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So my 00 ex has a rod knock. We pulled the head off. I've got metal shavings in the head and there is oil in the leftmost cylinder. There's no oil in the spark plugs, which seems to be the common situation I found when I searched my problem. How do I go about fixing?

I bought a dx hatch with a running d16y7 for $250. The plan is to put my old y8 head onto the y7 block since the old block is problematic. Will this work?

 
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I'd just replace the entire engine.

 
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I should work but as Ezone pointed out there are some big risks because if you have shavings in the head from the broken engine it can destroy the working engine.

If you're going to do it make sure you remove everything from the y8 head, every component of the valve assembly; clean them all, check them all for any signs of damage.

Take the head it self to a machine shop to check the head to make sure it is true, if not have them deck it.

And at the very least have them through it through a parts washer a few times.

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or go to the scrap yard and pull a new y8 head.