Where do you put water into a 1989 Honda Civic LX?

Answer 1

If the car belongs to your ex-wife, either remove the oil cap or the gas cap and pour in whatever looks good. I assume you mean coolant. It goes into the radiator, either by removing the radiator cap on top of the radiator, or into the coolant overflow reservoir located to one side of the radiator. It's best to use 50% water and antifreeze instead of water alone. The place to put water under the hood of this vehicle can be in one of two places. 1. the reservoir holding coolant and water for the radiator / cooling system. 2. the radiator itself. The coolant reservoir for this car is located on the lower right-hand side of the car if you are facing the car from the front (as you should be). It will probably be a translucent-white plastic canister. The canister will have a round black or grey cap screwed onto the top. That cap will have a tube running from the cap to the radiator. That tube is what allows the antifreeze coolant and water mixture to flow to and from your radiator, which is vitally important for your vehicle. To add fluid to the reservoir, unscrew the cap from the top of the reservoir, and after doing so lay it to the side, being careful to not allow the interior portion of the cap (a long clear tube) be contaminated with anything. Lay it on a cloth towel for best results. After having done those things, look inside the reservoir in order to determine how much fluid it contains. The reservoir ideally should be filled 3/4 (or 75%) of the way to the top. Do *not* fill it all the way to the top. The fluid you will pour into the reservoir will be a mixture of antifreeze coolant and distilled water. Do *not* use tap water, or any other bottled water - use *distilled* water (can be found at your local grocery). The best mixture of distilled water and antifreeze coolant for most climates will be an even 50/50 mixture (50% antifreeze and 50% distilled water). If you live in an extremely cold climate, or are enduring a particularly cold winter (average temperatures are minus 30 degrees fahrenheit), use a little more coolant than water, around a 60/40 or 70/30 mixture. Most people will not need to worry about that unless they live in northern Canada, Scandinavia, or the Arctic Circle. ;) After pouring the necessary amount of the mixed fluids into the reservoir, screw the cap back on to the top of the reservoir. Make sure it is tight, but do not use a lot of strength: that cap is probably plastic, and you can easily strip the threads of the cap. Now, at this point, if you are just refilling a low reservoir, you are ready to start your car. If, however, you have a good reason to think that your radiator does not have enough fluid in it... then you might want to consider pouring some of your fluid mixture into the radiator. Consult your Honda manual to find out how much you should pour in. Remember: *NEVER* open the radiator cap unless the car has been turned off for *at least* an hour (or more if you have overheated the vehicle). Have fun!