Problem Reports

i paid over 1K to have,and i am not making this up,straub honda in whheling,wv use JB Weld(the approved honda fix for this problem)about one(1) year ago;the problem has reappeared and it is now estimated to be $9669.00 to replace the short block & recondition the head;that has to be at least the current value of the automobile,if not in excess of it;

I m having same problem... Oil in my coolant tank and a coolant leak coming somewhere out of the engine block. Seems its most likely a cracked block. Probably going to have to junk th e car. No more Hondas for me.

The leak started around 140000 miles. I took the car to the Honda dealer and they replaced a seal, removed the oil filter and bracket and replace something in there. Got the car back and it still leaked. The Honda dealer said it had a porous block. I asked them to refund my money from the first oil leak and they said it did not have anything to do with the porous block and they would warranty the work on the first leak they repaired. It is still leaking from around the same location as the first time they repair it. I told them it is a factory defect if the block had thin spots in it and they told me it was not. They also told me to repair it I would have to buy another block and have them put it in.

Never had problems with my Honda until this - found oil in coolant reservoir, took to shop, they couldn't figure it out, but said most likely blown head gasket, but there was no water in oil. $1200 later and two weeks later, oil back in coolant reservoir, got back $800 of the money I paid them / another mechanic said it had to be oil cooler (attaches to oil filter) - another $550 and 1 week later - oil in coolant again - keeping oil at about a quart low to keep leak from getting faster with more oil pressure / using turkey baster to siphon some of the oil out of top of radiator and cleaning coolant reservoir once a week - checking hoses and radiator cap for deterioration until I can save enough money to buy another car / car is still running good.... only fix is replace engine, but what if that engine has same pourous cylinder problem & transmission goes after getting new engine ????

Engine oil began leaking into my coolant when the engine was hot. This caused a loss of engine oil and decreased the efficiecy of my cooling system as the problem continued and worsened. I know of no solution except to replace the engine block.