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1998 Honda Civic Repair Question


Topics covered: Coolant, Cooling system, Gauges.
Mileage: 151,000 miles.

Asked on June 11, 2012

Flucuating temp guage problem

Hello, I have this ongoing problem and I dont know what to do and im sick of it already. The cooling system is flucuating and if I let the car sit and idle the fan comes on normally. If i take it for like a 20 minute drive then get to a light or a drive thru the temperature guage rises until a certain temp. (I brang it to a shop and they said it was the fan switch so i changed it and i still have the same problem. They also said the fan isnt coming on till 260. I also have a 1-3 minute video of me parked and what the guage does and where in the guage the fan turns on. What else could it be???
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Replied on June 11, 2012

try replacing your coolant temp sensor it's on the right rear of cyl head

Tiny Answered by hmac300 (expert)
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Replied on June 11, 2012

Is there any way to test it with a volt meter

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Replied on June 11, 2012

you can test to see if there is volts going to it and out but that's about all. you can measure ohms-resistance it shold be at 0 degrees 5000 ohm 104d-1000 ohm176d-500 ohm. this could be aconnection problem or a ground wire loose in dash maybe. if yo have one of those infrared temp gauges, see what it reads when your fan kicks on

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