Gates.com says most Honda models from the 1970s to 2001 have interference
engines, but not all. (It doesn't have info on 2002 to the present engines.)

NOT interference, according to Gates:
Civic 2001
Passport 1994-2001

http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?br...preset663Gates
(open the pdf file listed near the bottom)

So I don't know if the statement below about the 1988 Prelude is correct. Gates
mentions Si versions of the Civic but not the Prelude, so maybe Gates is
incomplete.

But nor can I tell if there are some interference engines whose valve design and
timing are such that, even though it's interference, the damage is less likely.

"lamont1" <lamont@lamont.com> wrote
> I HEARD THAT ALL HONDAS ARE INTERFERENCE ENGINES. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THE
> 87 ISNT?
> "Jafir Elkurd" <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote
> > 86-89 accord usually DON'T bend valves when the belt breaks. If you had
> > done this in an 88 prelude Si, you'd be the luckiest man on earth.
> >
> > > 5) im the luckiest man on earth hahahhaha