I hear this tick or squirting sound and then all of a sudden I see a huge oil spot underneath my car. Any ideas?

 

oil cooler oil ring if your lucky. do you have jack? jack it up, fill it up , start it and watch out.

 

check your oil filter or oil cooler

 

Most likely the oil cooler O-ring. Like $5 at honda and pretty easy to change. You will need like a 36mm (i think) to get the cooler off.

Good Luck

 

What year Prelude do you have? It could be the forward balancer shaft seal warranty thing.

Dan

 

92 SI I really hope it's the o ring

 

is their a TSB out for the 5th gen when the forward balancer shaft seal comes out or whatever causing engine damage??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cullylude05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is their a TSB out for the 5th gen when the forward balancer shaft seal comes out or whatever causing engine damage??</TD></TR></TABLE> I'm pretty sure, its for alot of accords and preludes. F and H series. The balance shaft seal retainer is like $3.

 

doesn't the balance shaft require lots of work like I might as well tell the mechanic to change the timing belt?

 

That would be a good idea because the lower t-belt cover has to come off so go ahead and get your t-belt, b-belt , retainer and w-pump all at once.

 

I believe the 92 Si is part of the service bulletin. Check your records to see if the balancer shaft seal retainer plate was installed. It might have been done at the same time as the timing belt.