i have a few questions id love answers for as i have very few part outs where i live
1, where can i get prelude exterior door handles
2, what maintenance should i do constantly
3, where should i look for aftermarket support
any more tips on owning a manual prelude would be very welcome
I have a 1992 Prelude with a F22A1 in it, My issue is when the car is hot it stalls, The oil light comes on also, BUT when its not 100 degrees outside the car does fine, runs fine until it gets up to temp, I can let it cool off for 30 minutes and it will drive fine, car doesn't have a knock or anything and of course I have the dash where 90% of everything doesn't work. So my question is what could it be? Could it be the main relay and its just causing all the dash lights to come on and I don't see them because of my dash or is it another issue?
Hi all,
I recently ordered BC racing coilovers for my 1999 VTIR prelude
Next modification: sway bars
Need recommendations and links to Sway Bars suited for my car, I live in Australia so preferably trusted/well known aus dealers just to keep shipping costs low and quick..
And what do I need to know about sway bars on a 5th gen prelude? Thanks 🙏
First car I've properly worked on so bear with me.
Did a full rebuild myself a few months back, timing belt, water pump, head gasket, oil pan gasket, all of it. Was running fine for a bit then started getting this loud clanking sound from the engine. Took it to my mechanic and he's confirmed the short block needs replacing.
It's a BB6 with the H22Z1 (Aussie spec, basically the same as an H22A4 from what I understand). Sitting on 273,000km which I think works out to around 170k miles.
Mechanic reckons the piston's expanded and seized against the cylinder wall, said when he pulled the spark plug it was really hard to rotate by hand, way harder than it should've been. There was also some debris on the dipstick, though he said he'd need to cut the oil filter open to get the full picture. His theory is it seized from a moment of oil starvation while cornering, oil surging to one side and the pump briefly sucking air instead of oil.
I really want to bring this thing back properly, not just patch it up and baby it forever. I want to actually drive it and enjoy it.
Found a used H22A4 locally, pulled from a car with roughly 200k km on it, but not really sure how to tell if it's actually good before I hand over money for it. Kind of scared of ending up in the same spot again.
Other option is rebuilding my current block again, boring/honing the damaged cylinder and going from there.
If I do rebuild it, is it worth going forged pistons instead of OEM spec? Not chasing anything crazy, just want something that can handle being driven properly on weekends without grenading itself again.
Also if I've got anything wrong here feel free to correct me, still learning as I go.
she will be missed, I’m leaving for college
I have a 5th gen prelude with leather seats, I bought the car with them already in it, however I don’t see many 5th gen with leather. Just off google searches I see fuzzy cloth seats so I’m wondering if it was a dealer option or the previous owner found leather ones that fit the railing. Just looking to gain some insight on this, thanks!
Absolutely love this thing, driving it has been a blast. First things I want to do is a new set of wheels, but I don’t want to change much else on the exterior.
I have loved the Honda prelude since the first one in the 1980s I had a 1990
I found myself at a dealership in Daytona Beach today because my girlfriend is buying a car so I took a look at the Prelude. Quite comfortable but I’ve seen their sticker on the front that says $63,650 and I was shocked.
I didn’t notice at first that MSRP is $43,650. They have the balls to put a $20,000 dealer markup on this.
Don’t know what’s going on but seems like absolute craziness to me every single car they have at this dealer has $20,000 add-ons. They call it the GYH Gary Yeoman Honda value package.
Impressed with the car though
Just sharing
I have a 94SI and I was always curious about f23A1 swapping it at some point. Ideally I’d F20B swap it when the h23 goes, but with prices it almost seem better to chunk out the change for an f23A1. As engines are plentiful and half the price. Plus my 01 accord has a whopping 278k miles and still Dosent burn oil.
A few more loose ends before she can start and get sent to get exhaust welded! Been a fun project and I’m super excited to finally be done and drive my Honda again.
Said they couldn’t find reverse and that it was like this before I brought it in too. It wasn’t and I never noticed any issues though. Any idea what parts might need replacing? I can still feel it going into gear, and it is shifting in different gears in video.
I am a proud owner of a 2026 Honda Prelude. It is a very cool car. However I am noticing wind noise from the driver’s side front. I took the car to two different service centers and both told me that it is a feature and not a bug!
This seems very strange and not expected from Honda.
Can someone who owns the car confirm this noise?
This is up for sale for £10,500 ($14k), is a genuine JDM SiR type S with 100k miles. Owner sent me undercarriage pics and is clean as anything, not a spot of rust. Extensive paperwork and seems to have been loved
12 years off the road, 3 years restoring it and the second season enjoying it. Lots done to it, more to come. Let me know if interested in more details
Plate covered for privacy reasons.
Model is a 1999 VTI-R with about 200 thousand kilometers
And yes, it is an automatic 😔