I am in the process of prepping the H22a I pulled from a parts car for a swap this coming spring. I drove the car home last fall, and even did a compression test on the motor before pulling it. The motor sounded healthy and the compression test was encouraging.
Yesterday I was disassembling the motor for a timing belt replacement and re-seal of most gaskets when I found something (well actually 13..) surprising.
In the bottom of the oil pan were 12 unshouldered and 1 shouldered bolt. The single bolt appears to be a rocker arm tip bolt, but the other ones I have no idea. I cannot see how they ended up in the pan or where they might have come from. There is evidence of the bolts hitting the oil pump pickup but no other visible damage. Can anybody identify these mystery bolts? For the record, I had not taken off the oil pan until now. I had the valve cover off to inspect but am certain I didn't misplace 13 bolt under there.
Yesterday I was disassembling the motor for a timing belt replacement and re-seal of most gaskets when I found something (well actually 13..) surprising.
In the bottom of the oil pan were 12 unshouldered and 1 shouldered bolt. The single bolt appears to be a rocker arm tip bolt, but the other ones I have no idea. I cannot see how they ended up in the pan or where they might have come from. There is evidence of the bolts hitting the oil pump pickup but no other visible damage. Can anybody identify these mystery bolts? For the record, I had not taken off the oil pan until now. I had the valve cover off to inspect but am certain I didn't misplace 13 bolt under there.
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