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hello forum i hope some one can help i been doing alot of reading regarding my over heating problem in my car i have a 98 civic dx ,and i been having over heating problems only on idle , i cheacked the fan and it kicks in late meaning when its above normal temperature so i replaced the thermostat along with the ect and temperature sensor , the sensor on the top of thermostat and the one by the distributer cap but not the one with one wire , but still over heats , so i changed my water pump and my timing belt with gaskets , and still does the same i tried to bleed the system i followed the tutorial since my car does nt have a bleeding valve , the car runs and drive just fine except on idle it over heats but when i press on the gas on idle it cools down , the fan kickin early when im running with out thermostat , please help with any info , thank you in advance

 
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Classic symptom of a bad headgasket, sorry.

 
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^ I second that.

 
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Why would it be a head gasket? Is it because you think oil is in the coolant?
Even if there was, as long as the pump is pumping fluid thru the engine and radiator and the fan kicks on at the right time, cooling an idle engine shouldn't be a problem.

You press on the gas and the engine cools down vs idle??

I'm a confused wanna-be mechanic

 
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^ What happens issss the head gasket being blown pushes exhaust gases through the gasket into the cooling system and displaces antifreeze. Which over time causes your car to overheat. Oil in the coolant is another clear sign this is happening.