My 05 civic have162,000 miles on it.
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Rep Power: 0 My 05 civic have162,000 miles on it.
It over heats after a period of time and I can't have it idling for maybe 15-20 mins..what can be the cause of this?? Bad gasket? Bad water pump?...every morning before I go work I always put coolant in it...I was told with that much mileage, I shouldn't waste my time on fixing the gasket? Is that true or not?
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That's low mileage IMO. Unless it's an abused wreck or a rust bucket.
Why are you letting it idle for 15-20 minutes?
Where is the coolant disappearing to?
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Why are you letting it idle for 15-20 minutes?
Where is the coolant disappearing to?
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No it's a good car....if I'm at a drive thru after 10 mins it will start too rise up buh, as soon as I start driving sometimes it slowly goes back down.
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It over heats after a period of time and I can't have it idling for maybe 15-20 mins..what can be the cause of this?? Bad gasket? Bad water pump?...every morning before I go work I always put coolant in it...I was told with that much mileage, I shouldn't waste my time on fixing the gasket? Is that true or not?
That's low mileage IMO. Unless it's an abused wreck or a rust bucket.
Why are you letting it idle for 15-20 minutes?
Where is the coolant disappearing to?
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Why are you letting it idle for 15-20 minutes?
Where is the coolant disappearing to?
Word up: https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...reference.html
No it's a good car....if I'm at a drive thru after 10 mins it will start too rise up buh, as soon as I start driving sometimes it slowly goes back down.
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I'm filling up my radiator. I haven't put any in my overflow for a whole now....I'm putting coolant in it
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Re: My 05 civic have162,000 miles on it.
It over heats after a period of time and I can't have it idling for maybe 15-20 mins..what can be the cause of this??
The root cause is often much deeper, or, there may be a lot of 'cause and effect' that comes into play too.
You don't want to let Mr. Goodpliers hack a head gasket job either. You need someone who does good, thorough work.
The wrong person can total a car in just a few minutes (botched repair attempt causes more damage than the car is worth)