d16 mysterious overheating problem
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I own a 1998 Civic ex d16y8 . Just recently the car started overheating. I checked a couple of things. Radiator works fine , fan turns on when it's supposed to , no visible coolant leaks. I put in a new thermostat yesterday thinking it was gonna fix the problem but it still overheats. The car overheats while I'm driving , needle reads about 3/4 , but it quickly comes back down in its own. Sometimes if I turn the heater on , the needle will drop back down . I just recently replaced the spark plugs , old ones looked in pretty bad shaped , one of them was somewhat white. I'm not getting any white smoke from the exhaust or any milky looking oil, so I'm hoping it's not a blown head gasket. Also I'm getting code p0505 (idle air control system) the car misfires on a cold start but then goes away after it warms up some. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated
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if your overflow reservoir is not full, look into the other items listed in this thread.
if the reservoir is full, use the tests shown in the videos on first post
start from the cheapest solutions.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...reference.html
if the reservoir is full, use the tests shown in the videos on first post
start from the cheapest solutions.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...reference.html
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