Hi guys. I am a total newbie to the Honda tuning world and I need your help. There is a guy who is selling a 1992 Prelude Si. He says the car needs some engine work. The engine consists of "Engine work=cam shaft & crank shaft". Can anyone give any info on this please? How much would it cost to do at the dealers? Or if I did this with someone who was educated. Please guys any input would be nice. I am a 1st time buyer and need help!

 

BUMP
anyone?

 

well how much is this guy sellin the car for,how many miles,and hows the body? well if this is your first time buying a car, i suggest buying one that actually runs lol because those parts arent an easy fix. and becareful for ppll tryn to rip u off cuz your a first ttime uyer

heres a site for your honda parts
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/

 

dont buy a car that doesnt run without knowing how to fix it...for one.

2nd, what happened? camshaft and crankshaft work doesnt tell me a damn thing about what happened and what could possibly need to be replaced.

any kind of work at honda is going to be expensive. Especially if they have to tear down the engine and repair it. find yourself a local shop with a good reputation and see what they can do to help you.

i just wouldnt buy a car that didnt run unless i knew everything about it and what it would take to get it running.

 

the guy is selling the car for 3k and it has about 244k on it. i think he's selling it for too much. he didnt describe the car or how the probs got there. heres the link to the classified.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/...ist=9


Modified by project3 at 12:19 AM 7/8/2007

 

How hard is it to replace the cam shafts? crank shaft?

 

depends what damage was done.

crank...first you would need new bearings. If it spun a bearing, take it to a machine shop and have them test the runout of the crank journals. If everything came out ok, do a micropolish and order new bearings.

The work needed to fix it depends on what happened.

 

lmao. 3k? thats way too much. and with 244k miles. this guys a ripoff. ya u can probably find a running prelude for 3k in decent conditions.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/...ional

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/...dsfyc=

good luck on your search

 

Thanks man. I hope I do find a decent one in the Austin area. I just moved here on Tuesday from Michigan and I really need a car. A Prelude to be exact. There aren't many here. Plus i'm only 17 and my max budget is 3k. Can't really find many for that much here. There are some old ones but all of them are Auto.
How hard is it to do a tranny swap from an auto to a stick on a 3rd gen Prelude?

 

sounds like a roach, def don't buy it. should be able to find a running one for that, but they are getting harder to find

 

Don't rush buying your first car, even if your in a pickle (ie. need to take some hot biach out to the prom next Saturday night or n e thing like that)

He's selling a part's car to you for more than you would have to pay for one that runs. Just be patient and keep looking!

Like the hot biach across the bar that you know your gonna bang later that night, a prelude that your meant to be with will come find you

 

Yeah I think I'm just going to wait. Although, I did find a CRX and a EF Hatch. So I dunno. I'm going to check out the rex tomorrow and the EF hatch whenever the owner actually emails me back. Anyone here is Austin, Texas?