Hi guys,
Could not find anything under search and I'm a nooob. This is my first post so here it goes.
I am having problems with my car. 99 Civic vti sedan. The problem is when my fan is on cool or my aircon is on, the car overheats. A little background:
- I identified that I have a coolant leak because everytime i used to put water in the coolant resevoir, it would disappear after a while (after a month). Also, it used to leave a brown residue afterwards or if I had checked it before it completely leaked, the water would be BROWN. After I found that it was leaking, I stopped putting coolant in because it would be a waste as it would just leak out.
- Initially, the mechanic flushed the coolant system out, and replaced the radiator cap with a brand new one. I thought it would be all good but it wasn't.
- Car recently started to overheat after having the aircon on for more than 30 mins. As soon as i turned it off it would cool down again.
- Seeing as I just top up the coolant with water, one day I noticed while topping up and the engine was on that steam or something was coming out of the radiator (where the cap is after you take it off). I kept putting water in (this is when the car's completely cooled down btw) but it jst continued to spout water out (just a little bit, but there was spouting).
- I checked the engine oil to see if it was creamy and it was still the same colour so thank goodness the coolant isnt leaking in there.
What could the problem be?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
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