92honda

Ive been having a problem with my 94 Civic.
Its a 1.5 L
Its been overheating, past the red mark or so says the gauge, however no visible signs of an overheat (ie. Smoke, etc). However, when i put the heat on, the needle variates from almost full heat to mid.
Coolant was low when i checked it, filled it up, still overheats though. Where could the coolant have gone? Head gasket maybe?
After replacing the valve cover gaskets just this summer, cylinder # 2 is backed up with oil to the ignition coil, so perhaps its misfiring?
Anyone have any ideas as to what the problem could be?

chris_v2

No offense, but your an idiot.

Why you driving around with the needle that high? The car doesnt have to be smoking to be overheating.

I think the oil backed up to your 'coil' (lol btw its not a coil) has nothing to do with anything.

You overheated becase you were low on coolant. Now you probably fried your gasket, cracked a sleeve, who knows. Do a leakdown test.

Or better yet, bring it to a mechanic

sol_searchin

LOL that was harsh! ya if your needles going up i dont think you should drive it at all. Like he said do a leakdown test and post results if it keeps sucking in coolant than its probly head gasket or u ****ed up something royally dont worry engines r CHEAP!

Sirberner

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wow!

h22boost

you put the heat on and the problem goes away means a head gasket or major leak

starboy869

or possible themostat valve

chris_v2

Dont listen to this guy. If the temp. goes down it just means your cooling system is not being efficient enough, weither its a bad thermostat, bad rad, low on coolant, bad water pump, etc. Could be anything. It doesnt mean you have a bad headgasket lol

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

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Chris.. you've got an anser for everything man!

starboy869

I had the same problem with my SOHC ZC about 4 years ago. It was just a themostat. I believe it's just two 10 mm bolts for the housing.

chris_v2

yeah but I bet you didnt drive it with the temp gauge going past red..


hes probably done more damage