[Kit Thomas]

1) I am not sure what the Cam retainer is. I am assuming that would be the metal rail going across the top of the cam shaft shown above in my last post?

2) I completed the adjustment and put everything back together. Bad news, the car won’t start. It won’t even turn over. The power steering belts are turning but the engine is not turning over.

Please help !?! 🙁

[Kit Thomas]

I figured out what the oil leak was, it was the camshaft seal cap. I decided to replace it and while I was in there I did the valve adjustments. I used a torque wrench (19lbft for the 12 mm and 8.7lbft for the 10 mm) to replace the cam shaft rack. For some stupid reason I didn’t feel or hear the torque wrench “click” and I over torqued one of the cam shaft rack bolts. It of course broke. It was one of the 12mm bolts. Should I be concerned about it? Is my prelude not going to run well?

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[Kit Thomas]

Installed new coil pack and this time the check engine light turns on solid, it doesn’t flash. hopefully that means I made progress. I will have the code pulled and keep everyone updated. On a different note, there is an oil leak somewhere below the distributor and v-tech solenoid. I know for sure it isn’t the v-tech or the distributor because the gaskets have been replaced on both and then checked for leaks after. Does anyone know what oil related item would be located underneath there?

[Kit Thomas]

Yes, that hose does go to the transmission
No, I haven’t checked the valve adjustment, I know you did a video on it though. I was planning on doing that last because of how complex it is.

Through my research I discovered that it can potentially be the coil pack. I did an Ohm test (hopefully I did it right, this would make for a good video Eric) and i believe it failed. The check engine light seems to come on and flash when the car has warmed up. Coil pack will be replaced this weekend.

[Kit Thomas]

I will test for vacuum leaks next weekend. I did eyeball my engine for anything unusual. I found this hose, maybe you can help shine some light as to what exactly this hose is please.

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[Kit Thomas]

Thank you all for the help. I finally got around to changing out the distributor. And still have the same code. Here is what I have done so far.
-New Spark plugs
-New Spark plug wires
-New Distributor
-New Vtec solenoid gasket ( Still got the codes before and after I changed this gasket)

The check engine light would continuosly flash and when i turn the car off and back on it would just be a solid check engine light.

1998 Honda Prelude H22A engine
Codes pulled:
P0303: Cylinder 3 misfire detected
P0301: Cylinder 1 misfire detected

I am at a lost. What should I do next?
P.S- The car rides smooth, no rough idle or anything like that even after I installed those new parts. But still same codes.

[Kit Thomas]

Thanks so much for the reply and pictures. Really helpful. Just one more question for you. I decided to go ahead and replace the entire distributor because there was an oil leak underneath it. MY question is, do i need to be concerned about the timing when replacing the distributor? I read that I will need to manually turn the engine with a socket wrench to have the timing aligned correctly and I have also heard I don’t need to do that, I just need to unbold the old one and stick the new one in. If you can, please help me understand the correct procedure for this.

[Kit Thomas]

Sorry about the delay in response.
I have attached a video link below. I have 3 questions.

1) Does it look like I have an oil leak coming from the distributor seal where it attaches to the engine?

2) If that is where the leak is coming from, would it make more sense to just replace the entire distributor instead of testing it etc?

3)Does my distributor have an external coil or internal coil?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hPzwGGjVNEai1zZWVHMHR3WEE/view?usp=sharing

The video is of underneath the distributor. The video was filmed sideways, so those electric connectors and the one line with the metal clamp on it are actually underneath the distributor.

[Kit Thomas]

I am not sure how to test the distributor cap. Do you know if Eric has any videos on doing this or do you know of any other resource that can walk me thru the process ?

[Kit Thomas]

A front main seal? do you mean the balancer shaft seal in the timing belt case?

[Kit Thomas]

Take a look at the 41 second video below and tell me if you guys think it is the balance shaft seal. http://youtu.be/OxHw8Yd9Z-M

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