Engine Overheating

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HONDAGUY

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I have an '02 Civic EX. Just recently my car started overheating. I came back from a six hour drive, pulled into my driveway and had that strong scent of anti-freeze. I opened my hood to find that my resevoir had spray anti-freeze onto my engine. Ever since then my car tempurature seems to fluxuate. I put more anti-freeze in and still same results. I did a radiator flush of the whole system, replaced the thermostat and the radiator cap and I even pulled the resevoir to rinse it. Still overheating. There was one thing that I did do to the car before this all had started but am sure it has nothing to do with it, I tightened the A/C belt down because it was squeeling and sprayed WD40 on the A/C clutch. What could possibly be wrong?

Oct 11, 2007 at 9:59 PM

RASMATAZ

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Try bleeding it-see below doesn't work prepare yourself

Always bleed air from cooling system after replacing coolant. Set heater for maximum heat. Remove radiator cap. Loosen drain plug and remove drain bolt (if equipped) from engine block. Drain coolant reservoir. Fill coolant reservoir to MAX mark with 50/50 water-coolant mixture. Loosen bleed bolt and fill radiator up to base of filler neck. Close bleed bolt when coolant flows out without bubbles. Tighten bleed bolt. With radiator cap removed, start and operate engine to normal operating temperature. Add coolant if necessary and check for leaks

Oct 11, 2007 at 10:12 PM

HONDAGUY

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Well I did took my car to the dealership after the bleed didn't work. They checked it out and found that my fan is intermittent. Be sure to check your fans at the moment that your temp. is going up. This will definitely show if your fans are working properly or not. Mine just happened to be the condensor fan motor going out. They told me the voltage and the groung at the connector were good. If you have this problem the motor is $180 at the dealership. Might be cheaper elsewhere. Thanks for the support.

Oct 13, 2007 at 2:32 PM

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