Overheating on a Honda Civic 92 Sedan

Apr 1, 2011

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Overheating on a Honda Civic 92 Sedan

My car cooling system would get hot and boil especially when I am in traffic.
You could hear it boiling from inside the car
When I open the bonnet there would be steam leaking out of where the tube from the radiator cap to the external water tank are
This would drain all my water out of my radiator and cause my engine to overheat quickly
I decided to drain my cooling system and place new water with anti boil, anti freeze and anti corrosion liquid mixed.
This stopped the boiling from happening but the heat would still rise to red as shown in my temperature gauge.
I noticed that my fan does not come on at all when it overheats
I have had this problem before and changed the thermostat about a year and a half ago
I have decided to hard wire the fan by removing the thermostat plug and placing a wire on it. This made the fan go on 24/7 when the car is on
I am thinking this could be the thermostat again since the fan goes on when I hardwired it. But I am unsure because I replaced it 1.5 years ago
I am confident that without the fan coming on, this is what is causing my car to overheat when I am in traffic. When I am on the freeway, I am ok.