Car over heating

Asked by Jessica Aug 30, 2017 at 02:32 PM about the 2003 Honda Civic EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a Honda Accord 03 an it's running hot I have
changed thermostat an both fans are working how
can u tell if the water pump is bad or what is
causing it to stay running hot

4 Answers

40,085

what does the exhaust look like ? look on the bottom of the oil fill cap and tell me what you see

2,615

The coolant is leaking internally most likely or oil is infiltrating the coolant ports through out the head and block which may be caused by a faulty head gasket. Open the white cap for the coolant overflow reservoir (next to your battery, to the right), check to see if there is brown or black sticky residue and then smell it, if it smells like burnt oil then that is the culprit. The water pump will work but since oil is getting into the coolant the functionality of things like the thermostat, water pump, etc. will suffer and the engine will overheat. I unfortunately drive around with the heat on even in the summer to help cool the engine down. Good luck, your best bet is swap out the motor.

2,615

Sorry, coolant overflow reservoir location should be to the left of your battery and right in front of your engine.

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