seans2000

hope this doesn't sound too much like a stupid girlie question....

ok so me and my husband, bought a 92 civic dx for $150, had to replace some stuff (head, alt, battery, a couple of other little things) so were about $400 into it and now its burning oil. pretty bad too like a quart a day from what he says. and he drives like 300 miles a day for work so thats not gonna work.

so my question: he says he just needs to do a rering job on it, which would be like what $300? so do you guys think its worth it or do we try to get rid of that and our POS neon to get one good car? lol

i know its kinda a big job to rering from what he says and winter is coming....but i do love that car....

B18C5-EH2

If the engine is smoking it might not just be rings - it could be valvestem seals, which are in the head, valve guides, or possibly out of round/scarred cylinder walls.

I personally would buy a complete engine from an importer who gets them from Japan with lower mileage than local american salvage yards with 150,000+mile swaps. You can probably get the Japanese version of the D15 non-VTEC for under $500.00 and the swap itself is very easy if you have basic mechanical knowledge and a decent set of tools.

You just replaced the head, but how do you know for SURE the head was good? Unless it was pressure tested and checked over at a machine shop you could have gotten a head with worn valveguides and stem seals.

Also I don't know any shop that will do a rering job for only $300.00 from start to finish - that's dirt cheap, but again reringing probably isn't going to fix that bad of an oil consumption problem.

Keep the car, swap the engine out for another with a warranty, and continue loving the car. They are my favorite cars to own (92-95 Civics) because they are so versatile.

If it's rust free I'll double what you've got in it and buy it from you

92'si

yah it could be worth it but like said earlier its way more worth it to just get a single cam swap for like 300-500 bucks.