1988 Honda Prelude - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

it is older and wiring gets bad for the signals statr testing for power from fuse box out to steering wheek then out to the lights ,as far as the high beams they have there own relay .

Hi,have you got under the car maybe one of the joints has failed so you wont have any drive,worth a look,all the best.

U need to re-timed the engine. Check all four marks going across the two cam pully is lined up with the engine head surface. Then check the crank pully alignment mark the single notche align to the mark on the timing cover

I would call a locksmith. They come to you and are cheaper than the dealer, and know what to do.

DOES IT CRANK OVER/IF NO CLEAN YOUR BATTERY CABLES AND CHARGE OR REPLACE YOUR BATTERY.IF STILL NOT STARTING PULL ONE SPARK PLUG OUT AND CHECK FOR SPARK.THEN CHECK FOR FUEL/

4 cyl or 6 cyl motor go on youtube and you will get your answer there

Not a good idea

first off about 1/2 the parts are not discontinued, (mr. honda's dream was canceled, after his death.) find a mech that can fix parts, many can't. or shop that can do old classic cars. they CAN. or buy a new assembly. (NOS> new old stock) or read the FSM on this topic.???? read how to adjust it......... there are no permanent fixes, all are temporary, GRIN ! here are the parts. you can look. http://www.realhondaparts.com/rwhonda/jsp/catlistallcomp.jsp?inputstate=3&vinnoT=&trim=&trans=&catcgry1=PRELUDE&catcgry2=1988&catcgry3=2DR+2.0S&catcgry4=KA4AT&catcgry5=FRONT+COMBINATION+LIGHT+%28+88-89%29&ListAll=All&systemcomp=List%20All

Oops anyhow i just posted the same question .our problem starts by putting the hood holder rod next to the headlight instead of next to the battery when we close our hood then our next problem is we turn our lights on well the hood holder rod gets in a bind when it tries to open .soo the short of it is that it gets bent so no guarantee adjusting it will work .that being said this process should work perfect on the drivers side .for the passengers side it just depends how many times it was put on the wrong side and tried to turn on the lights and how badly the mechanism was bent!!!!!!!

double posted and again not a clue as to exaclty where you see this. pretend we are blind. really.

3s, humm...... what is that, google shows ZERO for that. can i know what object shows that? dash, ECU, trans shift.? what? where are your eyes looking,? is this the ECU flash code>? LED? at ECU? "1985-91 Prelude models, there is only one LED display." ECU code 3 is bad MAP (or bad vacuum to it) Carb engine or EFI engine./ and which engine?> "options" here is the FSM , look it up , gen 2 to 5 http://hondatech.info/downloads/Auto/Manuals/Prelude/

does all else work? car run and drive and head lamps work at same time, yes,then you blew the turn/haz fuse in the fuse box. the operators guide answsers were those are. read it.

Sounds like the fuel pump may be going out. I'd have it checked.

That's usually a sign of a bad ground somewhere.

Duplicated question.

That's an indication of the clutch being worn out.

dont put any fuel in any transmission

fuse, ignition or relay or even fuel filter

hmmm u should check the wires going to the coil to see if there is power, if so its mostlikey the coil, and if the coil seems fine you gotta track father back, do u know about the prelude board? http://www.preludeonline.com/ they probably know something about your issue, sorry for the long responce time, was out on my summer vaction !!

if you just got fuel .it could have water in it.gas floats so water falls to bottom of the tank over night fuel pump sucks it up. check fuel filter for water in it