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Virtaullyinsane

03-17-2018 07:50 PM

Engine swap or rebuild D16y7

Headgasket is gone May need a new rad in my 1997 Civic Hatchback. No idea what is the best way to go

ezone

03-17-2018 11:00 PM

Re: Engine swap or rebuild D16y7

Depends on how bad it is, how hot it got, how much money you want to spend, what your goals are, your skills and abilities, and your tooling/equipment/space

Did I leave anything out?

mac25

03-18-2018 12:55 AM

Re: Engine swap or rebuild D16y7

Well a rolling chassis is worth about $500 here

Another 97 hatch would run you $1700, but may develop the same issues.

getting the head gasket replaced will cost you around $1200, nearly the same as buying one.

............ or you could try to replace it your self if you can.

-head decked $100
-head gasket $150
-arp head studs $80
-coolant $18
-Honda bond $15
-your time

Virtaullyinsane

03-18-2018 10:13 PM

Re: Engine swap or rebuild D16y7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtaullyinsane (Post 4741924)

Headgasket is gone May need a new rad in my 1997 Civic Hatchback. No idea what is the best way to go

ok thanks for the advice. I have someone who is a licensed mechanic , works from home. I have 1500 I can spend. All the belts water pump cranck shady seal are brand new tie rods and brakes too . Body has no rust interior is mint . So I really don’t want to get another plus I paid 2500 for 6 months ago.

D17VTECPOWER

03-19-2018 11:38 AM

Re: Engine swap or rebuild D16y7

I’d get a good used engine if you can. Search around. You can get these engines for a few hundred dollars, which is much less than the cost of rebuilding the engine. Plus, you’ll have a lot of extra parts from the old engine.

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