2007 Honda Civic DX DX-G LX EX Si Owners Manual

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IftheEngineOverheats
3
.Ifyoudonotseesteamorspray,
leavetheenginerunning,and
watchthetemperaturegauge.If
thehighheatisduetooverloading,
theengineshouldstarttocool
downalmostimmediately.Ifit
does,waituntilthetemperature
gaugecomesdowntothemidpoint,
thencontinuedriving.
7.Iftherewasnocoolantinthe
reservetank,youmayneedtoadd
coolanttotheradiator.Letthe
enginecooldownuntilthereading
reachesthemiddleofthe
9.Starttheengine,andsetthe
temperaturecontroldialto
maximumheat.Addcoolanttothe
radiatoruptothebaseofthefiller
neck.Ifyoudonothavethe
propercoolantmixtureavailable,
youcanaddplainwater.
Remembertohavethecooling
systemdrainedandrefilledwith
thepropermixtureassoonasyou
can.
temperaturegaugeorlower
beforecheckingtheradiator.
4
5
.Ifthetemperaturegaugestaysat
theredmark,turnofftheengine.
Removingtheradiatorcap
whiletheengineishotcan
causethecoolanttosprayout,
seriouslyscaldingyou.
10.Puttheradiatorcapbackon
tightly.Runtheengine,andcheck
thetemperaturegauge.Ifitgoes
backtotheredmark,theengine
needsrepair(seeEmergency
Towingonpage274).
.Lookforanyobviouscoolantleaks,
suchasasplitradiatorhose.
Everythingisstillextremelyhot,
sousecaution.Ifyoufindaleak,it
mustberepairedbeforeyou
continuedriving(seeEmergency
Towingonpage274).
Alwayslettheengineand
radiatorcooldownbefore
removingtheradiatorcap.
8.Usingglovesoralargeheavy
cloth,turntheradiatorcap
counterclockwise,withoutpushing
down,tothefirststop.Afterthe
pressurereleases,pushdownon
thecap,andturnituntilitcomes
off.
11.Ifthetemperaturestaysnormal,
checkthecoolantlevelinthe
radiatorreservetank.Ifithas
gonedown,addcoolanttothe
MAXmark.Putthecapbackon
tightly.
6
.Ifyoudon’tfindanobviousleak,
checkthecoolantlevelinthe
radiatorreservetank(seepage
1
85).Addcoolantifthelevelis
belowtheMINmark.
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