Honda Car Forum

My car has 248k miles and to be honest am not complaining.I've been
pouring coolant into it and it seems to be evaporating somewhere in the
engine block.The reservoir is chock full and i dont see any leaks but
i've smelt burning coolant before.

My car is not smoking, nor is the oil in the engine another color other
than black.The oil cap does not have any white reside on it at all.I've
peered into the the radiator and noticed that the fluid is not too
clear i'd say its grayish. The upper radiator hose warms up after a few
seconds of the car running so am gonna rule out a bad thermostat. When
i rev the car i dont see any bubbles coming out of the radiator.This
car to date has never failed an emission test.

One of the fans"drivers side" is not running at all. The passenger side
fan will run when the car is hot and when the ac kicks in. What could
be wrong with this car.Could the fan be an issue or am i looking at a
Head gasket failure/Cracked head?

My maintenance list as per two years back is,Timing belt,all belts plus
hoses, water pump x 2,valve cover
gaskets,radiator,alternator,thermostat etc plus the regular tune up's.

For anyone following i slapped on a Brand New Radiator Cap and all
seems to be ok now.

Dan wrote:

>
> One of the fans"drivers side" is not running at all. The passenger side
> fan will run when the car is hot and when the ac kicks in. What could
> be wrong with this car.Could the fan be an issue or am i looking at a
> Head gasket failure/Cracked head?
>
Dunno about that year, but on mine, the passenger side fan is the
normal temp controlled cooling fan. The drivers side fan is the AC fan,

and always runs full time if the AC is on. Actually, when my AC is on,
usually both fans are running, but I'm not sure if it's because they
are
wired together, or the temp just happens to kick the regular fan on too
due
to the condensor heat. Anyway, the drivers side fan should come on
anytime the AC is on. If it doesn't , something is wrong. And that
could
cause a overheat if it were hot, and the AC was on all the time.
Probably not when driving, but sitting in traffic would probably get
the
temp to cranking up, if it's running on only one fan with the AC on.
MK

Dan wrote:

>
> One of the fans"drivers side" is not running at all. The passenger side
> fan will run when the car is hot and when the ac kicks in. What could
> be wrong with this car.Could the fan be an issue or am i looking at a
> Head gasket failure/Cracked head?

BTW, the engine doesn't even have to be running to test the AC fan
on the drivers side. If the key is on, and the AC is turned on, the fan

should start running. if it doesn't , something is broke.
MK