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kiku_koala
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...PLEASE HELP!!? I have a 97 Honda Civic that I bought used in May, since the second day I've had this car, I've had problems.
I had to replace the transmission, the timing belt, the crankshaft front seal, the camshaft seal, the valve cover gasket set, water pump, timing belt idler, and fuel filter, and that was just the 2 days after buying it. My car started to overheat 7/21, it was a leak in the hose. It was spraying radiator fluid all over the inside of my car.
This time, we were driving home and it didn't seem to be doing anything fishy, we parked and it started to spray steam out under the hood. It was just water though. We filled it up, drove around and it started to do it again after a little while of driving. We parked it again and watched under the hood, it was hot, but the fan meant to cool the engine wasn't moving at all, we checked the fuse, and it was not working so we put a new one in. We drove around for 30 min, and it wasn't getting hot, we went up hills, drove fast, and slow. Everything seemed to be fine, we parked, and heard dripping, looked under the car, and it was leaking anti-freeze. The next morning, my boyfriend filled it with water, and said it looked like it was leaking, and then filled it with anti-freeze too. Drove to work, but no overheating. Is there a leak maybe? Is there a reason it would be leaking, but not overheating? I just don't want anymore problems with this car. I can't afford to sell it, but I can't afford to put any more money in to it. It was originally supposed to be $4,999. But we've ended up spending more like $8,000.
I had to replace the transmission, the timing belt, the crankshaft front seal, the camshaft seal, the valve cover gasket set, water pump, timing belt idler, and fuel filter, and that was just the 2 days after buying it. My car started to overheat 7/21, it was a leak in the hose. It was spraying radiator fluid all over the inside of my car.
This time, we were driving home and it didn't seem to be doing anything fishy, we parked and it started to spray steam out under the hood. It was just water though. We filled it up, drove around and it started to do it again after a little while of driving. We parked it again and watched under the hood, it was hot, but the fan meant to cool the engine wasn't moving at all, we checked the fuse, and it was not working so we put a new one in. We drove around for 30 min, and it wasn't getting hot, we went up hills, drove fast, and slow. Everything seemed to be fine, we parked, and heard dripping, looked under the car, and it was leaking anti-freeze. The next morning, my boyfriend filled it with water, and said it looked like it was leaking, and then filled it with anti-freeze too. Drove to work, but no overheating. Is there a leak maybe? Is there a reason it would be leaking, but not overheating? I just don't want anymore problems with this car. I can't afford to sell it, but I can't afford to put any more money in to it. It was originally supposed to be $4,999. But we've ended up spending more like $8,000.