b18C Type R heat related

[kenshin]

hey guys...
quick question...
how hot do b18c itr engines tend to run?

i'm abit of a noob when it comes to honda specific engines and mines running noticably hotter than other engines i've played with.

i'm shifting at 3/3.5k rpm

if i vtec it at 5k it gets ALOT hotter

[MRJDM]

dont worry. give it hell. where does the needle sit if youre driving hard

[kenshin]

temp gauge always sits just below the half way mark...
cept when i start driving it... takes around 5 mins n slowly builds up

[BlitZ]

on half or just below is normal from my experience with hondas.

when heating issues occure u'll def know........temp climbs fairly steadily to the end .

[wynode]

Doesn't sound right to me.

Standard Honda engines run very cool.

[kenshin]

whats a 'standard' honda engine?
b18c jdm?
anyone with a type R wanna go for a cruise n touch their engine rocket cover n lemme know how hot she gets?

[faijai]

it should go up to half way and just sit there.
never have i seen my temp gauge go over the half way mark

[ATSE]

Check your thermostat

[kenshin]

yeah it goes up half way...
but i'm worried that the engine feels like it'd burn my hand if i leave it there... and that the temp gauge is reading it incorrectly?

[wynode]

Standard honda engine as in not boosted, and no aftermarket ECU and so on.

If your thermostat is fine, i'd agree with what faijai said.

[wynode]

BTW just touching your rocker cover won't help. You'll burn your hand before you can tell any temprature difference :)

[type one]

my R runs even after a LONG DRIVE using vtec quite heavily around the start of the thermostat so very cool... never have i seen the engine temp go past the .25% mark on my thermo...

[ECU-MAN]

Check your thermostat
:thumbsup:

[PhatSol]

Even if the engine is running "cold" you are still going to burn your hand on the valve cover...

[BF]

LoL Phatsol is right...

I've never seen the temp gauge move once the car is warm, no matter how hard u give it.

dc2r can get very hot under the bonnet after a long drive... not to worry, but if ur temp gauge isnt sitting steadily just below the half way mark, then its probably wise to get ur thermostate checked out... =)

[linkorr]

like what ECUMAN and ATSE said. check the thermostat.

My DC2R was running at around 20%-30% of the gauge, and it fluctuated if i was just cruising. I got the thermostat changed and after that it was constant at 40% after a few mins of driving.

note: when buying a new thermostat, please get a thermostate with an O-ring just in case the original O-ring is unsable. you might as well change the O-ring at the same time anyway. $59 from Honda (includes O-ring)

[wynode]

I think its been said before that a Honda thermostat is the way to go!

[tinkerbell]

yeah it goes up half way...
but i'm worried that the engine feels like it'd burn my hand if i leave it there... and that the temp gauge is reading it incorrectly?

feel any engine after it has been running, it WILL probably burn your hand if you leave it there...

i think it has something to do with engines being an 'internal combustion' style of device...

[Nuttz]

hmm my temp needle goes to almost cold when im cruising and about 45% when in slow traffic.

hope my thermostat isnt stuffed.:(

[dr180]

get your thormostat cheked or your radiator might be blocked does your temp go down as you drive faster if so it might be the fans as sometimes the temp gauge in not accurate my mates dc2r stays 2 lines above C which i dont think its right.

[pgclee]

mine stayed at the coldest point when i'm driving on the highway....guess is broken...am i rite?...hehe

[sharik]

yeah it goes up half way...
but i'm worried that the engine feels like it'd burn my hand if i leave it there... and that the temp gauge is reading it incorrectly?

Well durr, ofcourse you will burn your hand. Even on a Mirage (no offence) you will burn your hand.
Trust me your normal, i drive an ITR DC2 and believe me ive accidently burned my fingers in a second and got blisters. As long as its not going past half way or to the red, then your fine.

[Civic Type R]

i usually rev the crap out of my B16a to 8000 quite regularily and the temp gauge doent ever go past half way.

for peace of mind, go buy a bottle of Redline water wetter - $19. Whack that in the radiator as per instructions :P