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Ok so good news for me I did what CivicHX01 said and tried to buy the heater hose from honda and they didn't have it in stock so I just but a Universal 5/8" heater hose from Pepboys and I refilled the car with the type 2 coolant from honda and now It runs fine no problems at all so now I just have to wait for the original hose to come in from honda and change it out.

 
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The dealer won't know if you had an intake on. Just take it back and have them fix everything. The engine is fine unless your temp gauge went up to hot and you still drove it around.

 
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yup, pop back the stock intake, and take it to a dealership and see what they have to say and work from there

 
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wellI don't know I cant find all the parts to get it back to stock. ANd yeah I drove around with it on H for a pretty good while I asume Cause I didn'nt pay attention until I started to see and smell smoke

 
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raise ur car back up and everything.....if u dont DIY have some1 install stock springs for you usually 70-80 ..get the stock intake boxes on.. ..bring ur car to HONDA all stock.. play dumb...goodluck G !

 
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If you cant find the parts then as ppl if they are selling them. Worth buying a whole new engine that might cost $$$ with installation.

 
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if its overheating... i'm guessing the hose that messed up is a cooling system hose, and the fluid that came out is green radiator fluid? and the smoke you saw was white smoke and not black smoke right? the white smoke would have been caused by the radiator fluid coming out and touching hot external parts...

if i'm right, then you don't have much to worry about... you pretty much just have to replace the hose, maybe replace the thermostat (make sure u get a new gasket if u mess with the thermostat) and then fill up with some new radiator fluid and your set...

the engine starts so there is nothing wrong with the engine... so you probably don't need a new engine... engines that overheat can usually still run and live out its lifespan after the overheating problem is fixed...

and its overheating because the cooling system has a broken link (the hose that now has a hole)... and the radiator fluid is not flowing through the engine properly to cool it down... hopefully my guess is right and you should be good as new in no time...

 
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don't foget to throw some of the fluid on the intake box after you install it to make it look like it was on there all along. So that the intake box isn't just one clean piece out of all the other pieces in your engine. ha ha

 
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what civichx said.

more description would help. i duno who told you that you need a new engine but if the engine starts than its not as serious as you think.

take pics of what hose if possible... and what mess are you talking about...

 
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no need for a new engine...its prob either ur theromostat or a radiator that has to be replaced...thas wut happened to my car...but yeah its a good idea to make everything look as stock as possible...cuz theyll try anything not to cover it

 
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Yep, I have to agree w/what has been said about making sure your car is super-stock. No mods.... nothing...
take it back and be like "I don't know what happened???"
POS honda!!
Then they'll fix it.
Then keep ur car that way and return the dumb lease that way and well, didn't u say u were switching cars soon?
Screw the stupid honda.

 
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lemme know if u need a stock intake, i know i have all the parts but maybe some screws and bolts...just in case

 
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haha. count on you for some good o' honda hating.

I'm starting to hate too. keep getting bs reasons on why the fuel gauge is okay.. and that when it reads empty and still has 3 gallons left.. its perfectly fine... what a bunch of jerks. shouldn't have bought a 1st year production of a new gen.

as for going back to stock and bringing car in.. it may work, but honestly I dont see how a stock intake system could burn through the hose.. so yeah..

 
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glad to hear no new engine is needed...

 
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Make sure you run the correct mixture of coolant. I think up to 70% Honda Coolant and 30% water. The recommended amount is 50/50.

 
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i though it already comes 50/50 so there isn't any mixing needed

 
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Probably. I don't use Honda coolant so I don't know...

 
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ait, cause i saw the bottle and it said no water needed, well i think...

 
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Good to hear that you got it figured out with not to much problem

 
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its always something small, and it makes it look like a huge pain in the ***, when its just a few dollars worth to fix

 
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glad i helped out

 
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yeah honda luver you are right I bought the coolant from the dealer and it is pre mixed 50/50

 
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eh. most or I believe all coolant u can buy for a car comes premixed 50/50.

 
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I have the same problem with my car. Its a 2004 civic ex coupe auto. Just thought the light came on when it hits around 3 gallons left. Do the first yrs light up when there's one gallon left? From the searchs it seems it lights up when there's around 3 gallons left. BUt back to the original question. The other people before are correct the engine's probably fine. I drove a 95 camry before i got my civic and my radiator cracked, didn't notice the temp on my gauges while i was driving. All this white smoke came out, i needed to replace the radiator, but the engine was fine. I'm pretty sure the honda engines are just as tough.

 
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The gas light comes on with 1.2 gallons of gas left in the tank.

 
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hmmmm thats weird, whenever i fill up at the gas station when the light is on, it stops about 10.2 gals.