Engine currently has 276,650 miles and counting since i drive it quite often. Has CEL light on for codes P0340, P0341, P0401, P1259, and one more but I can’t find the picture of it to remember. I’ve asked on other threads about the issues and most seem simple to fix or could just be simple electrical issues. I don’t know the entire history of the motor, but based of the looks and driving habits I seen from the guy I bought it from I doubt he took good care of it. It has a ticking coming from somewhere in the head, a oil leak from somewhere that I still haven’t found although I know it’s leaking from the oil pan or the drain bolt but that’s not the only place I see oil at. I plan on keeping this car for a while and eventually plan on fixing the small body issues so I want to make sure the motor is gonna last long enough without problems so I can have the money to throw at the body. Of course I could always just fix whatever codes are being thrown and invest in the bodywork instead but....that’s not the case here.

Got her about 4-5 months ago and I paid 1,800. Had the CEL on when I bought it but it was only for the EGR insufficient flow.

I was also considering this idea, I’ve looked around thru google search and found a few A2’s for ~$500-$650 but I mostly come across the JDM D17A and I thought I read something about how the wiring would need changing. Not really sure what the thread said anymore though. Did find somewhere local that has some engines but he said all of his were automatic, would this work? What would need to be swapped/modified? If anything?

Read more. Most only need the pressure switch on the VTEC valve transferred to make the D17A2 ECM happy.

Sweet so the JDM D17 wouldn’t be hard to swap in at all from what you’re saying. The local guy I talked to is most likely selling the whole engine (harnesses, pumps, literally the whole swap)

Kindve off topic from my question on this thread but is this attached image the correct intake gasket?

Haven’t even bothered to check yet. Probably should’ve tried checking the wiring on everything first but I ordered replacement parts instead to see if it’s a mechanical issue. Say there’s a bad harness or bad terminals in a connector, what do I do as far as replacing? Where can I find these harnesses at? (VTEC solenoid, Cam sensor, etc) Would cleaning up the terminals with some sort of electrical cleaner possibly help? I know there’s no real way to just guess what could be bad in the wiring without checking voltage throughout and i know this’ll sound dumb but I’d rather changeout parts and clean terminals before I go checking voltage on everything and start replacing harnesses and connectors.

Haven’t checked compression yet. Has more of a knock rather than a ticking. Does burn a little oil. I wouldn’t doubt the valves could use an adjustment though.

Really been considering this option, just wanna see if I can maybe keep this engine alive for a lil longer. New parts come in the mail tomorrow so we’ll see what happens.