I have an '89 DX with 250K miles on it. A while back the timing belt broke, so it is sitting (I have a '90 Si and an '07 Fit, so it's not a major concern.)
Anyway, I'm looking at selling my Si soon, and would prefer to use the DX for winter activities.
I don't know the condition of the internals on the engine. There has to be valves that are shot, and possibly a cracked head. The timing belt was only on for 17K miles and it was a Honda belt.
I had just put a new head gasket, water pump, distributor, exhaust, and clutch in. The car is getting rust, but I don't want to just chuck it yet.
From checking around, here are the options that I'm considering:
1. Get and put a new head on it.
2. Rebuild the existing head, assuming that it is not cracked.
3. Replace with a D15B2 like it has.
4. Replace with a D16 and do the wiring conversion.
5. Just put a ZC in.
I want to keep the total price down - the cheaper the better, but it is not worth putting over $800 in it. I will use my existing DX tranny - I'm more interested in the gas mileage than the performance. I will do the work myself.
How much can I expect each of the items above to cost??
Thanks, in advance.
David
'89 CRX DX, white, 250K miles - puked a timing belt
'90 CRX Si, yellow, 65K miles
'07 Fit Sport, red, 12K miles
Anyway, I'm looking at selling my Si soon, and would prefer to use the DX for winter activities.
I don't know the condition of the internals on the engine. There has to be valves that are shot, and possibly a cracked head. The timing belt was only on for 17K miles and it was a Honda belt.
I had just put a new head gasket, water pump, distributor, exhaust, and clutch in. The car is getting rust, but I don't want to just chuck it yet.
From checking around, here are the options that I'm considering:
1. Get and put a new head on it.
2. Rebuild the existing head, assuming that it is not cracked.
3. Replace with a D15B2 like it has.
4. Replace with a D16 and do the wiring conversion.
5. Just put a ZC in.
I want to keep the total price down - the cheaper the better, but it is not worth putting over $800 in it. I will use my existing DX tranny - I'm more interested in the gas mileage than the performance. I will do the work myself.
How much can I expect each of the items above to cost??
Thanks, in advance.
David
'89 CRX DX, white, 250K miles - puked a timing belt
'90 CRX Si, yellow, 65K miles
'07 Fit Sport, red, 12K miles