Overheating

[silver_screen]

I would stop giving out advice that costs money... What he should do is drive his ass to my place when ive finished work so i can have a look @ it

That way we can determine whether its a cap, or a thermo or a head gasket (which i really doubt) or air bubbles (most probable)

[LVNIT]

rare my ass, ive seen it millions of times..

O rly?

Weq has some good advice you can take on board, try doing that before you do anything, wont take long and at least then you may be able to rule out a few things.

[barefootbonzai]

does any coolent leak from your timming belt side?

[VTC-8OY]

headgasket i rekon... happened to mine...

[huytek]

Well after all this time...yup
it is the headgasket

Is there anyway to strengthen it to prevent it from future problems?..Since i gotta get this fixed anyway

And arnd wat prices am i expecting?

[saxman]

have some arp headstuds installed in place of oem headbolts... and you may want to have the tune on the ecu looked over(assuming you're using a tuned ecu)... generally a blown headgasket on a turbo motor is a result of a tuning problem

[Weq]

i am a mechanic

hahah i was thinkin the exact same thing when i read it...

Bleed ur system, sounds like u have a big air bubble

D-series?

Headgasket for sure. Easy test, Drain overflow tank to very low. Hit fullbost a couple of times, pull over. Take overflow tank cap off and smell, observe mixture. My guess is u will see black particles and the smell is very exhausty.

oh yeh, and because of the open deck, u can easily blow a headgasket under boost and not get any other symptoms. Over time it will start to overheat during normal driving as the problem gets worse. Very rarely will u see a honda mix oil/coolant.

rare my ass, ive seen it millions of times..

I would stop giving out advice that costs money... What he should do is drive his ass to my place when ive finished work so i can have a look @ it

That way we can determine whether its a cap, or a thermo or a head gasket (which i really doubt) or air bubbles (most probable)

Well after all this time...yup
it is the headgasket

Is there anyway to strengthen it to prevent it from future problems?..Since i gotta get this fixed anyway

And arnd wat prices am i expecting?

Just because u do an aprenticeship, doesnt mean u are knowledgable about cars. If i was u, i would stick to oil changes and thank your lucky stars most honda's are over-enegineered that u can get awya for 15yrs in the business and still not know the difference between a camshaft and a crankshaft.

[fatboyz39]

Well after all this time...yup
it is the headgasket

Is there anyway to strengthen it to prevent it from future problems?..Since i gotta get this fixed anyway

And arnd wat prices am i expecting?

Sorry to hear dude.

You'll be looking at around $800-1000 at mechanic shops/garages. If doing it youself which i don't recommend $200 max.

Don't think you can strengten it mayb replce it with a honda headgasket ?