Integra Operating temp

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:18 am

So the teg at idle, will stay right below the middle of the gauge, but once I start driving, it cools down to almost all the way cold. Then I park it, and I can watch the temp gauge go back to normal temp.

Is this normal?

chaunce · Post by **chaunce** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:48 am

cant help with a solution but once my teg warms up its stays right below the middle of the gauge and doesnt go down

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:57 am

thermostat.

does it take a long time to warm up when cold?

mlr198769er · Post by **mlr198769er** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:05 am

ha ha same problem im having with my civic right now... mines all motor though. Mines a little harder to figure out. I'd say your thermostat is messed up though if on a stock car

02Type-S · Post by **02Type-S** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:07 am

mike93hatch;204881 wrote:thermostat.

does it take a long time to warm up when cold?

Yeah, it does the opposite of overheating lol. Is it dangerous to run at such a cold temp all the time? I would think it would be.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:23 am

my white crx would do this in the winter too... after not being able to figure it out, I just blocked the front of half of the fullsize radiator (the header side, not the fan side) for the winter and it ran perfectly and stayed at op temp.

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:47 am

02Type-S;204905 wrote:Yeah, it does the opposite of overheating lol. Is it dangerous to run at such a cold temp all the time? I would think it would be.

thermostat is stuck open. easy, cheap fix. just do it. dont block off your grille.. :/

yes i consider it bad. will hurt gas mileage as well.

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:34 pm

happens to me too
im going with thermostat

twkdcd595 · Post by **twkdcd595** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:34 pm

I am with Mike... thermostat stuck open.

willworkforhondas · Post by **willworkforhondas** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:59 am

every integra i have and or have had has done the exact same thing, and 3 of my friends that have integra all do the same thing.