I just notice this happening this past week. My temperature gauge is up 75-80% hot close to overheating when im in stop and go traffic or just sittting at a steady idle after the car is warm, but when im driving at a steady constant or just driving in the city past 20mph my temperature gauge is a the normal temperature. (around 25-30% up from cold)

I checked the radiator fluid and both radiator and the reserve were both full. No leaks.

Any reccomendations????


154,000miles
Acura CL 3.0 1997
caldee

 

check to make sure your fan is coming on with the car just sitting there running. it should come on before the temp gets to high. good luck

 

yup the fan comes on when it gets warm and i just noticed that the fan stays on for about 5 min after i turn off the car. Is that normall?

 

thermostat

 

it probably be the thermostat or the water pump huh?

does anyone know here the thermostat is and how easy it is to change, or would it be better if i just take it to the shop?

 

If you don't know then you might be better off taking it to a shop. They are fairly easy to replace tho.. Should be a quick/inexpensive fix.

 

i would change the thermostat first. if thats not it , then i would think that its the water pump. if its the water pump, then you should change the timing belt also.

 

you might have a coolant leak, try to add some and see if it solves the problem

 

any1 know normal engine temps??

 

Around the blue

 

temp is usually rated by your thermostat.. i think 210 is stock.

my opinion is that it's 95% "stuck" thermostat. your fans are working and you're not losing coolant--which is a dead giveaway for a bad water pump.

 

dont know, but this happened to my sisters integra, and it ended up she warped the head, so i dont know, just sjaring my story lol

 

well see tommorow i bought a thermostat and new radator cap both for $50.00 if its anything else i let yall know. thanks for the help everyone! i just hoping its the thermostat and a radiator flush.

 

even if its not the thermostat or because of old antifreeze its still good to do them occasionally, dont skimp out on your ride

 

I was thinking around 230-250....

 

well best help i can give you is change your radiator fluid and if it gets too hot turn on your heater until you get on a freeway or something.

 

the verdict is thermostat went bad.
$45.00 thermostat from acura plus new radiator fluid.


always remember when you change your thermostat to change when the car is completly cold or else it radiator fluid will explode all over you.

 

what gave it away, the dont touch or remove when hot

 

or maybee it was the distinct feeling of hot shit spuing all over his body. wit some tssssssssssssssssss.


and your a retard for payin 45$ for a 10$ part.

 

maybe when you get your parts from the junk yard but i normally buy my parts from a acura dealer...

 

and thats why your an idiot


that just goes along w/ having other people do your work for you

 

but it is cheaper than paying to have your warped heads, due to excessive overheating, fixed.

coulda got a Mugen for a few $$ more tho. thermostat should've been <$20. nothing personal but i think your dealer ripped you off.

 

Thermostats are like under 10 bucks then you need new coolant. Thats under 10 bucks as well. So what it boils down to is 20 bucks and maybe an hour of your time.

So basically it is costing you 25 bucks or more in labor. So if your time and lack of knowledge about your car is worth 25 bucks or more. Then whatever.

Its VERY easy to fix yoruself. You probably could have taken it to an oil change place and they would have done it a lot cheaper...

Most of us refer to dealerships as stealerships for obvious reasons.

 

I was under the impression the dealership charged $45 for just the thermostat. If it was $45 for the whole job then it's not too bad. They should've replaced the o_ring as well as the lost coolant.

 

the o-ring comes with the thermostat... Its not an oring, its a gasket.

If they are charging 45 for the thermostat + install = rip off.

if they are charging 45 for thermo + install, thats not to bad at all....But i am much more the DIY guy. Plus then i would have the satisfaction like everything else that is done on my car, i did it myself.

 

the verdict is thermostat went bad.
$45.00 thermostat from acura plus new radiator fluid.


no its 45 just for the thermostat + antifreeze + labor

 

Screw all that! That is outa control. so your looking at 45(part)+probably 10bucks(antifreeze) + 60 bucks for an hour of labor, assuming it only takes them an hour..
Thats 115 bucks for a 10 dollar part.....

Fucking stealerships.