i searched but found nothing that helped me out.

i'm planning to buy a 5th gen prelude with a h22 engine in it. i like the design of the prelude but i heared some bad storys about the h22 some like: thin cylinder walls and breaking piston rods...

if i check for used bb6 or bb1 preludes in the carmarket i rarely find some of them that made over 120000 km.

so what are your experiences wit the h22? and no i'm not planning to boost it or something i'm looking for a reliable daily driver.

thx

 

I have been working for honda almost 5years now and have 2 preludes myself. I have seen preludes with over 250K. Just like any other honda if you maintain it well it will last. You do not just drive down the road and the motor blows. Like any other honda engine it will blow with improper tuning and/or maybe a <U>loose nut behind the wheel</U>. A common problem with H Series is burning oil as long as you know how to check your oil and keep up with proprer honda maintence you should be good to go IMO

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by md23vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have been working for honda almost 5years now and have 2 preludes myself. I have seen preludes with over 250K. Just like any other honda if you maintain it well it will last. You do not just drive down the road and the motor blows. Like any other honda engine it will blow with improper tuning and/or maybe a <U>loose nut behind the wheel</U>. A common problem with H Series is burning oil as long as you know how to check your oil and keep up with proprer honda maintence you should be good to go IMO </TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree, Its like any other honda, I have 2 preludes too, one with an h22a and the other with an F series, both bb1's, and i have an h22a powered eg hatch. All of them are reliable and i beat the crap out of my eg and it still runs strong. Just make sure you maintain it and check the oil and you should be good, H motors do burn some oil but other than that, they are cool...

 

thx guys good input

 

What about a H series makes them burn oil? Poor valve seals? Only other major thing would be rings right? And then you would lose compression and run like ****...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxhybrid85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What about a H series makes them burn oil? Poor valve seals? Only other major thing would be rings right? And then you would lose compression and run like ****...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would say rings are more common. Valve seals are more common on j spec motors that have been sitting around for god knows how long. Funny thing though I have seen some ludes smoke like a freight train but still run really stong. Just my 2cents

 

I bet its because they use a smooth hone instead of a cross-hatch hone and it doesn't retain oil quite as well.

 

the sleeves are usually hella smoothe by the time you crack open an h motor but they do use cross hatch. at least thats what my helms manual says... i think the material of the sleeves is just softer so the cross hatch dissappears faster... thats just a guess, i have no clue whatsoever... that might be why they burn some oil though...

 

they are cross honed from the factory, its just that by the time u open up the motor it has worn itsself smooth. and actually the FRM sleeves are not softer, they are harder then regular iron sleeves. there are really no disadvantages to the h22, except that you cant just slap in forged pistons because of the frm sleeves

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by md23vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have been working for honda almost 5years now and have 2 preludes myself. I have seen preludes with over 250K. Just like any other honda if you maintain it well it will last. You do not just drive down the road and the motor blows. Like any other honda engine it will blow with improper tuning and/or maybe a <U>loose nut behind the wheel</U>. A common problem with H Series is burning oil as long as you know how to check your oil and keep up with proprer honda maintence you should be good to go IMO </TD></TR></TABLE>
Totally agree here. I have a 98 Ek Civic with a 92 JDM H22 in it. So far 7500 RPM daily for the last year! Still running strong.