Complete Engines for Honda S2000

What You Need to Know if You’re Buying a Complete Engine for a Honda S2000

The Honda S2000 was an open-top sports car that was manufactured between 1999 and 2009. The Honda S2000 was powered by a Honda four-cylinder engine that was specially designed to sit longitudinally within the hood. If you’re looking for an affordably priced S2000 engine for sale, eBay is the place to shop.

Between 1999 and 2003, Honda S2000 models were equipped with a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine called the F20C. The F20C engine had an overhead camshaft and used a control system called VTEC (Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control) that enhanced its volumetric efficiency. The engine was made of aluminum. These features allowed the Honda S2000 to deliver better performance when the engine was working hard and to use less fuel when the engine was idling than comparably sized sports cars.

Honda S2000 models manufactured between 2004 and 2009 were equipped with a 2.2-liter inline four-cylinder engine called the F22C1. The slightly larger size of this engine increased its rated torque, thereby making it capable of generating more power. The F22C1 engine was also made of aluminum.

Complete F20C engines for sale typically include the following components:

• An engine block and an engine head
• A transmission system
• An engine control unit (ECU)
• An exhaust manifold
• A starter
• A clutch
• An alternator
• An intake manifold
• A power steering/AC pump

You may note the addition of a baffle plate structure in some Honda S2000 sports car engines. These vehicles have higher oil requirements as they age; auto mechanics say this is normal and not a cause for alarm.

Cost savings are generally thought of as the greatest advantage associated with purchasing a used F22C or F20C engine for your Honda S2000. Mechanics typically advise customers to stay with used engines that have fewer than 65,000 miles on them to optimize these cost savings.

If you’re environmentally minded, though, you may appreciate the fact that by recycling an automobile engine, you are keeping it out of a landfill. Oil, grease, and gasoline in engines that are dumped in landfills may eventually find their way into water supplies. By participating in engine recycling, you are helping prevent this from happening.