Ok I just want to say I have been trying to work on my own car n youtube mostly everything n I know im gonna have to hear it but every car I've ever bought has always had something wrong with the head but im tired of having to buy another used car so im hoping just to fix this one ,but idk if its just the head gasket or the head itsself my buddy has taken off the valve cover n I see the milky substance u couldn't see it just by opening the oil reservoir but anyhow idk I just know I'd like to do it right n I was thinking should I check some junk yards or something n maybe find a head that just needs the gasket or do I take mine out n send to machine shop n all that I ain't got it like that nor do I have anyone else's money to help,so please if u could kindly tell me your thought please do ,I can't handle not having a car but I love my civic as soon as I noticed it ran hot .I quit driving,I just don't want to sink money into something else nor do I want to ruin it im hoping to God its not the head itsself tho,thanks ,ill attatch pics once im back with my car n my friends garage atm,he's Gonna help me with trying to fix

 

Ok I just want to say I have been trying to work on my own car n youtube mostly everything n I know im gonna have to hear it but every car I've ever bought has always had something wrong with the head but im tired of having to buy another used car so im hoping just to fix this one ,but idk if its just the head gasket or the head itsself my buddy has taken off the valve cover n I see the milky substance u couldn't see it just by opening the oil reservoir but anyhow idk I just know I'd like to do it right n I was thinking should I check some junk yards or something n maybe find a head that just needs the gasket or do I take mine out n send to machine shop n all that I ain't got it like that nor do I have anyone else's money to help,so please if u could kindly tell me your thought please do ,I can't handle not having a car but I love my civic as soon as I noticed it ran hot .I quit driving,I just don't want to sink money into something else nor do I want to ruin it im hoping to God its not the head itsself tho,thanks ,ill attatch pics once im back with my car n my friends garage atm,he's Gonna help me with trying to fix

 

That was difficult to read since it’s all one sentence. Anyways, I wouldn’t try a junk yard because you risk finding, well, junk from another car that had a problem. Go through a reputable shop and have them send the cylinder head to a machine shop to have it checked out.
Honestly and really, you might be better off buying a used high mileage civic that’s a little newer, that is in good condition such as a 06-11 year model so it won’t be too expensive, but not too old. The 1992-2000 civics are to the point where a lot of them need rebuilds, which is costly and not cost efficient compared to purchasing one already in working condition. Rebuilding a 92-00 civic is more of an enthusiast thing rather than a cost saver…

 

Pull it and take it to the machine shop. Ask to have it pressure tested and test for flatness and if required resurfaced to make it flat again.

Then you can replace the head gasket knowing the head is in decent shape.

If you don't know how and/or have the right tools, you should also ask them to lap the valves for you. They can clean the carbon off the valve faces so it can be lapped. The jet tub the head goes into to be cleaned after a surface doesn't aid in valve seat sealing. A relap is recommended.

 

Just save your self the time and money and buy a used JDM replacement D16A and swap everything over to the new engine and perform the CFK bypass and you will thank me later.

 

I dunno, only cost me 60 bucks to have my D16Z6 head resurfaced. But then again, I have all the tools to do the head gasket and valve lapping and did all new seals etc etc.

 

Yea if you have the means to then you can pull it off. Back 10 years ago i used to build vtec B series engines and re sell them. having the head serviced was around $450 then there was the gasket kits and then of course labor charges i dodged because i performed the assembly the cost today can get up to the price of a used healthy replacement. I believe out here H motors sells them around $850 plus tax and shipping but there is dozens of shops with cheaper prices.

I have also seen people swap the newer 2001 engines into the 2000 spec chassis with not much alterations, these were mostly seen in Pakistan and is a common swap for them, you get the added benefits of having vtec and coils instead of spark wires and they are generally less than a D16 replacment.