I hate my car - Honda Prelude Forum

lilredlude · 11-03-2005, 01:46 PM

cel, seconday o2 fixed with seafoam
rear caliper seized
new fuel filter (ran much much better)
cel egr fixed by plugging hose back in
cel primary o2 got new cat, new primary and new secondary o2 senors
cel misfire cylinder 1 -todays fun

i hate my car, i have a new freaking cel every day

95_5speed · 11-03-2005, 01:48 PM

sandiegan · 11-03-2005, 02:26 PM

if it's any consolation, i hate my car too

axio · 11-03-2005, 02:32 PM

Yeah me too...

sometimes i just wanna take my .45 and shoot this fricken car up... sigh

Killer_Vtec · 11-03-2005, 03:36 PM

hang it there

its rewarding onces it fixed?

its better then having a civic, right

lilredlude · 11-03-2005, 03:39 PM

no, my civic never had any problems

sandiegan · 11-03-2005, 03:42 PM

i vow not to mod my next car

Paul H22 · 11-03-2005, 03:43 PM

I hate your car too

lilredlude · 11-03-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sandiegan

i vow not to mod my next car

its not even the mods.... its just a poo car

obnxus1 · 11-03-2005, 03:45 PM

so you can buy those leather seats and send them over to me!

Hang in there michelle! you know you like the lude more than the old civic

lilredlude · 11-03-2005, 03:46 PM

i'm about ready to pass on the leatha, if the damn cel comes on once more.... grrrrr

but i wouldn't wanna ship them

The Oreo · 11-03-2005, 03:47 PM

Sell your car to me.. I will fix it and have two 5th gens!

scalawagd · 11-03-2005, 05:01 PM

give me your lip kit and cf cupholder piece you made before you sell it

lude4lifeh22 · 11-03-2005, 05:14 PM

Lol, its a luv hate relationship. CEL lights are ghey. Most of the times the fixes arent too hard. I know what ya mean about the o2 sensors. I have now had 4 different codes for essentially the same fn problem, my secondary o2 sensor.

The prelude is a more complicated vehicle and more performance related, its goin to have more issues than an economy civic. Hang in there, its worth it.

liquidxnitez · 11-03-2005, 07:33 PM

your car is a crack head. you need to feed it crack or else it will continue to throw cels at you

:runsandhides:

if its any consolation, I hate my car too but only because friggin idiots can't drive and use my car as a bumper.

McLude · 11-03-2005, 10:40 PM

I hate my whore of a car. But once I got a taste of boost, it was all worth it.... Hang in there. Ludes rock and they are worth the extra tinkering. At least it's an actual sports car.

checkmate58 · 11-03-2005, 11:33 PM

I hate my car too. I sold it.

--Sam

axio · 11-04-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent BB6-T

I hate my whore of a car. But once I got a taste of boost, it was all worth it.... Hang in there. Ludes rock and they are worth the extra tinkering. At least it's an actual sports car.

Actual sports car? Naw... just a sport coupe.

axio · 11-04-2005, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by checkmate58

I hate my car too. I sold it.

--Sam

I've been wanting to do that for a while too. Now, on my second engine, and this morning, a puff of smoke, and still burning oil, I'm giving serious thought to just selling this thing ASAP. I really hate this car.

PreludeLikeWhoa · 11-04-2005, 12:51 AM

I dont hate my car but i wouldnt mind selling it for a different car. I hate being poor.

kotetu · 11-04-2005, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lude4lifeh22

Lol, its a luv hate relationship. CEL lights are ghey. Most of the times the fixes arent too hard. I know what ya mean about the o2 sensors. I have now had 4 different codes for essentially the same fn problem, my secondary o2 sensor.

I seem to have some kind of magic touch with broken things. It doesn't matter what. Computers, electronics, even cars. Something goes wrong, I open it up, look at it, dust some things off, close it up and it works fine again. I had a cel go off in my car the other day, I looked it up in the book, looked up the location in my Helms, opened the hood, stared at the part for a few minutes, then closed the hood and Voila! no more cel. I've been doing that for years with people's computers. Open the case, touch here, tap there, yada yada yada. No problems afterwards.

lilredlude · 11-04-2005, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kotetu

I seem to have some kind of magic touch with broken things. It doesn't matter what. Computers, electronics, even cars. Something goes wrong, I open it up, look at it, dust some things off, close it up and it works fine again. I had a cel go off in my car the other day, I looked it up in the book, looked up the location in my Helms, opened the hood, stared at the part for a few minutes, then closed the hood and Voila! no more cel. I've been doing that for years with people's computers. Open the case, touch here, tap there, yada yada yada. No problems afterwards.

will you come stare at my cylinder for a minute or 2?

berkshire40 · 11-04-2005, 10:10 AM

i prefer knowing how to fix things rather then relying on magic. but im with you lilredlude for sure lol, after 3 motors im having issues with oil leaks, distributor, alternator, oil pump...ive just about lost it.

typeshprelude98 · 11-04-2005, 10:35 AM

I hate my car too....oh wait we are talking about preludes....yeah I mean I hate my Pontiac Vibe...

lilredlude · 11-04-2005, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by typeshprelude98

I hate my car too....oh wait we are talking about preludes....yeah I mean I hate my Pontiac Vibe...

i would hate that too. avis made me rent one once. its very uncomfortable. i gave it back the next day and got something else

PreludeChick89 · 11-04-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kotetu

I seem to have some kind of magic touch with broken things. It doesn't matter what. Computers, electronics, even cars. Something goes wrong, I open it up, look at it, dust some things off, close it up and it works fine again. I had a cel go off in my car the other day, I looked it up in the book, looked up the location in my Helms, opened the hood, stared at the part for a few minutes, then closed the hood and Voila! no more cel. I've been doing that for years with people's computers. Open the case, touch here, tap there, yada yada yada. No problems afterwards.

a song comes to mind "you've got the magic touch.. wooo ooo ooo.. which makes me..." you get the point

after my lude started giving me a lot more headaches, i hated her too.. luckily my parents saw that it was a useless battle and now i have a real sports car

axio · 11-04-2005, 11:29 AM

Yeah, I'm gonna go look this weekend for another car, how much the dealership will give me on a trade-in, and what my best option is... this car is giving me too many headaches. Hopefully I'll soon be one of those owners that can say it hurt to get rid of the lude, but it hurt more keeping her.

NotoriouSH · 11-04-2005, 03:22 PM

I bought a Prelude over an Eclipse GST because I didn't want to deal with the problems, but I've had my share too.. Autotensioner, primary o2 sensor, rear brake caliper seized, crappy oem clutch, shock knock, leaky clutch master cylinder, and now repeated misfiring. It hasn't cost me that much to fix everything though and it's an easy car to work on. It's still a good car, I figure it will last me beyond 200k once I get this new problem sorted out. I think most of us get the same typical problems, every car has it's share of gremlins.

berkshire40 · 11-04-2005, 03:36 PM

very true. although i wouldnt say its an EASY car to work on. it could be more complicated dont get me wrong, but pull the motor our THEN tell me its easy lol. easy to work on if you have a lift maybe...

lilredlude · 11-04-2005, 03:37 PM

how can i tell for sure if its a plug wire? the wires to teh other cylanders are to short to reach to #1

Hyojiggy · 11-04-2005, 06:34 PM

i hate too... i'm going back to stock...

lilredlude · 11-04-2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyojiggy

i hate too... i'm going back to stock...

i am stock

Hyojiggy · 11-04-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

i am stock

oh that sucks...

Wraith · 11-04-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

i am stock

Maybe your car is crying for FI? It's just trying to get your attention to mod it some more.

JaXx4k · 11-05-2005, 09:47 AM

cel misfire cylinder 1 can means bad plugs n wires...

my Vw threw codes of mis firing in 1/ 3 change the plugs everything gone..

all the problem u listed is all maintance issuse so is not really problems...

lilredlude · 11-05-2005, 10:30 AM

but it was all done 6 monhts ago, new plat. plugs and new wires

checkmate58 · 11-05-2005, 11:57 AM

^^When I had a misfire during smog, I didn't think it would be the plugs because I had just changed the sparkplug wires 6 months ago also. Well, for the hell of it, I changed the wires and got some iridiums. Sold to car and the new owner took it to smog and it passed. I have no clue how 6 month old wires can go bad but they did. It's worth a shot if you need to pass smog, but if it's just misfiring once in a while, I would just ignore it.

Of course, could it be a bent valve that is causing the misfire? That's what the mechanic told me but I doubted that because I had a compression check about 3 months prior and it came back okay.

--Sam

lilredlude · 11-05-2005, 12:17 PM

i ordered some new wires, i swapped the plugs to differnt cyl. and i got the misfire in teh same #1 i'll see when the wires and cap come in if that fixes it. i have a loose plan of moving the injectors around, but i'm not sure if i'm gonna do that. unless the shop i left it at did something to bend a valve, i've shifted at 3k for the last 3 monhts due to other cels and not wanting to beat it while cel was on - and the misfire started the other day.....

Cjanik · 11-05-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sandiegan

i vow not to mod my next car

im with you.

its not justified....all the money i could have saved for a condo

enycepunjabi · 11-05-2005, 04:09 PM

face it, after every certain number of miles, every car will give you problems. Plus, you should be grateful you have a nice 5th gen Prelude. There are some people out there with crappy cars or people who dont even have cars. No one told you to mod your car. You did it at your own volition. Dont hate your car, just be grateful your driving a Prelude.

Thats my $.02.

lilredlude · 11-05-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by enycepunjabi

face it, after every certain number of miles, every car will give you problems. Plus, you should be grateful you have a nice 5th gen Prelude. There are some people out there with crappy cars or people who dont even have cars. No one told you to mod your car. You did it at your own volition. Dont hate your car, just be grateful your driving a Prelude.

Thats my $.02.

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

i am stock

no one told me to mod my car, and i did not mod it. visual mods do not account for any of my problems. i am not grateful i'm driving this car, cuz frankly it never drives

PreludeDude01 · 11-05-2005, 04:31 PM

^ she didnt mod her car. its stock. agree with every car comes w/problems. preludes were honda's "test car", so when i bought mine, i expected problems, but i like those problems. keeps me busy and i learn more from em'.

edit: damn, u beat me to it. wish you were around here. would love to help you out on your car.

lilredlude · 11-05-2005, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PreludeDude01

^ she didnt mod her car. its stock. agree with every car comes w/problems. preludes were honda's "test car", so when i bought mine, i expected problems, but i like those problems. keeps me busy and i learn more from em'.

edit: damn, u beat me to it. wish you were around here. would love to help you out on your car.

i wouldn't mind it as much if
1. i had a job (been laid off for like 4 months

)
2. if i could go for more than 4 days without a new cel.

From the day i bought this car there have been issues.
cel came on about a month after i first got it, and has been on/off since

i'll see if the post office will ship my car to you

enycepunjabi · 11-05-2005, 05:50 PM

PreludeDude01 · 11-05-2005, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lilredlude

i wouldn't mind it as much if
1. i had a job (been laid off for like 4 months

)
2. if i could go for more than 4 days without a new cel.

From the day i bought this car there have been issues.
cel came on about a month after i first got it, and has been on/off since

i'll see if the post office will ship my car to you

. wonder what they'd quote you. probably around $7-800.
well, if i ever come up there. i'll let you know. have you tried a shop or honda? atleast you can get a quote and find out whats really wrong.

checkmate58 · 11-05-2005, 08:39 PM

I also didn't mod my car. The most it had was an intake and an axleback exhaust. These two combos should not throw a CEL. Anyways... I got more girls in My Toyota Corolla DX then the prelude ever. I hate you PRELUDE!

--Sam

SlowSi · 11-06-2005, 12:16 PM

If my lude didn't burn a quart of oil every 1000 miles, I'd keep it til it fell apart. But that's the only complaint I have.

D-Town SH · 11-06-2005, 02:34 PM

I miss my Prelude, although mine burnt more than 2 quarts of oil every 3000 miles.

Kap TypeSH · 11-09-2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Oreo

Sell your car to me.. I will fix it and have two 5th gens!

That was me until this past Friday... now down to 1 5th gen, but now slightly less broke...

Having 2 5th Gen's is fun... until you realize they both have non-commuter friendly gas mileage [at least compared to a Civic or something]

Though my next 2nd car will be a Civic or something to commute in...

lilredlude · 11-09-2005, 03:24 PM

8k or trades are welcome on this end