Quick question for anyone here that has rebuilt a JDM H22A engine:
When tearing the engine apart did you see if the original rod bearings (upper halves) have the oil holes in them?

The reason I ask is because my shop got a customer's JDM H22A already torn down without any bearings, and upon ordering and getting the USDM bearings from Honda the upper rod bearing halves have no oil holes in them - this seems strange.

If anyone could shed some light on this, that'd be great.

We ordered bearings for a 1994 Prelude VTEC, and they seem to fit perfect via plasti-gage but the rods have an oil hole that we think should correspond with a hole in the rod bearing.

Honda insists that there are no rod bearings sold in the U.S (don't know about Japan) with holes.

Also for any of you USDM people have you ever torn your engine apart and seen the upper halves with or without holes?

Thanks in advance, and if you personally don't know if you could at least give me a contact who would know that'd be great, thanks.

 

i dont rember if they had holes from when i tore down my old jdm h22... i have another jdm h22 that is sittin there ill tear apart this weekend and see.

do b-series have the holes in the rods/berings?