How to replace the thermostat in a 1998 car?
Place the spring end of the new thermostat inside the engine block, and hold it there with one hand. Place the thermostat gasket over the thermostat, and hold both in place with your hand. Place the thermostat housing over the gasket and thermostat, and secure it with both 10mm bolts.
How do you replace the thermostat on a 1998 Honda Civic?
Pull the thermostat housing off the lower engine block. The thermostat and thermostat gasket come off with the housing. Remove the used thermostat and gasket. Scrape the bottom of the thermostat housing and the mating surface of the Civic’s engine block with a wire brush or metal scraper until both are clean.
What to do when your 1998 Honda Civic overheats?
When the thermostat malfunctions, the spring fails to compress and the engine ultimately overheats. When this happens, your must replace the thermostat in your 1998 Honda Civic. Drive the Honda Civic onto a set of ramps and secure the parking brake. Raising the front of the Civic allows more room to work under the engine.
Pull the thermostat housing off the lower engine block. The thermostat and thermostat gasket come off with the housing. Remove the used thermostat and gasket. Scrape the bottom of the thermostat housing and the mating surface of the Civic’s engine block with a wire brush or metal scraper until both are clean.
Place the spring end of the new thermostat inside the engine block, and hold it there with one hand. Place the thermostat gasket over the thermostat, and hold both in place with your hand. Place the thermostat housing over the gasket and thermostat, and secure it with both 10mm bolts.
How do you change the thermostat on a Honda Prelude?
Use a wrench to open the bleeder bolt located near the thermostat housing. Fill the radiator and tighten the bleeder bolt when you see coolant begin to spill from the bleeder. Start your Honda Prelude and run with the heater blowing on high until the engine warms up. Feel the upper radiator hose to ensure it is getting hot.
When the thermostat malfunctions, the spring fails to compress and the engine ultimately overheats. When this happens, your must replace the thermostat in your 1998 Honda Civic. Drive the Honda Civic onto a set of ramps and secure the parking brake. Raising the front of the Civic allows more room to work under the engine.