# Ask Someone: 2001 Honda Prelude - Leaky VTEC

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764 "2020-04-12T03:13:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![DavidHui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DavidHui](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidHui)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/1 "2020-04-12T03:13:37Z")

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VTEC engine leaks oil—about 1 quart per tankful of gas. No one seems to know why

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/2 "2020-04-12T04:00:26Z")

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That much oil leaking would be terribly messy, do you see oil leaking?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/3 "2020-04-13T01:15:40Z")

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No info about your cars mileage, engine, or how many miles you get on a tank of gas. So no answers.

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**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/4 "2020-04-13T03:45:12Z")

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No answers are required here… The OP was just making a statement it seems…

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/5 "2020-04-13T17:10:14Z")

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2.2 liter I4 since that was the only engine available. Up to 350 mi. on a tank is typical, in this case probably less. It would be nice to know how many miles on the vehicle but none of that is particularly relevant. It’s an old car that’s going through oil. Question is: Why is it going through a quart of oil in that few miles? OP apparently assumes it’s leaking but, as @Nevada_545 pointed out, there should be visible indications and the leak, if any, can possibly be fixed. If there aren’t, the car is burning oil.

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**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-2001-honda-prelude-leaky-vtec/162764/6 "2020-04-14T05:33:38Z")

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If I recall correctly the H22 was known to consume its crank case oil a bit more than owners liked.