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Old July 19th 05, 04:48 AM
jim beam
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finding z0 wrote:
> That's what I was thinking or they overfilled it and she burst a gasket
> on the Chi. trip, or it was just time for the gasket to let go.
> This eve leaving work, I was looking for an oil spot. I wasn't
> disappointed. I could see the oil stream from 75 ft away. At least a
> qt.or 1.5. I tried to get a tow. Would've had to wait too long (AAA).
> Decided there was enough oil to drive to the dealer (closed). Ended up
> driving home. The oil was just above the bottom mark. The oil light
> stayed off on the way home. Taking it in Thurs. The Prelude started
> and the AC came on? We'll see in the morn. Cheers
>

check under the oil filter. if the jiffy-monkeys forgot to make sure
the old gasket was removed, you'll get double gasketing and dramatic
"streaming" failure like you describe.

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