BKO-CA1468-H22 - 1996 Honda Prelude

if is a H22a4 or h22 motor, u need to get the timing marks lined up then put the belt on, make shure it is a h22 bent and not a F22 SOHC belt

Check fuel pressure, check camshaft belt, check for engine misfire, run fault code check by following instructions HERE

ok so hear me out, DO NOT! i repeat, NOT buy a h23... honda stopped making this motor completely in 97 these are the worst motors in the world! i know, your rod bearing blew, I KNOW! ive donr 30 of them. Buy an h22 swap for your car... or just the motor.. everything bolts up the same...then if you wan the performance wire up the vtec... 92-96 preludes came with the option of an h22... if you could find one out of your year model and not out of a 97 up, that would be best so all your vaccum lines are the same... youll have to use the h22 harness and ecu.. if its standard, you need to use a standard h22 harness, if its automatic, use an auto harness
hope this helps
replace the motor mounts that are bad

H22 swap

look up the manual online it should have a diagram. Thats how i did it when i changed the timing belt on my H22 should be easier too with sohc.

You will need to know if is a h22a or h22a4. The h22a has the kind of fuel injectors that you'll need with your current set up. Also, you'll need the ECU. If you are putting a 95 or newer h22a in the car then you'll need a P13ecu to run the Vtec. You'll also need to run power to the vtec solenoid on the h22. If you're using a 96 or new Prelude engine it will be OBD2, your current wiring is OBD1. Your best bet is to get a 92 thru 95 H22a only.

If i were you i would use the wiring harness from the engine that you have transplanted into your car,failling that there could be either a mechanical or electrical problem with the engine that you have transplanted, have come across problems like yourself in the past very frustrating and time consuming but you will get there in the end transplanting two different engines is never easy.

did you change the fuel pump to a higher flow pump, a stock accord pump cannot meet the demand of the h22, also some thing to to look at the main relay, did you upgrade that

worn pulley or outbalanced shaft.

That depends on what motor your accord came with, If was the f22 it does work but requires some mods. Providing that the vechile you are installing it in is OBD1 also.