What about a cylinder head off a junk yard car? That should be pretty cheap. Keep that car running!
Bent valve on 1996 Honda Accord
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Originally Posted By: DutchBrad
Update - I brought the car over to have a compression test at my buddy. The good news? Cylinder 1,3 are great. Not so good news - Cylinder 2,4 have valve damage, or at least will not hold much compression. The car runs great off idle, but we are thinking it is really a 2.5 cylinder car right now. Amazes me how well it runs other than idle. That is one durable engine, since it has been driven this way for nearly 10k miles. Considering changing the cylinder head, but those buggers are expensive. Part of me wants to just keep running it as is, and either fix it when it stops or get something else. If it already lasted 10k with this damage, why would it break now? I would have thought it would have broken by now... Thoughts?
I'd just keep driving it the way it is, chances are that if those two valves are bent there is other serious trouble lurking nearby. Drive it until it blows up and put as little money into it as possible.
Update - I brought the car over to have a compression test at my buddy. The good news? Cylinder 1,3 are great. Not so good news - Cylinder 2,4 have valve damage, or at least will not hold much compression. The car runs great off idle, but we are thinking it is really a 2.5 cylinder car right now. Amazes me how well it runs other than idle. That is one durable engine, since it has been driven this way for nearly 10k miles. Considering changing the cylinder head, but those buggers are expensive. Part of me wants to just keep running it as is, and either fix it when it stops or get something else. If it already lasted 10k with this damage, why would it break now? I would have thought it would have broken by now... Thoughts?
I'd just keep driving it the way it is, chances are that if those two valves are bent there is other serious trouble lurking nearby. Drive it until it blows up and put as little money into it as possible.
We didn't have much money growing up never more than one car in the family. Most of them were vehicles that most people would not have been caught dead in.
But to his credit my dad kept them running with the absolute minimum of repairs. If it started, moved in gear and the brakes worked well enough to stop in time, he would fix nothing. The engine could be smoking with poor acceleration and a leaking radiator that needed daily fill ups, but if it drove we were fine with it as is.
Congratulations on the car, it has served you well the past year and here is hoping it serves you well with the engine continuing to transport you for years to come.
But to his credit my dad kept them running with the absolute minimum of repairs. If it started, moved in gear and the brakes worked well enough to stop in time, he would fix nothing. The engine could be smoking with poor acceleration and a leaking radiator that needed daily fill ups, but if it drove we were fine with it as is.
Congratulations on the car, it has served you well the past year and here is hoping it serves you well with the engine continuing to transport you for years to come.
I think I found a used head for $100. Checking on it. The car is not worth a new or even re-manufatured head. It is the Turd after all. LOL
The Turd is fixed! I ended up getting the cylinder head repaired. It had 4 bent valves - both exhaust valves on cylinder 2 & 4. The machine shop cost $234, the timing belt kit, gasket kit, radiator, and upper and lower hoses ran $367. So I put $600 in to the car. It idles for the first time since I have owned it! It is ready for another 100k!! She is ready for my road trip to Rochelle, IL in June. I could not believe the condition of the engine, when we pulled the cylinder head, we could see the cylinder walls had no wear. Insane for 226k....
Very nice next goal will be 300k. Maybe start calling her the Tank. She might not like the other name and decide to leave you stranded.
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Originally Posted By: DutchBrad
The Turd is fixed! I ended up getting the cylinder head repaired. It had 4 bent valves - both exhaust valves on cylinder 2 & 4. The machine shop cost $234, the timing belt kit, gasket kit, radiator, and upper and lower hoses ran $367. So I put $600 in to the car. It idles for the first time since I have owned it! It is ready for another 100k!! She is ready for my road trip to Rochelle, IL in June. I could not believe the condition of the engine, when we pulled the cylinder head, we could see the cylinder walls had no wear. Insane for 226k....
Awesome !!
Gives me hope for my 97' - I plan on driving it to a min of 300k, currently at 190K.
The Turd is fixed! I ended up getting the cylinder head repaired. It had 4 bent valves - both exhaust valves on cylinder 2 & 4. The machine shop cost $234, the timing belt kit, gasket kit, radiator, and upper and lower hoses ran $367. So I put $600 in to the car. It idles for the first time since I have owned it! It is ready for another 100k!! She is ready for my road trip to Rochelle, IL in June. I could not believe the condition of the engine, when we pulled the cylinder head, we could see the cylinder walls had no wear. Insane for 226k....
Awesome !!
Gives me hope for my 97' - I plan on driving it to a min of 300k, currently at 190K.
Update - taking the Turd on a 500 mile round trip this weekend. Should flip 227k on this trip. Last year I took the same trip and it flipped 223k, so I have put on around 4k this year. She runs great! Many of my coworkers think I am crazy, but the risk is half the fun!
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Just got home. No issues, got 32.5 mpg! I am very happy.
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