i have a h22a4 in my civic that was knocking and then siezed on me.
i saw silver flakes in the oil.
i already replaced it with another h22.
i was wondering is it worth rebuilding, and what are my optionslooking for quick fixes!
im not trying to spend alot of money.

and does anyone have a rebuild write up. or a helms pdf link
thanks in advance.

 

yo9u are a very nice man! thank you!
i cant download it at work but i will when i get home

 

i would tear it down since you dont know how bad the damage is until you take it apart.

 

ok. i realized that file is for 92 - 96. its a 98 motor, is there a difference>

 

There are only very minor differences. The rebuild procedure wil be almost exactly the same.

 

How about putting the H22 head on an F23 bottomend? That's what I would do.

 

Hey man thats exactly what I am gonna do, after I finish my F22b/H23 FI project.

 

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If I had the parts, that's what I would do. I wouldn't go revving the crap out of it often though. I would go for my spirited drives every now and again, but not all the time. I think it should last fine.

I would at least like to build a H23/F23 hybrid one day.

 

Or maybe a hybrid with the F20 and BOOST the hell out of it. Nice short stroke so you can rev the **** out of it. Too bad it doesn't have the 55mm mains or I would most definatellt be doing it as well.

 

Until you tear down your motor you wont know whats up with the crank and cyclinder walls.. if the crank is within tolerance and you have minimal scaring on your FRM walls then you might be able to get away with a hone and drop some type-s or Mahle gold pistons depending on what you are doing.. if things are fucked up you might need to sleeve and get a new crank.. you wont know till the tear down.

good luck.

 

ok im gonna start tearing it down

 

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Make sure you label ALL the parts you take off and where they came from, especially the cam caps.

 

ok im gonna start tearing it down
what shoudl i be lokoing for in terms of damage.
the cylinders look good form the top. i already took the head off.
and i think the valves are ok because theres no impact marks on the pistons.
but it was knocking crazy hard, then it stopped , then it froze.
im almost afraid to lok at the bottom end.

as far as the f20/f23 with h22 head, is that just a slap on procedure?
that seams to be the easiest thing to do. let me know please thanks

 

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It's not a direct swap, but it shouldn't be too hard. prelittlelude and Pirate McFred created a few threads about this hybrid. Seems like a GREAT engine for a daily-driver. More tq. on the bottomend and will still make power up high. I wouldn't rev it more than 7K though.

 

I wouldn't even take apart the head unless you have to. Just the bottom end. The hybrids are a little more than just slap em on but here you go. Read a little and then a little more.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1069869
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=776837

Bottom on the topic is a section called Hybrid Engines.

Hybrid Engines - The Frankensteins
F23A Block/H22A1 Head (Accord SOHC VTEC/Prelude DOHC VTEC) by SamIam26
Additional F23/H23 Info by prelittlelude
H23A Block/H22A Head (Prelude DOHC Non-VTEC/Prelude DOHC VTEC)
F20B De-stroking Hybrid by satan_srv
F22B2 Block/H22A Head (Accord SOHC VTEC/Prelude DOHC VTEC) by prelittlelude
F23A Block/H23a Head (Accord SOHC VTEC/Prelude DOHC non-VTEC) by PirateMcFred

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=689805

 

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oh boy. the guy at the shop threw all the head peices in a box!@@@@!!!!