jdm or not

[ewr3ck18]

ok so i got a 2000 h22a and its supposed to be a jdm motor. someone that also has a jdm h22 said that mine is not jdm. he told me that a true jdm motor has bronze camshaft covers well mine are aluminum. anyone wanna let me in on how to tell if its true jdm. because i thought jdm motors were labeled example usdm motor f22 (a6) jdm motor f22a

[Darkcloud]

Does the stamp code on the block say H22A,if so then you have an JDM motor. As for the bronze cam shatf cover,the reason why they're bronze is b'cuz of the oil,the the cam covers are aluminum.

[Kurobei]

ok so i got a 2000 h22a and its supposed to be a jdm motor. someone that also has a jdm h22 said that mine is not jdm. he told me that a true jdm motor has bronze camshaft covers well mine are aluminum. anyone wanna let me in on how to tell if its true jdm. because i thought jdm motors were labeled example usdm motor f22 (a6) jdm motor f22a

All jdm honda motors have just the engine code name without a series number after the letter. If your motor is a 2000 H22a, it will say just that. If it was a usdm or euro h22a, it will say h22a1,h22a3,h22a4. h22a7etc. The same rule applies to F-series.

I own two h22a motors one a '92 and the other is a 96. The bronze camshaft hats have nothing to do with it being jdm or not. My '92 looks bronze and my 96 looks to be polished.

Just remember the Jdm specs will always have a letter and no number after it.

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[Kurobei]

Does the stamp code on the block say H22A,if so then you have an JDM motor. As for the bronze cam shatf cover,the reason why they're bronze is b'cuz of the oil,the the cam covers are aluminum.

Exactly! Oil has long term effects on the engines internals. A car that is well taken care of or new usually looks polished etc. A car that has irregular oil changes, sludge or simply lots of miles or old will appear more orange bronze on the inside. Good example would be my 92 h22a to my 96.