can sumone give me sum hints on how to shop for a good condition engine. im thinking about a d16y8 or a b serie. let me know! how would you guys go about to test if an engine is in good shape. !

 

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/

 

i was thinking about buying used engines from private sellers, is that a bad idea?

 

It would be smarter to buy from a company, if there are problems with the motor, there is usuall some form of warranty on the motor. Buying from private sellers you never know what you are going to get. . . just my .02$

 

is there anyway that i can perform a compression test if the engine is just sitting around and not in the car? i read couple of articles and they both did the test while the engines were still in teh car

 

well if u want to do a compression test out of the car.... just hook the starter up to the battery with a switch on the starter solinoid... and a ground wire from the tranny to the battery... and do the compression test as normal...wide open throttle ... crank the motor until the guage stops moving... like 5 rotations

 

thanks for teh help, anyone know of a DIY swap write up? possibly for a OBD2 civic

 

one thing to think about is a motor you buy from someone could be stolen...buy from hmotorsonline brother...

 

yes the motor could be stolen... but... there is a seven digit code under the motor code.. goes somethin like
d16z6
1234567

that would be the motor vin... get that number and call a sherrif station.. tell them that u are going to buy a motor from this guy and u want to know if its stolen can they run the vins for u off the motor.. they usually will do it over the phone

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by siregcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes the motor could be stolen... but... there is a seven digit code under the motor code.. goes somethin like
d16z6
1234567

that would be the motor vin... get that number and call a sherrif station.. tell them that u are going to buy a motor from this guy and u want to know if its stolen can they run the vins for u off the motor.. they usually will do it over the phone</TD></TR></TABLE>
i didnt think that was the vin