H22a4 Bent Exhaust Valves

"The Incident"

Just to clear up a few misconceptions, this is the sound of cylinder #2 bent exhaust and intake valves. Not rod bearings, rod knock, or anything else. I paid to have the head rebuilt with all new valves, seats, springs, and retainers.

It sounds the way it does because a piece of a broken drill bit wedged itself in between my exhaust valves and seat. It runs perfect now and I've put 13,000 miles on it since.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• h22a4
• honda
• prelude
• base
• sh
• dohc
• vtec
• bent
• intake
• exhaust
• valves

[tom69z28]

thats the rod bearings knocking, hondas have issues with rod bearings because they dont make much torque and you have to rev them to the moon to get out of their own way. Sad, it may last a few more thousand miles but it needs the crankshaft machined down and new rod bearings, mayas well just get another engine, or better yet, get another car.

[jigon44]

@tom69z28

No it's not. It's bent exhaust valves on the #2 cylinder. Had the head rebuilt and put 13k mikes on it since with 0 problems.

[Ryanstumpf720]

@bmwlover510 The H22A4 is an interference engine so it is very easy to bend a valve if your timing belt breaks or even stretches out too much

[tom69z28]

@myrabbitmoose i love cranking you people up, its entertaining.

[myrabbitmoose]

@tom69z28 I guess that's why my first one had 240,000 miles and ran perfect. The one I currently own has 220,000 miles and runs perfect. Anyway, I can't put any stock into what you have to say because of the simple fact that you said, "there" instead of, "they're." Any normal 3rd grader knows better.

[tom69z28]

@jigon44 congrats, glad it wasnt serious, I owned two hondas both had rod bearing issues,,,,

[tom69z28]

@myrabbitmoose there junk.... buy a real car.

[myrabbitmoose]

@tom69z28 Wow..... you're smart..... not.

[bmwlover510]

@MsAnthony54321 Whats a rode knock?