Well my Accord has finally given itself a rest after 268K miles.(I commute 215 miles/day...5 days...all interstate--75+ mph for the last 2 years). The balance shaft belt snapped after 33k. No sure why, but I did notice a slight rise in engine temp just before the sound of the belt snapping, I quicking killed the engine and had the car towed to the local auto hobby shop. Luckily the timing belt stayed intact(at least I thought). I replaced all the belts, distibutor cap and rotor, pcv, and the water pump, checked all the timings twice, resealed the p/s pump, checked and replace all fluids(no mixture found) and replaced the thermostat and some hoses. I also replaced the harmonic balancer because the rubber in it looked bad. When all was good I crank her over and she ran but she ran hard so I figure there's more work to be done so I figure I will just rebuild the motor completely, but exactly what am I looking at in terms of cost, I have friends who have done the used motor deal, but in the end they end up spending more to fix some inevitable problems which arise when you don't know exactly how the motor was used. I do own a Helms, but wanted to know if anyone could give me a ballpark estimate of cost, and maybe some advice if any. Thanks in advance.

 

i think It is time for a new car, Hondas are very good cars, but even they die eventually.

 

The F22B motor in the 1994 are pretty cheap. You'd probably save more by just going to a junkyard and picking one up or asking any mechanic where they get their motors from.

 

time for a h22a

 

if i were you id go for an f22b dohc ... little more power than what you got now and its not gonna break the bank like an h22 would. Definitley not worth it to rebuild the b1 imo though.

 

Since everyone on here thinks that motor swaps are the only thing to do...I'll go against the trend. If ou're not looking to do anything major to your car (ie: forced induction) then I would just rebuild your motor. Essentially what needs to be done is ALL gaskets should be replaced, everything should be checked to see if there's any excessive wear (pistons, bearings, crankshaft, etc.), and compression should be checked. Also, check to see if the head is warped at all.

If you're doing it yourself, I hope you really know what you're doing and have more than just a Helms manual and a ratchet. I personally wouldn't feel too safe doing it myself, so I would take it to a shop. Depending on how beat your motor is it could cost anywhere from $300-$500 (my best guess).

SO, if you want to go buy a swap and messwith wiring harnesses and shit like that, go for it. It doesn't seem like you're modding the car much at all so I don't think it'd be worth it. If you buy a used engine w/ low mileage you run the risk of finding out it was someone's beater car and they drove it into the ground. My advice is take it to a shop and ask for some kind of estimate...then go from there. Hope I helped and good luck!

 

rebuilding motor is cool, but the downtime is usually longer

 

:werd:

 

268K? Thats alot of miles...I'd say rebuild.

 

Look @ the price of buying all new parts or picking up a different motor.
I've seen F22a1 engines ( 98-02 )accords on ebay for like 400 bucks w/ no more than 30,000 miles.........