I bought a 94 Civic Dx with the original d15b7 motor, it has a little over 200,000 miles on it. The car spits out oil right above the exhaust manifold gasket which indicates that the exhaust valve seals are shot, related link for info: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=399831

Anyways, I'm not looking to throw a lot of money in the car, planning to sell it in good condition. Other than replacing the head with another lower mileage d15b7 head, what are some other easy options, concerning compatible heads? Trying to keep the car fairly stock, therefore I don't want to spend the additional time to slap a vtec head on it. A local guy is selling a jdm d15b head for a reasonable price, is that a direct fit? TIA

 

Which JDM d15b?

If it's the obd1 JDM d15b VTEC, it will have the same head casting as the USDM d16z6, so it will involve the same amount of work.

Also, there is very little involved in a mini-me aside from the actual head swap. Wiring is easy. However, I can completely understand if you don't want to spend the extra money.

 

Valve seals are cheap and you can replace them with the head still on the engine.