08-03-2010, 01:01 PM
I'm trying to troubleshoot this in my Prelude (2000, 124k miles)... The H22A is known for burning oil especially when pushed into VTEC.. but not 5 quarts every 3k miles haha. I fixed an oil leak on the VTEC solenoid early on when I bought the car, and since then I don't see any signs of a leak on the ground or on the lower parts of the engine.. From what I read, this could mean the valve seals are going bad and Jake is suggesting it could be the valve cover gasket. I'm planning on painting the valve cover eventually, so I'll probably throw on a new gasket when I do that, but does anyone else have other ideas? I'm really hoping it's not the valve seals because that would mean a full head rebuild.
VTEC just kicked in yo! --> 2000 Honda Prelude (124k, 5spd, bumpin stereo, ya know)