If your 6th gen Civic is spraying coolant here and there, you might have this very common issue. It's a free fix and takes 5 minutes. Hope this helps some 6th gen owners out there.
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@generalgrievous38 Жыл бұрын
This vid legit just helped me out after I lost coolant on the road while running some errands this morning, found a hole where it all sprayed out, took it off and cut it and put it back on, and all is well! Thank you!!
@conradocastillo7769 Жыл бұрын
I still keep my 98 Honda Civic. Your video helps me save a lot of money, i almost brought it to my mechanic to be repaired, for sure I will be charged for $200-$300 just for this simple repair. Thank you.
@vuthsam99203 жыл бұрын
I found that out the hard way after replacing my thermostat and water pump! Great fix. Finally fixed mine. Also if your instrument cluster isn't reading it is the temp sender right next to that small hose that needs replacing, not the ECT to the far right or the fan switch on the t-stat housing.
@sambumanglag64323 жыл бұрын
I been trouble shooting this issue as well with my radiator fans not turning on ' everyone say's it's the thermostat causing overheating ( and it probably is too ) but I'm questioning the cooling fan sensor/switch . it's a 94 Integra . I already changed coolant temp sensor when I did distributor and then other things started popping up . I do have a hair-line leak along my radiator as he mentioned, so gonna try JB water-weld to patch-it up tomorrow . man I just cant gatch a break from this car !!
@vuthsam99203 жыл бұрын
@@sambumanglag6432 sorry to hear... I'd check the fan switch right by the thermostat, but I agree with everyone else... Replace your thermostat if the lower hose stays way colder than the upper hose. You can get a good CSF plastic top for a good price from rockauto. That's where I got mine. Also, I tried other rad caps and the best one is the OE Honda/Acura ones. Hope you fix it!
@sambumanglag64323 жыл бұрын
@@vuthsam9920 thanks for the advice' I do plan on replacing thermostat along with switch since It'll be next to it. ( what's this CSF plastic top ? ) I've been draining so much $$$ in the last month it's all making me crazy . I wish it was 1-2 things every year but noooo. and can't afford auto mechanic because it would totall break the bank !
@vuthsam99203 жыл бұрын
@@sambumanglag6432 its a CSF Radiator but it isn't all aluminum, so it has the plastic top like an OEM radiator. You can also go to pick n pull or your local junkyard and grab the fan switch and maybe fan relays as well for your fan or even a fan itself at the junkyard. I wouldn't seal it with jb water-weld. You'll probably find a bunch of radiators there also. You can probably get away with a civic radiator too if you can't find an integra one. The parts are interchangeable.
@sambumanglag64323 жыл бұрын
@@vuthsam9920 ok thanks again I know of a pick-and -pull nearby too '
@mychairmassage2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you and your best helper!!! You guys ROCK!!! I had the same problem with my My 2000 Civic LX. I also found a different tutorial looking for an oil leak. That's where I learned how to remove the distributor and more easily access the clamp that holds the leaking hose. I also cut the hose about 2" -2/12 " from the end. Then I had to cut and pry the rest of the end where the rubber hose had "bonded" to the hard metal pipe nipple. This left enough hose to slide over the nipple and clamp with the original factory clamp.
@spoolahman993 жыл бұрын
I replaced my radiator AND upper + lower hoses with OEM parts and I still had a leak. I thought I had solved the problem but I was still leaking, I read some forums and it brought me to this video. Sure enough, the heater core hose had a hole in it. Thanks for this video!
@harrisonwagenschutz90763 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!! I'm having the same problem and couldn't figure it out. You're a lifesaver
@mnckraze2 ай бұрын
100% helped me out today. Thank you for posting this video.
@keithmwagner Жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much! That was exactly the problem with my civic. I fixed myself in a few minutes!
@ShammyWoWLoL3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this is exactly what happened to me. This video was very helpful. Thanks for confirming my thoughts for this simple solution.
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@JUUPAPE Жыл бұрын
Thanks my guy this worked, checked and found a crack in the hose. Cutting and putting it back works like new (Recommend doing this if you think thiers a leak).
@lunarjump Жыл бұрын
Absolute life saver man. Thank you so much 🤝
@lileduardo1233 жыл бұрын
Bro this video saved my asss Thanks coolant kept leaking but that was the problem now its fixed 👍👍👍👍😤😤
@kazumekku Жыл бұрын
Oh ok! My distributor o-ring also needed replaced, and now my coolant has mysteriously vanished and below the min line and overheating after only 3 months of changing out and pressure testing and stuff. I'm afraid I might have a blown head gasket but before I do anything crazy I'll definitely check those hoses and especially that one, thanks this is very helpful! Right now I'm driving everyday with the heat on full blast in 90 degree weather, just to keep the coolant needle from creeping up at idle, sweating my butt off, so... lol.
@bookiehendricks2747 Жыл бұрын
Thanks man a life saver because mines got the same problem and I was thinking of cutting the piece of the same hose just where the hole was at and reuse the same hose thanks
@Krazylegz1485 Жыл бұрын
98 Civic LX here. This was 100% exactly the problem with mine. Thanks for sharing this!
@KevinSibomana2 ай бұрын
bouta check mine rn after watching this🤣
@palmettocards20993 жыл бұрын
Bruh just spent all week and $400 in new tools parts replacing my water pump then find out it was small leak exactly same spot as yours lol, thanks for this vid gOnNa chop my hose tomorrow
@MFGxSkateboarding3 жыл бұрын
Goood stuff man easy fix and back on the road 👍
@joedgeneral95544 жыл бұрын
Brooo I thought I had a bad gasket. I looked at this video and holy shit, its the same problem! Good video man! saved me a couple of bucks
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@lawsonmichael6033 жыл бұрын
Haha, going to check if it’s this tomorrow but I thought head gasket too, coolant on the front corner of head/block and, in the area of this hose.
@Ry77x4 жыл бұрын
This def helps. Same thing just happened to mine. Thanx man
@Someguyto3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the same thing happened to me and now since i overheated the car by driving it like that to many times and now it looks like some of the coolant passages on the head are cracked after I removed the head. My plans are just rebuilding the whole engine since someone egged the crank before I even bought the car years ago.
@catharinalance80952 жыл бұрын
You just solved my problem, best news ever, especially since some guy at the auto parts store was saying, “It could be a head gasket.” Umm, there is no way - there’s been no signs for it. So, thank you!!! I reached under there and found the fingertip sized hole in that hose. Now to figure out how to pinch the clamp to remove the hose, because the clamp ends are positioned upward against the distributor cap. Did you cut the hose first, then remove the remaining hose/clamp on the nipple? Thanks again for posting this video, life saver!
@gray25xt2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help. It's been a while but IIRC I pinched the hose with alligator-style vice grips (a small one), pulled the side loose that goes into the engine, cut it, and reinstalled. 30 seconds of work here. Then just run the car and add a little coolant to the reservoir to make up for any lost.
@ogsupr3m3832 жыл бұрын
My exact problem. Thanks! Mine is a 2000 civic with 380,000 miles still running like a top
@LiL-JuLian4 жыл бұрын
Thank you bro helped me alot good video nice and clear good explanation as well
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@momo-yz4lu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you I believe this is my issue as well. ironically I was about a mile from my house too. Gotta live Honda’s very reliable and wen they do breaks down you’re basically home.
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome.
@Mid-Ohio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Helped
@antolibeltran74413 жыл бұрын
Thanks guy my problem exactly 💯
@JC88_3 жыл бұрын
Helped my 6th Gen Accord, Just as described! Only other issue is that my fans aren't kicking in on time causes some overheating still. : /
@gnargooch2 жыл бұрын
Had this problem come up today and that very hose was squirting out coolant. Running to my autozone to get her back on the road 😎
@chivo89kitty4 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip
@bettibriedad10 ай бұрын
Exactly the same here on 2000 Civic! I did the same fix!
@nathanhaynes598 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@shanecoughs46342 жыл бұрын
Slow drip on left side, going to check this when i get home from work. Fingers crossed 🤞
@jdrizzle676 Жыл бұрын
my radiator split open on the bottom of the seal on my way home a few days ago and i only got it back in october, had to get a new one
@thewebmogul3 жыл бұрын
My cooleant leak was underneath close to my timing belt. I guess lower radiator hose
@michaellangdonful3 жыл бұрын
That paint job looks mint for 216,000 miles. Has it ever been repainted at all or is it original? I have a Civic that’s also a 98 that has the metallic blue paint color and I took mine into a paint shop 4 years ago and had the professionals repaint my car. Same color as it was right from the factory.
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
Paint is in bad shape. Original. Video makes it look decent but it's oxidizing. Plus that was years ago, now in 2021 I still have the car but it's been sitting in the sun and paint is hurting.
@renfratrenfrow97862 жыл бұрын
So my heater hose the same hose as in the video was leaking so i replaced the hose and thought it was good to go. Well went to a friends house and a big puddle of coolant was on the ground. I knew the hose was good. This was on friday now sunday i cranked the car and immediately started pouring coolant from the same spot so i took the hose off and it still looked brand new. I noticed the nipple for the hose had a bolt on it to crank it on and off. I gave it a quarter to half turn put it all back and wala leak is gone.
@luisperez90473 жыл бұрын
Did you have to drain the radiator fluid to remove that hose? Or can you remove it with the fluid in the radiator? I'm working the same job today.
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
No, just crimp it with some alligator style vice grips a few inches up so nothing leaks. You might lose a little but not much will come out.
@atmosphericraven4 жыл бұрын
Did that oil that leaked on the hose come from the distributor? Might as well switch out that o-ring.
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
Likely, and that is a good idea.
@dauntemcgill4507 Жыл бұрын
What was the name for the hose ?
@curtisyang49652 жыл бұрын
Hello, what sort of cutting tool did you use on the tool to get such a clean cut? Thanks.
@gray25xt2 жыл бұрын
I used an old school hose cutter.
@curtisyang49652 жыл бұрын
@@gray25xt Thank you!
@gabriellee6309 Жыл бұрын
My car was pouring coolant out that hose I turned it off and I hear sounds like when you warm up water in a kettle 😭
@enesdemir85903 жыл бұрын
Great video. What is that part called and where can i buy that part?
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
It's one of the coolant hoses, look it up on alldiscountparts.com and you'll likely find a schematic with a part number.
@cubiv9304 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the pet number for that hose? Thanks
@adrianspain885 Жыл бұрын
This is exactly my problem now. Do you know the name of this hose by any chance
@gray25xt Жыл бұрын
Sure don't, I suggest take to AutoZone and match it up with their stock.
@777blessed53 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this more fixetsyourself please 🤗
@michaelcharbonnet77412 жыл бұрын
See but my coolant is leaking from my reservoir like is going through the radiator back into the reservoir and leaking out the cap
@ethanielbanuelos1369 Жыл бұрын
I love you
@espenmarshall61343 жыл бұрын
My 99 civic is leaking coolant more on the driver side. Is that where this leaks or is it on the passenger side? I'm really hoping its not the water pump lol
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
As shown in the video it's the passengers side. Unless you're in Japan.
@baldemarmiranda2067 Жыл бұрын
Question! What is the name of that small hose?
@gray25xt Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I do not know. Honda dealer can tell you.
@BlueCivid Жыл бұрын
This might be my problem apart from my radiator leaking from the edges
@megannybeck79442 жыл бұрын
Hello I’m having this same problem but I can’t get to the clamp which hose is this what’s the name for it?
@gray25xt2 жыл бұрын
I am not sure, I am sorry. If you look up an engine bay schematic I am sure you can find it. Try alldiscountparts, that's a honda parts site that shows many part numbers and etc. Good luck. Or just go to your local parts store, they can look it up I am sure.
@xUglyGodx173 жыл бұрын
What that piece the hose connect to ? I need a new one it looks like
@wazzupimhere3 жыл бұрын
Connects to the heater core! The same exact hose blew up one night on a 40 mile drive back home. What took to be a 30 minute drive ended up taking 3-4 hours just because I had to pull over every 1-3 miles to let the car cool down. Thought it was the head gasket but turned out it was the hose under the distributor that leads to the heater core lmao
@narut09723 ай бұрын
bro finding out that i might have to pay 1000 to get y car fixed to find out that its this your a lifesaver gonna go cut it right now
@andrewkuepper84845 ай бұрын
You didn’t have to take the distributor off?
@gray25xt5 ай бұрын
Negative. This took 2 minutes.
@cannonstates81282 жыл бұрын
My leak drops down from the oil pan. My temps shoot up and my fan doesn’t seem to work :( idk what to do
@evandavidson16512 жыл бұрын
Did you fix it? I'm having the same problem
@jorgeeboy99324 жыл бұрын
What’s the name
@kaydenhollman6756 Жыл бұрын
What is the hose called? I can’t find the correct name so I can order the right one
@gray25xt Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, I don't know, but just take it to autozone and they can match something similar, or take it to Honda and they'll look at the schematic and find it.
@kaydenhollman6756 Жыл бұрын
I believe it is called the hvac heater hose.
@amazingkid983 жыл бұрын
did ya take the distributor off to get to it ?
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
I did not, there is plenty of access without removing anything.
@amazingkid983 жыл бұрын
@@gray25xt teggy engine bay has my hands tight, so had to see if you had that issue
@itsbuddy34873 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what hose that is exactly
@goddamndog4 ай бұрын
Did you ever find out? Currently got everything needed for a radiator replacement but wanna knock this out while I’m working on it.
@tommcgivern80204 жыл бұрын
How did you get to it? It looks hard to reach
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
It's right there under the distributor, it's very easy to get to no problems.
@tommcgivern80204 жыл бұрын
@@gray25xt from underneath or right on top? Thank you for responding
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
@@tommcgivern8020 I just went right under from behind, with the right tools it's fairly simple. Good luck. If you get stuck message me at puddleglum72@gmail(dot)com and I'll do a facetime and show you in person.
@ED-de4wn3 жыл бұрын
@@gray25xt the firewall end doesnt look easy to get to
@ED-de4wn3 жыл бұрын
Especially when clamp is facing the wrong direction.. that's what I'm running into right now but nice video
@srt.dayy13 жыл бұрын
for my hose it get really hot is that normal ?
@gray25xt3 жыл бұрын
The coolant inside that hose tends to be close to 200 degrees F or hotter, so the hose should be hot.
@chivo89kitty4 жыл бұрын
What’s the name of that hose
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
Not sure sorry
@DavidHernandez-ue4fz4 жыл бұрын
@@gray25xt can get on local autoparts store?
@gray25xt4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidHernandez-ue4fz I always go to Honda dealership for parts, I am sure it is not too expensive. Show them the old one or where it is on the car and they will find it easily. Or take the part number they give you and find it on eBay, it will be much cheaper that way.
@IMSOHIGH6194 жыл бұрын
Heater to coolant
@oldskool19793 жыл бұрын
Just replace all the hoses... they are ancient.
@texasnhis49bitches493 жыл бұрын
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀bro you talking dinosaur times 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@Hector-et4zy9 ай бұрын
I know this is late but, ever had blown head gasket?
@gray25xt9 ай бұрын
Interestingly....I sold it about 2 years ago, a young lady bought it who drive it without issues...I was talking to her dad yesterday and asked how the car was and he said it blew a head gasket, or was in the process of, and they sold it for $900.
@jdrizzle676 Жыл бұрын
my radiator split open on the bottom of the seal on my way home a few days ago and i only got it back in october, had to get a new one