tweety bird Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 hi so my little prelude through a head gasket and needed a new engine so i thought i'll upgrade to a vtec 'yo' and all would be good, so i bought me a h22a. long story short today i had a close look at it and there's a chip + scoring on on the walls of number 1. my question is do i need to get another engine? (will try to attach pics) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 sweet it worked Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5984538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room42 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Simply, no. Adjust the focus on your camera and take a pic of the chip. All of the pics are out of focus on the damaged area. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5984574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoHR31 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 try honing it and see how it turns out then go from there Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5984743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) better? it has been honed, it was advertised to me as 'recently rebuilt' and 'good to go' Edited August 26, 2011 by tweety bird Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5986289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room42 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 better? it has been honed, it was advertised to me as 'recently rebuilt' and 'good to go' A bit better. Its still kind of hard to judge how deep the chip is. I would hazard a guess and say that you wont fix it by honing. If you can catch it with your fingernail then it probably is too deep to fix without a rebore. Notice how I say "hazard a guess" and probably"? Its difficult to tell from the computer. You will get a free opinion from a machine shop/mechanic and then you'll know where you stand. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5986350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 you can catch it with your fingernail, you cant rebore these engines anyway you have to resleeve them i might send justjap a email and see what they say. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5986427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STATUS Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 you can catch it with your fingernail, you cant rebore these engines anyway you have to resleeve them i might send justjap a email and see what they say. needs sleeve. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5986995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
koe Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 yeah just sleeve it worth every single penny Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5987070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 how long do you think the engine would last if i put it together as is? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5995037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room42 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 how long do you think the engine would last if i put it together as is? It depends how you drove it. The scratches don't matter as much as the chip. It could last years with the scratches and gentle driving. But that chip is the worry and if that chip catches your rings then it could be over in a matter of minutes or seconds. And needless to say if you flogged it then it it would be the same verdict. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5995068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLITZ-26 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 yep thats what my RB26 looked like after a so called rebuild ...... had to get rebuild anyway i think you can still go over size pistons in it with a re bore? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5995699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5996725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
89CAL Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 yep thats what my RB26 looked like after a so called rebuild ...... had to get rebuild anyway i think you can still go over size pistons in it with a re bore? depends how deep the scratches go, but I'd take it somewhere where someone can look at it in person. Better off spending money getting it right now then having to replace more things when/if it goes bang Personally, no way in hell I'd put my engine back together if it looked like that Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5997465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 i wasn't going to put it back together 'as is', my old lady thought it would be fine, she thought i was just being pedantic (again) so i wanted a second opinion. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5998248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertoB Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Take it back, doesn't look good... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5998421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoHR31 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 i wasn't going to put it back together 'as is', my old lady thought it would be fine, she thought i was just being pedantic (again) so i wanted a second opinion. you let your old lady give you advice on engine rebuilds? wtf? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5998796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 you let your old lady give you advice on engine rebuilds? wtf? i wasn't going to put it back together 'as is' no i dont take advice for my old lady on rebuilds, i just wanted another opinion to get her off my back. lol anyway i think i've sorted out my problem. thanks guys. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5999207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRX8 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Must be someone here selling an rb, but that and drop it into your honda. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5999437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety bird Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Must be someone here selling an rb, but that and drop it into your honda , then do some skidz. really you think i should? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/375206-need-some-help/#findComment-5999490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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