yeah. so, my car's heat doesnt work. its a 96 civic. worked just fine last year. i havent used it in a year, so, yeah, now of course, when i need it, it doesnt do what it is supposed to. so i need some help with that.




plus, my car is burning oil. maybe 2-3 quarts every ~3 weeks. it runs just fine...just as strong as ever. im just losing oil. im not leaking it. my car isnt smoking. i just dont know where the shit is going. so help me out. holler.



thanks in advance. the oil thing, im not as concerned about...haha...just the heat.

 

my mechanic just replaced my wifes heater core. it broke because of bad motor mounts. it leaked fluid onto the passenger floor. check that out and see if that helps...good luck

 

ditto on tha heater core. my cars at tha shop right now, i thoguht my radiator was cracked til i pulled tha carpet back and found a green swamp. check into that , passenger side too. ruined my gfs dooney and bourke bag so now i gotta get her one for xmas, fuckin hondas.

 

yeah check the heater core for a blockage. that would do it. as for the oil, start checking the motor over good with a flashlight. chances are you've got a bad gasket somewhere that is letting oil out. probably the back of teh valve cover or maybe the o-ring on the oil filter is bad? that's something you're just going to have to get under the car for and start looking for oil residue.

 

Definitely the heater core or the blower motor is out. Does anything happen when you hit the heater switch?

 

double post

 

the air at my feet is warmer than the air coming out of the upper vents. but just like anything else, 34* is warmer than 32*, but its still not warm. ill check the core for a blockage.


as far as the oil is concerned, the only place i noticed as being darker than normal is from the back of the valve cover like you stated. but it doesnt look nearly as bad as 2-3 quarts of oil leaking. but ill double check and get a new valve cover gasket asap.


keep the suggestions coming.

 

does your car warm up fine..like does it take a while? If so you might just be low on antifreeze or the mix is wrong

 

car warms up just fine. runs fine. temp is normal. no higher/lower than usual.

 

Pull your glove box off and follow your cable from the climate control to the heater core. It should connect to another level on the heater core, make sure that is still connected. Also check inder the hood and you will see smaller hoses that run into the car, one will have a valve type of thingy on it. There should be a cable running to that also, make sure that is still on and it is still opening and closing. If the heater core was bad, you should get radiator fluid leaking on the passanger side floorboard.