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1998 Honda Prelude Repair Question


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Asked on February 16, 2010

1998 Honda Prelude 1998 honda prelude smoking

Engine Performance problem
1998 Honda Prelude 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 155000 miles

my car has a couple of problems that i think are related, when coming off idle my cloud smokes(white) for a bit, it burns oil quickly about 2-3 qts every 1-2 months, my egr gets clogged with deposites i think it may be my valve guides but i dont want to guess. Can you guys help me on finding what it could be and how i could fix it?
Avatar Asked by marco650

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Replied on February 18, 2010

Hi marco650,

Not the valve guides but more likely to be the valve seals causing the problem.

Tiny Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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