Went up to go drive soon-to-be-my car and we noticed that the entire bay was really hot. The valve cover was burning to the touch, and you could feel the heat from a few feet away. The radiator fan was also blowing hot air, however the temp gauge was reading fine. Car is a 93 Civic DX Hatchback with a D16Y7 swap. After we drove it (some I guess hard driving) it was really hot. I would like to know some possible problems for this.
Entire engine bay really hot
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your motor produces heat from the explosions in the block, it will get hot.
was it sunny outside?
was it sunny outside?
its normal...i drive home from work and my fenders and hood are hot, and i know my fan works my thermostat is brand new and really dont have any problems...it hit 84 today here and it was still warm 2 hours later
thats always a good idea. just would watch your coolent overflow and the temp gauge mainly
I don't know why, but on many Honda's I see that the antifreeze sometimes doesn't reenter the overflow tank. The hatch doesn't smoke at all, so the gasket should be fine, but sometimes there will be a little and then there will he more.
try to ask ronj for a 100% for sure answer...hes the best person to ask on most things
Yeah. I guess. My 4dr never did that because I only had it during the cold months. When I take it home on Friday, ill take a good look at it. I noticed the valve cover gasket took a dumb, leaking from the front a little so that's the first one to get replaced.