1997 Honda Prelude Fuel Odor and CEL

1997 HONDA PRELUDE
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COWGIRLUP1967
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Hi, was just wondering about the 1997 Honda Prelude. We have one that was just bought within the last 6 months, everything was good, up until a month ago. No one around here seems to know what is wrong for sure. A couple mentioned the tranny. Not sure about that. It was doing great on gas mileage, then all the sudden the maintenance required light came on along with the check engine light. It has a really strong odor of fuel also. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Jolene
Dec 21, 2006 at 2:09 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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First thing is to have the car scanned for the trouble code or codes that are triggering the check engine light.Visually inspect the injectors for leaks or other obvious external leaks. Might be weak ignition or mixture control. Scan it first and go from there
Dec 21, 2006 at 2:15 AM

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Scan the vehicle for the trouble codes triggering the check engine light, then visually inspect the fuel injectors and other components for external fuel leaks. Use the scan results to check for weak ignition or mixture-control problems.

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The owner of a recently purchased 1997 Honda Prelude reports that fuel economy was good until the maintenance-required and check engine lights came on, along with a strong fuel odor. The expert recommends scanning for trouble codes first, inspecting the injectors and other areas for obvious external leaks, and then investigating possible weak ignition or mixture control.

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