imported_Mr.Civic

alright, my Stock 94 CX motor is giving me problems
it's burning antifreeze, and theres a new headgasket, and intake mani gasket. rad fan won't turn on, so i checked the fuse and relay and they are fine...then i tested the fan with a 12volt supply and it also works fine. naturally the temperature display increases, past half way.
i'm missing a valve cover nut seal......which is where all the steam is rushing out of with lots of air pressure.....i'm gonna get a seal later 2day today but it will lock that pressure in teh cylinder head...... i don't think thats the overheating problem

u have any ideas what it could be???

dingus88

your head gasket will make it over heat...but your fan I'm not sure...I'd say **** it and save for a new motor...atleast a sohc zc with a chopped ecu cause atleast it's not 70 hp and is 110...or get a d15b 130 hp for like 600-700 bux...???

your cx motor is nto worth spending money on...my ktm 125cc dirt bike had more than half the hp of your car..lol...

imported_Mr.Civic

u'd be surprized how a CX can perform....i've seen 2 beat Si's

it's a 102hp motor

but anyways, i wanna save this motor if i can

dingus88

well I"m not sure what the problem is with your description...your valve cover dosen't have anythign to do with the head gasket it will jsut leak oil if not installed write....you might have a warped head and a bad ECT sensor that isnt' sensing how hot yoru motor is there for not turnign the fan on possibly...if steam is rushign out of the valve cover then you my friend have a totally ****ed up motor...but jsut incase reexplain this problem...and your car is lighter than an si so....

imported_zc_hatch

my engine" steemed" out of the valve cover and it is no longer with us...

kwikb16a2

maybe a coolant temperature switch? theres a way to test it, but i dunno if it'll be the same procedure as a 6th gen

Cynikal.Mindset

the headgasket wasnt installed properly...it aint sealing and ur losing coolant...re-do the head gasket and get the head machined and the deck resurfaced to ensure a good seal or just get a new motor ($500 for a sohc zc vtec is better then throwin money into a wimpy cx)

imported_loudsubz

yep listen to Cynikal

the amount of money to spend to get the motor machined agained and fixed is going to be the price of a new motor

DaRizzla

get a new motor.. cynikal is right if you want i can get you that engine if interested pm me

-DaRizzla

imported_Mr.Civic

well.....i went back to try the car again today, and strangly enough........it was running perfect......didn't over heat........antifreeze level didn't drop

all i did was top up the antifreeze level b4 i started the car, and play with the rad cap abit