2002 Honda Accord Lx 6 cal overheating

Asked by Mer1cades Nov 13, 2017 at 02:49 PM about the 2002 Honda Accord LX V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car is over heating after driving short distances ... the
car is losing water but no puddles under the car , my oil n
water are not mixing , there is no water coming out my tail
pipe , thermostat has been replaced less than a week ago
& the problem still continued .... what could be the issue ?
ii was told either a blown head gasket or a water pump ...

3 Answers

38,925

do the fans run when it gets hot ? pull the oil fill cap and look on the bottom what do you see ? , if it gets hot in a short distance I think a gasket is blown a compression test will show if that's the problem

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It will go a few miles before running hot, but if you stop the temperature hand will come back down and will allow you to drive more… I just went outside and checked my oil and it is not mixing with my water so my father was telling me he could possibly be a waterpump ! And my fans come on when you Turn the ignition on… Someone was telling me that the car is hardwired… Whatever that means

38,925

make sure the AC is off and see if the fans still run , they shouldn't , did you check the oil fill cap ? did you do a compression test ? what does the exhaust look like ? a water pump will leak through the bearing when it goes bad but the impeller inside still circulates water , if you ask for advice here please follow through

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