Hello Everyone!

I swapped an ODB1 JDM H22 engine (automatic) into my 93 LX. Everything is fine for the first 15 mins of driving , then hell breaks loose . A rubbing noise comes from under the car, when I accelerate. The sound was strongest under the driver's side of the car. I assumed it was on that side. The car gets sluggish, and takes longer to shift gears at higher RPMs. You can hear the transmission having to do extra work.
Before I figured out what was causing the rubbing noise, I swapped in a different transmissions, new brake hoses- No, new bearings-No, New axles-No. Replaced all the engine mounts. But when I was removing the axle from the passenger side, I saw the grooved marks on the side of the case . It shows where the inner joint is rubbing against it. I looked at the other transmission I tried before, and the marks were in the same location too. I don't know what else to try again. I assumed maybe the engine is mounted too high with the stock Accord mounts. I Google searched so many times for this problem and nobody has this problem, but lucky me.

With a trial and error, I decided to drop the height of the engine on the drivers side and the rubbing noise went away. But the power is reduced, and the annoying automatic transmission ticking noise is loud only when the car is warm.
It's kind of odd that the car runs well for the first 20 mins when it's cold, but does a 180. I think that might be exhaust leak related.

A few questions if I may ask; Does the engine needs to be level, and can it possibly be mounted too high?
Do you think the extra weight of the H22, would affect the front suspension? If it does, I will replace them.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated...Thank you!!!!

 

Take pics

 

Rubbing marks on the top right on the passenger side.

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Grease all over after the noises cut my inner boot again

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Here is a video of my H22 sounding like crap.


The noise is coming from the driver's foot well.
The car has no power, acceleration is rubbish.
I re-did the timing belt again today, so I am positive it is at TDC.
Maybe the iginition timing is out of wack.

 

Those pics are unviewable.

 

Sorry about that, they should be up now.

 

are those cracks in your transmission case? and get some simple green or something and clean up that nasty mess,

 

I meant take pics of exactly where you say its rubbing. Did you fill the tranny full with honda mtf fluid until it came out of the filler hole ? Or im wondering if the fluid isnt leaking out and now overheats after a few minutes of driving.

 

Picture of the axle would have been helpful.
From the location of the grease splatter and the scratch marks, it appears the strap for the boot was shoddy and came apart allowing grease to come out.
Or
Axle was not fully inserted and whipped around. Passenger side axle will still be connected enough ,if not fully inserted to transfer power, or if the circlip does not hold enough tension to maintain a lock on the differential.

lostforawhile those are not cracks, thats just the sand casting impression on the case. It is just easier to see such flaws on that part of the case because it is relatively smooth. It is just ugliness, no structural problems.

 

it's hard to tell in the pic, looked lie cracks, I was trying ot figure out what would have caused that much damage lol