Just got a spare d15z1 that i plan on rebuilding. It was a complete swap. So i have whole engine, tranny, intake.
Has 160k miles on it. Guy said it worked fine; he wanted a faster engine.

What would you guys do? I'm sure I could just throw this in my car and it would work, but I should check and replace stuff. Should I get a master rebuild kit and send the head off the a machine shop? Never did a rebuild before So kinda looking on where to start.
I am in no hurry to get this rebuilt, but don't want to throw money into parts i don't need. I would guess the least I should do is head gasket, timing belt, water pump.

 

i wouldn't do a headgasket unless it needed one. just do a timing belt/wp.

 

I would add the seals for the timing, cam and crank, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, rear main seal, and new drive belts.

 

thanks noz
decided to go through the whole thing. So far everything is flat and within spec. But going to change out most everything so I can put a million more miles on it.

 

Kyden should get some credit too.