very first h22a oil change?

[crazyvtec93h22]

after the swap is complete is it ok to put synthetic oil or do i have to let the motor break in?

[NAiL05]

I used normal oil for first 500 miles then put normal again for another 3000 then went to synthetic. The normal oil for the first few hundred miles help "clean" the motor a lil and yea so on.

[bakedaccord_90]

u need to let the motor break in for a few hunderds miles and then u can
upgrade the oil

[SteveB]

Why would you need to break in a used motor?

[xScott]

Dont use synthetic period, it eats the internals of the motors. Only use synthetic on Honda's that used synthetic from the factory.

[Accord13&BA4]

Why would you need to break in a used motor?

Used JDM motors usually sit in on a crate at idle for hours, upon weeks, upon months...maybe even years on a frieght ship...no one really knows unless it's a popular seller, like a b16 or a h22.

So essentially, doing a break-in time of say, 2 full oil changes(5000ish Miles) is a good idea.
Dont use synthetic not just yet...keep using regular dyno oil until you feel like your motor is ready...

...this means, when you are certain, when you have that common "feel" that your baby is now ready...

[SteveB]

Used JDM motors usually sit in on a crate at idle for hours, upon weeks, upon months...maybe even years on a frieght ship...no one really knows unless it's a popular seller, like a b16 or a h22.

So essentially, doing a break-in time of say, 2 full oil changes(5000ish Miles) is a good idea.
Dont use synthetic not just yet...keep using regular dyno oil until you feel like your motor is ready...

...this means, when you are certain, when you have that common "feel" that your baby is now ready...

Uh-huh.

Because the oil has drained off of the internal components? That's it?

"Until you feel like your motor is ready"...give me a break.

[Accord13&BA4]

Uh-huh.

Because the oil has drained off of the internal components? That's it?

"Until you feel like your motor is ready"...give me a break.

Look.
Every motor is different.
I, WE are not there to see or, "feel" out his motor.


I wasn't aiming you out to everyone, just making a statement that using synthetic has it's many benefits and bad sides too...especially with a motor that's just been breaking in...

[NAiL05]

Uh-huh.

Because the oil has drained off of the internal components? That's it?

"Until you feel like your motor is ready"...give me a break.

You dont have to break it in....I mean you can rag the piss out of it when you get it on the first day. But the engines do sit in yards for quite a while and most of the time you dont really know how long they have been out of the car and just sittin there. As for the oil change better to use normal oil first than the synthetic as i mentioned. Technically you can just floor it right when you get the motor swap but if something takes a shit on you when you do that your just SOL and you just spent like what? 2000 somethin + labor (if you didnt do it yourself) and whatever money you spent on replacing some parts basically just gone down the drain. Wise people would not rag on the engine quick until at least by there second oil change.

[JZA]

Just put it in first time around...

[TypeG]

the synthetic would clean out the motor better anyway...it has detergents in it. later.