Engine Overheating Problems?
I have a '96 4th gen Honda prelude and I can't figure out why it's overheating. I've gone through everything I can think of but the car is still having problems. The water pump is good, replaced the radiator+hoses+thermostat and bled the air out of the system so that's all good. I did a block test to check for bad head gasket and the head gasket is fine so there's no oil mixing in the system. The problem started after I replaced the oil cooler o-ring. I don't really know how the oil cooler works but there's oil and coolant lines that run into the cooler and I replaced the hose for the coolant line because it was splitting. I didn't use the OEM hose so I had to bend the new one in an awkward angle to force it to fit but it's on there, could that be restricting the flow of coolant? I have no idea what else to check.
Check it
Think about it…"The problem started"… That's where you look. It was fine until… You must have CRIMPED the hose. Make a loop or do whatever you have to to prevent crimping.
Oil hose
Get the OEM hose for the cooler.
You had to "force it" to fit?!
Oops!
FORCE is a bad word for me.
I think you need to have a look at the hose.
It could be pinched.
Why not buy the right hose?
The water pump has no ability to make pressure to force circulation.
It just moves the liquid along.
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