Honda Civic/Acura Integra

since 1994 of release

Repair and car operation

Service of system of cooling (an oporozhneniye, washing and filling) (each 48 000 km of run or time in 24 months)

Do not allow antifreeze hit on open sites of a body and the painted surfaces of the car. Casually got splashes immediately wash away a plentiful quantity of water. Remember that antifreeze is extremely toxic liquid and its hit in an organism even in small amounts is fraught with the most serious consequences (up to a lethal outcome). Never leave antifreeze being stored in leaky closed container and immediately collect cooling liquid spilled on a floor. Remember that the sweetish smell of antifreeze can draw to itself attention of children and animals. About ways utilization of the fulfilled cooling liquid consult with local authorities. In many regions of the world special points on different reception of working off are equipped. At all do not merge old cooling liquid in the sewerage and on the earth!

Recently nontoxical grades of antifreeze were developed, however they also demand care in the address.

Regularly, according to the schedule of routine maintenance of the car (see. The schedule of routine maintenance), the system of cooling should be emptied, washed out and filled with a fresh mix of antifreeze with water. Such service allows to prevent corrosion development in an okhladitelny path and considerably increases efficiency of functioning of system.

During service also the condition of all hoses of system and a cover of a jellied mouth of a radiator (without fail should be checked see. Check of a condition of components of system of cooling (each 12 000 km of run or time in 6 months)). Defective components are subject to replacement.

Do not forget about precautionary measures which should be observed at service of system of cooling (see the prevention above).

Oporozhneniye

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Cock the parking brake and prop up wheels protivootkatny boots. It is necessary to start direct performance of procedures of service after complete cooling of the engine, i.e. not less than several hours later after trip end.

2. Having waited final cooling of the engine, remove covers from a mouth of a radiator and a broad tank (see an accompanying illustration).

3. Get under the drain gate of a radiator capacity of rather large volume. Having opened the gate (see an accompanying illustration), lower cooling liquid. If the gate does not give in to opening owing to damage by corrosion, disconnect from a radiator the bottom hose – try not to allow antifreeze hits in eyes and on open sites of skin.

4. On termination of an effluence of cooling liquid from a radiator remove the bottom hose of the last and merge the liquid remains from the top part of the block of the engine.
5. While liquid merges from the block, disconnect a hose from a broad tank and remove the last (see. Head of System of cooling and heating). Wash out a tank pure water (in case of need – with soap). Clear urovnevy labels on tank walls.
6. Check a condition of radiatorny hoses and hoses of system of heating, and also collars of their fastening on unions and branch pipes (in case of need see. Check of a condition of components of system of cooling (each 12 000 km of run or time in 6 months)).
7. Replace the damaged components (in case of need see. Cooling and heating systems).

Washing

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. On termination of an oporozhneniye of system remove from the engine the thermostat, take it from a casing and establish the last back on the regular place (empty). Now the system is ready to washing.
2. Establish into place the bottom hose of a radiator and tighten the drain gate of the last. Transfer the handle of management of system of heating of salon to the maximum heating to provide also washing of the heat exchanger of a heater.

3. Disconnect the top hose from a radiator and insert into a branch pipe of the last a garden hose. Include water supply and continue washing until the pure transparent stream will not start to follow from the top hose (see an accompanying illustration).

4. In cases of especially strong pollution or violation of passableness of a radiator, remove the last (see. The head of System of cooling and heating) also deliver it for regenerative repair and service in a car-care center workshop.
5. Products of corrosion and dense deposits are removed from a path by chemical processing – follow instructions of manufacturers of the cleaner acquired by you.

At regular performance of procedures of washing of system and replacement of cooling liquid of need for carrying out chemical processing of a path should not arise.

Filling

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Establish into place the thermostat and a broad tank, connect to a radiator all hoses.
2. Transfer the handle of management of system of heating of salon to the maximum heating.

3. Slowly fill in in a radiator fresh, made in demanded proportions (see. Specifications) an antifreeze mix with water. Continue filling until level of liquid will not rise to the bottom cut of a jellied mouth. On the Integra models weaken the special gate on a casing of the thermostat and let out from a path the air which was there (see an accompanying illustration). Add cooling liquid in a broad tank, having finished its level to FULL COLD mark. Wait five minutes and once again check level of cooling liquid in a radiator, in case of need make adjustment.

4. Without establishing on a radiator a cover, start the engine and warm up it before opening of the valve of the thermostat (liquid should start to circulate through a radiator, thus there will be a warming up of the top hose of the last).
5. Muffle the engine and let's to it cool down. Add in a radiator a little more liquid, having finished its level to the bottom cut of a jellied mouth.
6. By a szhimaniye of the top hose of a radiator let out from it air, in case of need add a little more cooling liquid. Establish into place a radiator cover.
7. Transfer handles of a choice of temperature of submitted air and a choice of a high-speed mode of the fan to the maximum productivity.
8. Start the engine, warm up it to normal working temperature and check system on existence of signs of leaks.