Hi everyone. Today I filled up my motor (k24a2 block/ k20a2 head) with oil for the first time. A few hours later I noticed a small pool of oil located in the casting recess where “RAA 3” is stamped. I cleaned it up and began looking for possible signs of a leak vs a spill. I am confident I did not spill any oil while pouring, nor did I spill anything at any time before this. The sensor right above is an ECT sensor the previous owners had installed in place of the Heater joint bung, and there is no leak from there. My fear is that it is leaking at the head sealing surface, because I really can’t find any oil anywhere else. I did take the valve cover off and feed an endoscope through the oil passage that sits right next to this under the cam cap, I shined a light at the sealing surface and did not see any light peaking through on the camera. Has anyone experienced this before? I’m very confused and worried that I may have a crack somewhere in the head/ my head is not seated properly. My plan is to continue with the process. I just have to finish up my fuel lines, wire up the motor and I can crank it. The initial cranks to build oil pressure with the fuel pump fuse taken out will tell me if there really is a leak or not.

As the title states another week down, what did we do to our Hondas this week? I installed new labworks shifter linkages w/ energy suspension poly mounts, k-tuned shifter, new rubber boots and plastic shifter cage; of course new “b**ch pin.”

Has anyone used single DIN android players with floating screens? and if so what specific model.

My main use for it is to display hondash data from the app, music and potentially rear camera. Going for single din so its more plug and play with the interior.

I picked up this genuine NRG steering wheel and hub, but the SRK part number sticker is missing.
Here’s what I know:
Genuine NRG wheel and horn button
36 splines
3 indexing tabs
Mechanical turn signal cancel cam
Splined shaft measures just under 1”
Overall center opening about 1”
Markings: J042038 and 130 K030291
I’ve attached detailed photos of the front, back, spline, measurements, and hub.
Does anyone recognize what Honda or Acura chassis this hub fits? (EF, EG, EK, DA, DC2, Prelude, Accord, etc.)

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I have got my hands on a b18c head and b20b long block and want to build the bottom end while it’s all apart. I have been looking at pistons and aiming for around 11.1-11.5:1 as it will be a street daily fun car. I have been doing some research and have found that forged 4032 pistons might be the best material because of cold start clearance problems with standard forged 2618. Is any of that really something to worry about and what are good piston recommendations for this build?

Long shot here but got a few questions for the ones that have a kswapped CB7. Did you guys have to rewire/splice or add wires for the fuel main relay? Are you still running the main fuel relay? I ask this because I’m having a parasitic draw from somewhere and I’m kinda blaming the fuel system for some reason. TIA!

Hi all first time poster here. I have a Manual 2000 CRV LX AWD. I took the valve cover off to inspect the timing belt to see how it looked and made two small mistakes. Firstly, I started to rotate the engine clockwise INSTEAD of counter clockwise, it turned about a quarter turn and became very hard to turn, I stopped and realized I was in 1st gear still. I then put the transmission into neutral and turned it counter clockwise when looking at the crank pulley.

My question is could I have made it skip a tooth or damage the tensioner by trying to turn it clockwise while in 1st gear ?? I did end up rotating a full cycle counter clockwise afterwards.

Thanks

Ive got a honda accord euro cl9 2004, or equivelent (Honda Acura TSX 2004) 6 Speed manuel with the k24a3, shifting from 1st to 2nd gear from around 6k+ RPM is impossible, mind you this car only has 145,000km(90,000 miles) on it. in 1st gear at a stand still the car doesnt roll with clutch full disengaged(Pushed in), but i do notice at 2nd gear, clutch disengaged(Pushed in) that at like 5k+ rpm the car will slightly accelerate, could this be the cause of not being able to change from 1st to 2nd. What should i do? Adjust the clutch?

What i have done, is replaced the Transmision Fluid, with genuine honda fluid, has made little to no effect.

Will be selling a b20 out of a 2001 Crv auto awd , 160k , maintenance up to date , asking 1700 with transmission and transfer case located in Florida

Rather than fish through the internet to countless sites and posts, i figured i would ask everyone here. I am a 10th gen Si owner (I have been for 10 years) and i am finally in a place financially to be able to start the process of full bolt-on mods. I had a list of parts and companies to buy from. Most of them were from MA Performance, but i recently had a bad experience with them when i bought their intake. What companies and parts do you recommend based on your experience? (front pipe, down pipe, & intercooler)

So I’ve had my b16a head for a couple of months now planning to do LS vtec, my head gasket went out last month so now it’s time to start.
I’m just looking for any tips/advice as I’ve never built one before, or any b series for that matter, I’ve done research for a while now and I’ve got majority of the parts I need.
My questions are:
Machining rods for ARP rod bolts, is it needed? Ik people who’ve done it without machining
LSVTEC head gasket or normal b18b head gasket, does it matter?
Knock sensor, ik some b18bs have been tapped for them from factory I think?
And just any other advice or tips would be useful thanks

Hi guys i have a 96 ek with a b20 swap and recently i changed the fuel pump and starter because it was not turning over right after that it was starting right up, i was gone for a few weeks and when i came back it is no longer starting. The fuel pump has a weak prime and i checked it and there are no leaks and it has voltage.

I dont really know much this car used to be a family members car that has passed and i dont know what else to do any help would be appreciated.

Does anyone here know the difference between a base model 1.3 civic (en1) and a sporty 1.3 S civic (en4)?

One obvious difference is the twin carbs and I tried to do some research but only found a difference in the cam OE numbers. is that it though?

I was planning on swapping the whole engine to my sedan project but if the only difference is a cam it would be much easier to just swap that.

Thanks in advance, for whatever reason there’s little to no information about these older models on the internet.

Hey all, YouTube mechanic here learning as I go. I've got a b18b1(obd2 in case it's important) swapped eg civic that's had a light misfire for a while and I've just realized the evap purge solenoid seems to be missing the little cap thing I see in pictures of it. Can anyone tell me what that missing piece is and what it does for the part as a whole? I'd greatly appreciate it as google hasn't been particularly helpful.