SO.... ive been reading everything from integra to civic forums for years, had several swapped cars, im about halfway a mechanic, a tenth of a tech, lol...
I finally got ahold of a good-framed CB7 (93 "Arcadia Green" LX) ... yeah, i just like the name of the color...
moving on...
A breif history so yall can understand the condition of this motor, and tell me wether id be just as safe with an h23 and just the water pump and timing belt changed....
The guy who owned this car before me was a complete idiot...
i fixed so many things on it right after the transaction that he came back a week later and stole it back...
and with a taped up return hose and before i could replace the weeping waterpump.. drove it about 30 miles on the highway....
police got it back... cause im, for the mostpart, NOT a dumbass...
the weephole cause wasnt clear to me, and i saw some oil dripping from the back of the head... broke as i was, the only thing i could even attempt was some bars head sealer (yeah.. i know... but i paid 200$ and plan to swap once the rest of the car is updated.)
the oil leak stopped, the weephole leak gives me about 5 blocks before the temp starts going up...
the car sounds like the timing is good, it starts up after sitting for months at a time...
I FINALLY have some tax return money coming in...
I want up or down on having the DEALERSHIP replace the following, plus any additional advice on thing that might make this motor undetectably worthless.
...
head gasket,
oil pan (dumbass put a random bolt in and fubared the threads),
water pump,
belts/tensioners/seals
oil pump...
the alternator also went out.
Im going with all oem parts and going to just pay for the high mileage service so ill get a courtesey warranty .. and some windshield wipers installed... by .. like... someone else... while i sit back...
hmmmm, lol..
I have a family now... and though i can hardly wait to throw a nonvtec h23 in it just for the reliable torque and maybe a tiptronic, since i like to tinker with wiring...
I want to have something completely reliable while i swap out the discs and do a complete suspension overhaul one section at a time...
my wife likes the idea of the dealership doing it...
what do yall think...
could the 2400$ actually be worth it? ... a honda-dealer's bundled and cost-parts service package that our motors so seldom get from the dealership?
Im talking every seal on the motor that isnt within a rotating assembly...
worth doing if the motors mechanicals seem well timed and powerfull?
im also considering the billet plate blockoffs for the fast idle and egr, but i got mixed info on the latter...
does EGR raise or lower intake air temps?
ps: compression is good...
trans is good, but the seals and a flush would be sweet and are included...
car needs a/c and a few other bull$hit things, but it wasnt driven hard..
... i loved my DA9 and this, to me, is like the four door they should have made...
i love how similar the designs are in general..
simple vote would be...
fix it, or do the h23 NOW??? .
I finally got ahold of a good-framed CB7 (93 "Arcadia Green" LX) ... yeah, i just like the name of the color...
moving on...
A breif history so yall can understand the condition of this motor, and tell me wether id be just as safe with an h23 and just the water pump and timing belt changed....
The guy who owned this car before me was a complete idiot...
i fixed so many things on it right after the transaction that he came back a week later and stole it back...
and with a taped up return hose and before i could replace the weeping waterpump.. drove it about 30 miles on the highway....
police got it back... cause im, for the mostpart, NOT a dumbass...
the weephole cause wasnt clear to me, and i saw some oil dripping from the back of the head... broke as i was, the only thing i could even attempt was some bars head sealer (yeah.. i know... but i paid 200$ and plan to swap once the rest of the car is updated.)
the oil leak stopped, the weephole leak gives me about 5 blocks before the temp starts going up...
the car sounds like the timing is good, it starts up after sitting for months at a time...
I FINALLY have some tax return money coming in...
I want up or down on having the DEALERSHIP replace the following, plus any additional advice on thing that might make this motor undetectably worthless.
...
head gasket,
oil pan (dumbass put a random bolt in and fubared the threads),
water pump,
belts/tensioners/seals
oil pump...
the alternator also went out.
Im going with all oem parts and going to just pay for the high mileage service so ill get a courtesey warranty .. and some windshield wipers installed... by .. like... someone else... while i sit back...
hmmmm, lol..
I have a family now... and though i can hardly wait to throw a nonvtec h23 in it just for the reliable torque and maybe a tiptronic, since i like to tinker with wiring...
I want to have something completely reliable while i swap out the discs and do a complete suspension overhaul one section at a time...
my wife likes the idea of the dealership doing it...
what do yall think...
could the 2400$ actually be worth it? ... a honda-dealer's bundled and cost-parts service package that our motors so seldom get from the dealership?
Im talking every seal on the motor that isnt within a rotating assembly...
worth doing if the motors mechanicals seem well timed and powerfull?
im also considering the billet plate blockoffs for the fast idle and egr, but i got mixed info on the latter...
does EGR raise or lower intake air temps?
ps: compression is good...
trans is good, but the seals and a flush would be sweet and are included...
car needs a/c and a few other bull$hit things, but it wasnt driven hard..
... i loved my DA9 and this, to me, is like the four door they should have made...
i love how similar the designs are in general..
simple vote would be...
fix it, or do the h23 NOW??? .
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