How much does it cost to have your piston rings replaced? I got a 2000 civic dx which i think needs new piston rings. Is it hard to do yourself or just time consuming? let me know asap anyone because i need the car for school. thanks

 

I need my oil rings changed as well. I have heard of people dropping the oil pan, and pulling the head and doing it that way. Not sure how easy that is. I dont think there is a write up. I did find this shady DVD: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem If you mess it up, there is gonna be some problems. If you havent done it before have someone either help you who has, or have a mechanic do it. I would say anywhere from 1K-1600K for a mechanic. Whats wrong with the engine now??

 

how do you know it needs new rings?

 

i have pistons and rings for that engine with rods and bearings and all that stuff for 10 dollars...pulled out of a running engine with good compression

 

Yea before you go through all the trouble make sure you need piston rings..unless you dog the heck outta your car i dont see a 5 yr honda needing them..

anyways here for our b18 it was $30 to replace the rings and $30 to hone the block. The shop said the block needed to be honed if they replaced the rings.. i dunno we havent gotten it done yet lol either way the block had to be out the car for them to do it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00CivicGirl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea before you go through all the trouble make sure you need piston rings..unless you dog the heck outta your car i dont see a 5 yr honda needing them..

anyways here for our b18 it was $30 to replace the rings and $30 to hone the block. The shop said the block needed to be honed if they replaced the rings.. i dunno we havent gotten it done yet lol either way the block had to be out the car for them to do it</TD></TR></TABLE> My 97 EJ8 has 123,000 miles on it and it needs oil controll rings. Compression is high but you can oil on a few of the sparkplugs. Yeah I bet it would be $30 if they just had the block.

 

I'm not sure if its that but my 3rd cylinder is low on compression and i was told the other were a lil low also. the exhaust is not dark or anything, it looks like the smoke is normal but my 3rd cylinder isnt working/missfiring. im pulling of the head tommarrow to find out, any thing to look for? i was thinking maybe the head gasket went? i was an idot and tryed putting larger injectors in and seeing if i would work without a AFC and i was running extremely rich, if anyone has any suggestions let me know. im working in a shop with all mopar people and they keep saying i should just forget tryint to fix a honda, so i need to prove them wrong. ( i am vtecing and putting a turbo in also to show them u can do tha on a 4cylinder, they got the idea its gonna just blow up my block.) THANKS FOR THE HELP SO FAR EVERYONE

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gunner6696 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> ( i am vtecing and putting a turbo in </TD></TR></TABLE> What the hell is vtecing? IT has VTEC or it doesnt.

 

Its also called a mini me swap, i drop a d16y8 head which is vtec and place it on a d16y7 block, you get about 21 hp i was told. Its really cheap compared to a complete swap.

 

you will just blow up your block if its not done right...like turboing a block with bad rings in it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gunner6696 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its also called a mini me swap, i drop a d16y8 head which is vtec and place it on a d16y7 block, you get about 21 hp i was told. Its really cheap compared to a complete swap. </TD></TR></TABLE> You just want madd VTAKK dont ya? I honestly would save up for a real swap. I have a D16Y8 and its still slow. You dont reall even hear VTEC engage. It burns oil now, look for another motor to rebuild and toss in.

 

do you know what could be the reason why i have a missfire in my 3rd cylinder? and do you know the compression each piston should have?

 

my d15b has around 175 i think

 

cylinders 1,2,4 have 90 and cylinder 3 has 60 (it say misfire only in cylinder 3 though) ... What do you think is wrong? I was guessing a head gasket, i tryed to put larger injectors in and i was running extremely rix and pulled them and put the stocks back in.

 

90psi? Holy ****. Pull the head and look at your gasket. IS there like a vaniila pudding substance in your valve cover? Sounds like you need either a new head gasket or new pistons/rings.

 

yeah 90 isnt good...i think it is your piston rings...might be wrong but it could also be some fucked up *** valve seals

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x_outlaw_x &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have pistons and rings for that engine with rods and bearings and all that stuff for 10 dollars...pulled out of a running engine with good compression</TD></TR></TABLE>

just buy new OEM stuff.

 

the engine only had 30k on it...i was going to put them in my d15b to bump compression up but switched back to b series

 

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just buy new OEM stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What lasts longer in a daily driver? OEM parts from Honda, or Wiseco or places like that fine?

 

I am dropping a rebuilt head, if its bad valves seals i wouldnt have to change anything right? how can i tell if the rings are bad, the valves seals, or the gasket? thanks for everything so far.

 

is it smoking?

 

It is not the RINGS!!! The head gasket didnt look that bad so what else could it have been? Im placed a new head on but not done bolting everything back up and timing it. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP SO FAR

 

did you try a new head gasket to see if it will hold comp? u might not be able to tell just by looking at it. and how about the valve seals?