump...if its ur thermostat to avoid problems like that i removed my thermostat and now antifreeze goes throughout the whole system which keeps it cooler

[Teddy]

i would check fan`s...the temp gauge should not go higher than 1/2 ...and look for leaks to

[manny38special]

so far im filling it up when im low but i have reason to believe it might the pump im also leaking oil around the lower part of the timing cover

[xkjnboix]

First I'd check to make sure your coolant is topped off, and to bleed any air bubbles out of the system. Check for fan operation. Start the car and let it warm up idling, be patient and watch the coolant gauge, the fan on the passenger side should kick on after idling for several minutes, and should kick on before the needle reaches the equivalent of halfway. If the fan doesn't come on and the needle keeps climbing, either the fan motor is busted, or the thermo fan switch has died, or you have a blown/missing fuse or other electrical problem. If the car has a/c and you press the on button, both fans should also come on also (to see if the fan motor is bad).

When was the last time you replaced your radiator cap or thermostat?

OP follow this advice. im dealing with the same thing with my 3g prrelude and service manual goes through this exact walkthrough.

[weezy911]

damn your leaking oil too?get some headgasket repair my friend used that when he had a leak in that area when he was toldd that his head was going sooon

[91cb7runner]

cb7 overheat

it is the water pump and the oil could be a valve cover gasket or oil pan gasket but is definitely the water pump