Hi all,

This is the first time I writing to this forum and therefore please ignore my ignorance.

I have a 1993 Honda civic for the last 1 and half year and I have put 20000 miles on it.
Couple of days ago, my car started shaking up a lot and I took the car to the car repair shop. They got back to me with a $2000 job. The problems they mentioned is that Cylinder 2 does not have any compression and after compression test and leak test, they think its a burnt intake valve. They think that it needed a piston ring change too.

I cannot afford this much money and I am thinking to drive it as long as possible and then sell it to any dealer for whatever money I can get. The car except the engine is in great shape.

My question is: Is it safe to drive the car? Can it stop running in the middle of the road? How long I can drive it safely, if not for ever?

I will really appreciate this forums knowledgeable ppl's answers.

Thanks in advance.

 

Before you pay all of that money, just swap in another engine. Search locally for another engine and pay someone to swap it in. You will probably come out paying WAYY less.

 

a friend of mine drove his si for well over a year with a burnt exhaust valve. i dont know if it's safe per se, but it didnt get any worse.

 

U can get a freakin new engine for less than 2gs man. Just start saving and when it does stop running then get a new engine.

 

I believe if you swapped your car, you'd end up 100 times happier with your new motor and you'd save 1000 dollars, GET IT! Gas prices and increased consumption rate = $$$$

 

you could put a b series in there pretty easily, especially since its a 93, i believe you wont need mounts.. a b16 would be less then 2k and ALOT better