Why is my 2005 Honda Accord overheating?
While there are a variety of reasons your Honda Accord is overheating, the most common 3 are a coolant leak (water pump, radiator, hose etc.), the radiator fan, or a failed thermostat.
When do I start my Honda Accord cold?
When I start the engine cold in my ’93 Honda Accord, it will rev up to 2000rpm and slowly go down to 800 rpm as the engine warms up (normal behavior), unless I do one of the following during this process: When jumping a friend’s car, as he connected the jumper cables to his car, my engine immediately starting doing this:
Why does my air conditioner idle all the time?
The idle issue could be caused by many things: The coolant temp is located under the distributor. It has 2. One with a single red wire and the second with 2 wires green/yellow, blue/yellow Also, make sure your cooland level is topped up. Perhaps you have a bad thermostat and/or a bad coolant temperature sensor.
Can a bad thermostat cause a bad idle speed?
A bad thermostat would prevent the engine from warming up, causing the engine management computer to use a too-high idle speed. Incorrect temperature sensor information could cause the computer to pick the wrong idle speed as well.
What causes a cold engine and poor cabin heating?
The cold engine & poor cabin heating can only be caused by one thing: a bad thermostat. In this particular car, it comes as part of large plastic housing that also contains the thermostat. This should fix the minor issue of the car not heating properly, but will do nothing to solve the idle issue, which is a more complex problelm to diagnose.
When I start the engine cold in my ’93 Honda Accord, it will rev up to 2000rpm and slowly go down to 800 rpm as the engine warms up (normal behavior), unless I do one of the following during this process: When jumping a friend’s car, as he connected the jumper cables to his car, my engine immediately starting doing this:
The idle issue could be caused by many things: The coolant temp is located under the distributor. It has 2. One with a single red wire and the second with 2 wires green/yellow, blue/yellow Also, make sure your cooland level is topped up. Perhaps you have a bad thermostat and/or a bad coolant temperature sensor.
The cold engine & poor cabin heating can only be caused by one thing: a bad thermostat. In this particular car, it comes as part of large plastic housing that also contains the thermostat. This should fix the minor issue of the car not heating properly, but will do nothing to solve the idle issue, which is a more complex problelm to diagnose.
A bad thermostat would prevent the engine from warming up, causing the engine management computer to use a too-high idle speed. Incorrect temperature sensor information could cause the computer to pick the wrong idle speed as well.