Honda Repair: Prelude dies after short time & oil smells like gas!, 91 honda prelude, honda prelude


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QUESTION: I have a 91' Honda Prelude Si,4 Cylinder with 14557110 miles on it. It had been parked 4-5 yrs in AZ heat! I came bake 2 it,anxious 2 drive! changed the fuel filter & gave her a lil spin! Everything seemed fine! I knew it needed work! The next time was couple weeks later & nothing! Found out it was the fuel pump so I had it replaced! no$ to 4 a mechanic so this guy did it & cut the fuel lines & said it would be better 2 replace them! Idk & my father put it bak on & Now it stalls wen stopping, won't run long. & 2day ck ed the engine oil & its what I been smellin every time I try 2 restart it, after stalling exhaust! I smelled inside where u put da oil & it smelled just like gas! I know I hav 2 replace the gasket on it because I saw it leaking thru da cracks! Could my father have connected the hoses wrong? & my battery light comes on & its a new one! I no I need it cked by a professional but I'm tryin 2 go bak 2 school & can't afford a mecanic plus parts! Any helpful information u could give me, I would appreciate! Thank u so much!
Nichole

ANSWER: Nichole, you have some major issues going on with this car. Lack of maintenance is the biggest component leading to all of these problems. Fuel pumps are notorious when these Honda's get over 110K. I dont think that the person installing the fuel pump did it correctly. But, then again it is not that difficult to install at all and is a very straight forward procedure. Evaluate the check engine codes too. This will guide you in the direction you need to concentrate on. Cutting the fuel lines was a very bad idea and I think the person was just lazy and did not want to or couldn't release the fuel lines. Whichever you replaced them. Kinda hard to screw up the configuration on these fuel lines too. But you stated that the car 'stalls' so you are driving the vehicle or at least you have it running? Then you are getting fuel. Try reading the codes this will help you alot!

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QUESTION: Well ummm, could u tell me why there is a gas smell coming from my oil? It starts just fine but seems 2 be getting air through the lines! I'm goin 2 take it 2 a profecional & I'll keep u updated. But I'm just curious in y the gas smell? It doesn't seem right. I appreciate it a lot!
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Nichole, if there is gas in the oil then one or multiple fuel injectors are not working properly. Basically when the injector is squirting fuel into the combustion chamber of the cylinder head it is not getting spark there to ignite the fuel and create combustion. Therefore the fuel is unburnt and is bypassing the gaskets and being recycled into the oil chambers. Also whenever you replace the fuel pump on any vehicle you always replace the fuel filter.