H22A "putting" problem - Honda Prelude Forum

Navylude130 · 07-09-2011, 02:21 PM

I just bought a 92 prelude with a H22A Vtech in it... It neede a little TLC (from sitting for 6 months) but not much really... When I gave it a tune up most of the plugs were pretty burnt up and the second from left had a little oil on it. The car has a slight "putting" sound coming from the exhaust which i think is coming fro that lost compression in that cylinder (the oil light keeps flickering on and off too, not flashing, just flickering)... In my opinion I thing it has a burnt out o ring... anybody else have any better ideas? I'm not new to imports but I AM new to hondas... any advice is greatly appreciated!

Slatelude · 07-10-2011, 01:34 PM

sounds like you got this one figured out...wish I could tell you an easier theory...but I'm afraid I agree with you. Are you getting smoke from the exhaust? Think you've got a ring/rings shot.

Navylude130 · 07-11-2011, 09:34 PM

slight amounts os white smoke, like very very little... I can tell it's only one cylinder cuz the smoke comes in puffs... so yeah... I think it's slightly burnt out, just not REAL bad yet! Now if only I had fixed something like this before, this fix is alot more indepth then im used to! God I hope I don't F#!k it up!