Mr. Fix it
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Hey there readers,
My son brought home a 1999 Prelude base model H22A4 with 5spd manual.
It has about 130,000miles and was leaking oil out from the head which I replaced.
It is also replaced the front crank seal when doing the timing belts.
It appears that the rear main is leaking as well but it is hard to pin point. The oil pan is leaking as well..
My questions are as follows.
Is it typical of these engines to leak the seals like this if the main bearing are worn out?
also, I has noticed that it is burning oil out the tailpipe when shifting gears which to me is indicative of rings..
The block looked very good when doing the head but I suspect worn out rings or glazed cylinders to be the cause of this..
Thanks for your input.
Mr. Fix it
My son brought home a 1999 Prelude base model H22A4 with 5spd manual.
It has about 130,000miles and was leaking oil out from the head which I replaced.
It is also replaced the front crank seal when doing the timing belts.
It appears that the rear main is leaking as well but it is hard to pin point. The oil pan is leaking as well..
My questions are as follows.
Is it typical of these engines to leak the seals like this if the main bearing are worn out?
also, I has noticed that it is burning oil out the tailpipe when shifting gears which to me is indicative of rings..
The block looked very good when doing the head but I suspect worn out rings or glazed cylinders to be the cause of this..
Thanks for your input.
Mr. Fix it
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