1995 Honda Prelude

1995 HONDA PRELUDE
125,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SMOKIN GUN
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i have a 95 prelude v-tec it idles funny like its gonna die at times it pours black smoke when you give it gas, the temp gauge says its overheating sometimes and my father said that it has a lot of gqas in the engine oil. i just purchased the car and i was wondering what poblems i am looking at or mihgt be in for
Mar 26, 2008 at 12:56 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

if it is idling rough and black smoke with throttle percentage up, i would be checking for a leaking fuel injector, pull the plugs and check for a sooty one... do this first.
Mark (mhpautos)
Mar 29, 2008 at 6:33 AM
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