A coolant line came off from under my AEM .. It dumped coolant all over the engine bay .. I refastened the line and filled the overflow bottle with water ..


This all happened on my way to Albany NY.. Car drove fine all the way up .. When I went to return home this afternoon , the car would not make any heat. And I had four bars on the temp gauge .. I pulled over and checked under the hood .. The overflow was again empty .. I filled it again with water and made it home no problems.

Any ideas on what I have to do next ??

 

Wait till it's cool, then make sure the radiator is full. Filling the over flow won't help much if you've lost too much coolant.

 

billman is correct. Wait till it's cold, open the rad cap and fill 'er up. Also there are two bleed ports that you can open to burp the air out. One is located in the intake manifold and is a thread metal fitting. The other is on the upper pipe that runs along the firewall. this one has a rubber cap held on with a spring type hose clamp. Once you fill it up in this manner, continue to monitor your overflow tank and keep it topped up. It may still take 2-3 heat-up/cool-down cycles.

 

Can I use any type of antifreeze ??

 

NO! You have an '01. I believe your year needs the Honda Type II (pre-mixed). Check your owner's manual.