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Old 07-24-2014, 05:03 PM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
My 1998 has no cabin air filter (the USDM Civics didn't get one for some reason). It also has no transmission filter. The FSM says, I think, that the thermostat begins to open somewhere in the 170s and it completely open at like 194. IIRC. I would bet the 7th Gen FSM will tell you what the specs should be.
170°F sounds about right for the thermostat. Before my headgasket issues, mine would typically run between 170°F and 194°F.

7th gen Civics have a cabin filter. Likely yours has never been replaced and will look as bad as mine was:
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