Help engine problems PLEASE
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Help engine problems PLEASE
SO here is the deal. Since I got the prelude I have had to add oil to it every two weeks or so. i do drive alot and have heard that h22's need a quart every thousand miles or so. So anyways saturday night I was driving and my temp gauge went all the way hot. I stopped check the radiator and it wass empty so I got some 50/50 coolant filled it up and drove 1 mile home and parked it in my garage. The plan was on Sunday I was going to go to the closest shop which was about 2 miles and have them do a coolant system check, halfway there my CEL came on and the car just shut off. No noises or werd bumps , nothing, It shut off like I turned it off. So basically what I am asking is does the 98 prelude's have a feature that when the computer detects an imminent disaster it shuts off and will not allow you to turn it back on without whatevers wrong getting fixed? I also saw steam coming out from behind the intake manifold where I have been told some coolant lines run? Can anyone give me an idea of what happened? I know it is hard to tell without seeing it but any suggestions would be great.
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Sad prelude owner Ken
Thanx ,
Sad prelude owner Ken
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You may have multiple problems, first you should pull the flash codes from the ecu and post them. I would also check for your coolant leak and fix it.
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Originally Posted by hondatech
You may have multiple problems, first you should pull the flash codes from the ecu and post them. I would also check for your coolant leak and fix it.
Yeah I am fuked the pistons melted. Don't ask. I think the mofo that sold me the car rigged it so that it would drive for a bit cause this all happened too fast. I kept oil in it and didn't have any problems till sat night when I noticed the engine temp all the wa hot. I put coolant in and parked the car. THe next day I put more coolant in and drove half a mile to a shop which was my mistake and now i am gonna pay big time for it. If anyone know s were I can find an h22a4 or if there are any other options like rebuilding please enlighten me. I have a 98 lude.
Ken
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Yeah I am fuked the pistons melted. Don't ask. I think the mofo that sold me the car rigged it so that it would drive for a bit cause this all happened too fast. I kept oil in it and didn't have any problems till sat night when I noticed the engine temp all the wa hot. I put coolant in and parked the car. THe next day I put more coolant in and drove half a mile to a shop which was my mistake and now i am gonna pay big time for it. If anyone know s were I can find an h22a4 or if there are any other options like rebuilding please enlighten me. I have a 98 lude.
Ken
Ken