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Engine Installation
The engine installation is the exact same as the engine removal. Before you install the engine, wire it with the engine wiring harness. Put the oil filter on, spark plugs, and wires. The engine harness you have must be the same year the right side harness. An 89 right side harness and a 91 engine harness will not work. Do not install any accessories on the engine. Remove the harmonic balancer also, it will make installation easier.
Lift the engine with a lift and place it above the engine bay. Slowly lower the engine into the engine bay. When it is almost in, you will need to stab the tranny into the engine. This took me about half an hour of fighting with the tranny and motor. The tranny has to be inserted into the motor. I used prybars and different engine tranny positions until I finally stabbed it in. At that point in installed a few tranny housing bolts. To keep the tranny held in place.
Lower the engine and put the bolts in the engine mounts and torque them down. The engine is now installed. Attach all hoses, the shift cables, and connect all wiring to the right side wiring harness. Now install the accessories, and other items such as the new vacuum control box.
Do everything opposite from the engine removal. Check to make sure everything is installed and torqued down.
Install the battery and check the interior and lights. Put the key in the on position and check all electrical things before trying to start it. Check lights, turn signals, head lights, dash lights, brake lights, radio, and anything else you can think of. Leave the key in the on position and smell the inside of the car for burning wires. Make sure you don’t smell anything burning; if you do you have something mixed up somewhere.
Put all fluids in the car at this point: oil, coolant, p/s fluid, brake fluid for the clutch
Before starting the engine up you need to prime the system. Disconnect the coil from the distributor cap, and crank the engine for 5-10 seconds five times. This primes the oil pump. Now, take the little screw from the top of the fuel filter out and crank the motor over again until only fuel comes out of the hole. Replace the screw. The fuel system is primed.
Make sure everything is connected and looks good. Now try to fire the engine up. It should turn over. If it doesn’t check the ECU fro codes and follow the trouble shooting guide to find the problem.
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Aim o0LudeRacer0o
89 Prelude S
B20A5: rebuilt, P&P, 5 angle valve grind, bored .040
I/H/E and a 60 Shot
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