Radiator / Overheating Problem

**batang_angas** · November 29th, 2018 06:03 PM

Hello po again. I'm having temperature issues po with my 03 Honda City Type Z. The temperature is getting high so I stopped at the nearest gas station to get water to cool down. There were some bystanders who helped me out to figure out what's wrong with the car. They are saying that the radiator was clogged.
Here's what I know so far:
-the fans are working fine
-I'm not losing coolant and water from the radiator

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**mina_nuka** · November 29th, 2018 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by batang_angas

Hello po again. I'm having temperature issues po with my 03 Honda City Type Z. The temperature is getting high so I stopped at the nearest gas station to get water to cool down. There were some bystanders who helped me out to figure out what's wrong with the car. They are saying that the radiator was clogged.
Here's what I know so far:
-the fans are working fine
-I'm not losing coolant and water from the radiator

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If the overheating just happened, maybe the coolant level was low or maybe the thermostat was stuck closed. At that age I would replace the thermostat whether it still opens normally or not.

**batang_angas** · November 29th, 2018 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by mina_nuka

If the overheating just happened, maybe the coolant level was low or maybe the thermostat was stuck closed. At that age I would replace the thermostat whether it still opens normally or not.

Thank you po for your input. I tried observing the temperature for a while but so far it stayed at the normal operating temp.

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**sirkosero** · December 2nd, 2018 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by batang_angas

Hello po again. I'm having temperature issues po with my 03 Honda City Type Z. The temperature is getting high so I stopped at the nearest gas station to get water to cool down. There were some bystanders who helped me out to figure out what's wrong with the car. They are saying that the radiator was clogged.
Here's what I know so far:
-the fans are working fine
-I'm not losing coolant and water from the radiator

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Maybe its as simple as a faulty radiator cap.

A friend had this intermittent overheating issue on his innova. After a few visit to his suking shop that found no problem, i opened the radiator cap only to see that the spring rusted and fell to the radiator

Replaced it with a new cap. No more overheating

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**batang_angas** · December 2nd, 2018 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by sirkosero

Maybe its as simple as a faulty radiator cap.

A friend had this intermittent overheating issue on his innova. After a few visit to his suking shop that found no problem, i opened the radiator cap only to see that the spring rusted and fell to the radiator

Replaced it with a new cap. No more overheating

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Thanks for the input sir! Much appreciated. I will bring the car to my mechanic on Monday to see if there are other issues. But so far the temp hasn't risen above normal operating conditions.

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**StockEngine** · December 2nd, 2018 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by batang_angas

Thanks for the input sir! Much appreciated. I will bring the car to my mechanic on Monday to see if there are other issues. But so far the temp hasn't risen above normal operating conditions.

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what was done to fix the problem?

**batang_angas** · December 2nd, 2018 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

what was done to fix the problem?

Actually I did nothing sir. Which really bothers me. I'm not sure what caused it to rise to the point of almost overheating that's why I'm trying to observe the car if it would repeat the same thing again, but so far everything is back to normal. [emoji848] But I'll have my mechanic to have a look at it, may be its just a faulty radiator cap or a water pump problem. I'll let you know once I have figured it out.

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**dr. d** · December 2nd, 2018 01:30 AM

perhaps it is the fan.
it may be rotating, but it is not rotating as fast as it should.
if one drives long enough, the coolant will overheat.

i had problem with my sentra before. the fans were working, but when i compared the volume of air the old ones were pushing, to the amount of air new fans would push, i replaced my "still-working" fans. that solved my overheating problem.

another possibility is clogged radiator tubes.

but i finally got to the fans, after ruling out the other possibilities.
it was a tedious process spanning almost a year.

**beepbeepph** · December 7th, 2018 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by batang_angas

Hello po again. I'm having temperature issues po with my 03 Honda City Type Z. The temperature is getting high so I stopped at the nearest gas station to get water to cool down. There were some bystanders who helped me out to figure out what's wrong with the car. They are saying that the radiator was clogged.
Here's what I know so far:
-the fans are working fine
-I'm not losing coolant and water from the radiator

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Other possible reasons why your car is overheating would be electrical problem or damaged thermostat or water pump. However, I suggest that you should visit your trusted auto shop to have your car checked to prevent any further damage to your car. Hope this helps!