Dollywobbler's 4th Gen 2.0i

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:55 pm

Hi folks

Having missed the boat on generations 1-3 when it comes to Preludes, I thought I'd better nab a fourth gen while they're still cheap! Not really a performance freak, so the 2.0i has enough power for me, even in auto form. Picked it up from Devon, 200 miles away, yesterday. Sailed home beautifully and managed 34mpg. Not bad at all.

Nice to be back in a Honda again, though there are a few issues to sort. One is a clonk from the rear end that feels like a damper bush to me. Clock has the 'minutes pass like seconds' fault too. Can't really complain as it drives really well, though the rear suspension does seem rather hard - am I expecting too much as a Citroen nerd?

Here it is all frosty yesterday morning. Heater's good!

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:31 pm

Welcome to the forum.
Lude looks straight and true

and nice that it has the 4g alloys rather than steelies with caps.
I don't find the suspension in the back of a 4g hard (and I have errrm... 'a few' Citroens myself)

but depending which ones you are used to, the lude will undoubtedly be 'harder'.

As for the knock, the suspension isn't renowned for giving any problems, except the ARB droplink bottom bushes, which are normally dry/hard/split by now. Other than that, bushes in general will now be old/tired... And that's pretty much it.

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:47 pm

Thanks. I'll have a poke around at some point. Bought it in the dark, then drove it home until it was dark. I've barely seen it in daylight. Some rust blebs around the rear screen and arches. Sadly my 1991 Civic proved that Honda didn't quite crack the corrosion problem for some time...

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:34 pm

The rear suspension knock is very common. Shock knock from the top of coil over. A simple washer cures this problem.

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:20 pm

Yup, I've had to do that mod on all three that I've owned.

The clock thing? If you take the clock module out and resolder all the joints on the pcb it might fix it. It didn't with mine, I got a replacement from a scrappy.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:47 am

welcome in buddy

GerryH-BB3 · Post by **GerryH-BB3** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:24 am

Hello and welcome

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:23 am

Thanks folks. Looks easy enough. What a handy guide.
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... -t739.html

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:52 am

RattyMcClelland wrote:The rear suspension knock is very common. Shock knock from the top of coil over. A simple washer cures this problem.

Ah yes, that!

sorry, how could I forget!

(though tbf to me, none of the 4g's through my hands have suffered from it)

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:34 am

Hi and welcome
I had a clonk from the rear too and it turned out to be the Rear ARB

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