Coolant boiling out of the overflow

Tiny
NIKIYA DANIELLE JONES
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  • 2004 HONDA CIVIC
  • 1.7L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 161,000 MILES
Hi, I have the car listed above LX model and it’s been worked on for about the past 5 months and we still can’t seem to know exactly what’s going on so maybe I can get some help from here.

So, the car itself was over heating really bad about 2 months after I financed it. I got it during the winter so the engine would overheat just to heat up the interior of the car then the temperature gauge would fall back down.

Once it started getting warmer outside the car was overheating a lot more. So we changed out about 3 thermostats because they were all getting stuck open. So it was still over heating so I took it to a shop and they changed the water pump and timing chain. When I got the car back it was misfiring really bad so I spark plugs, ignition coils. The engine sounds fine now and will definitely pass emissions but it was still overheating. So we found my fan switch was cracked and we replaced that also so now the fans kick on when they’re actually supposed to. But, still overheating. We changed out multiple radiator caps leading us to eventually having to replace the radiator because the opening was so stripped that coolant was spewing out of the sides of the cap when there was pressure. Now, with the new radiator and getting the air out of the system, the car will idle at the correct temp but as soon as you drive it, the temperature gauge says it’s still overheating. My dad found that the reservoir tank was boiling over and also found a crack in the coolant reservoir so we replaced that just the other day and he said that it was doing the same, idling fine (for about 4 hours he said) but as soon as it’s on the road, it overheats that’s when he also found out that the new reservoir tank was also boiling over.

We have no idea what this could be and I would really like to get my car back on the road ASAP. Any ideas on what’s going on?
Monday, November 11th, 2019 AT 7:18 AM

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Tiny
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Hello,

You have either got an air pocket somewhere in the cooling system or some obstruction somewhere in the cooling system. I would recommend, again, changing the thermostat, with the correct opening temperature, changing the upper and lower radiator hoses, changing the heater hoses, and finally doing a cooling system flush and fill. I have included a link below explaining how to do a flush and fill of the cooling system.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolant-flush-and-refill-all-cars

In the diagrams down below I have included the Original Equipment Manufacturer[OEM] part numbers for three different thermostats and the specs with the opening temperature for said thermostats. Please go through these guides and get back to us with how everything turns out, please.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
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Monday, November 11th, 2019 AT 6:44 PM

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