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> Good morning all,
>
> Well my sis has finally decided she doesn't need a car. More like
> she's finally realized there is no way (or need) for her to afford
> insurance and maintenance on a 9 year old vehicle and a bad driving
> record.
>
> She bought the car in 2001 with 120000kms on it from a reputable Honda
> dealer. However, on my initial inspection (she bought the car before
> I was able to inspect), noticed that the maintenance that had been
> done to it up to that point was obviously not done at the dealer****p.
> The battery was A/M (not a huge indicator but nonetheless), the t-belt
> was A/M, the tires were all the wrong size (instead of P185 65R14,
> they were P175 70R14, and really bad tires too). The car just did not
> give me a great feeling.
>
> Of course I told her to ask the dealer****p if the t-belt had been
> done, and also what they did to it to get it saleable. Sounds like
> they pretty much washed it and put it on the lot.
>
> She started getting CELs about 3 years down the road. P01857. She
> still drives with the CEL on to this day.
You mean P1857? No such code on Hondas.
DTCs are one letter and four numbers. You have an extra digit in there.
>
> Also, at about 170000kms, the timing belt snapped. Shouldn't have
> happened, but without the actual work history on the vehicle, it was
> the roll of a dice. They fixed the car (she was married at this
> point), 3 new valves, timing covers and crank angle sensor. $1700.
>
> About a year or so after the t-belt repair, she started complaining
> that the car was running hot, and that the rad was boiling when she
> pulled over. The rad needed regular fill ups, but the coolant bottle
> never overflowed. There is no coolant in the oil, but there does
> appear to be a little oil in the coolant. Also noticed that the
> little rubber hose that goes to the bottom of the coolant overflow
> bottle was not connected.
Uh-oh. Coolant was being pushed out but could not go back in again. Very
very bad.
Is the hose from rad cap to reservoir cap intact?
> I have reconnected it now. Not sure how
> many times she overheated the car. Very frustrating... who drives a
> car that is overheating?!?!!?!
A lot of people. So long as the car keeps running, they keep driving.
>
> OK, so based on my novel above, here is the info I am looking for:
>
> 1. Cooling system issues - any pointers on diagnosing this issue are
> appreciated. It could be a head gasket, and it is suspect since it
> was replaced a couple years ago, but not all the symptoms are present,
> and it seems s****adic as to when it decides to overheat. Rad cap is
> new, thermostat has not been replaced. When I step on the gas with
> the rad cap off, it definitely bubbles up, but I don't know if this is
> an indication of bad head gasket, or just normal operation.
Is the thermostat aftermarket?
When the engine is overheating, can you make the temperature decline by
turning on the interior heater and fan full blast? Or do you need to rev
it to get the temperature down?
Does it overheat in heavy traffic? When idling? Anytime?
Specific details on the exact nature of the overheating will help in
diagnosis.
>
> 2. P01857 - Eva****ative system fault. Please let me know what I need
> to look at on the evap system to repair this. I have checked for
> vacuum leaks, found nothing. Is there something simple I am
> overlooking here?
Recheck that code number. It's formatted incorrectly.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help.
>
> Terry in Winnipeg (trying to cross post, but am at work and do not
> have a news reader!)
>
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