SR4 engine swap?

[greedy5513]

dear sifus around here, I own a 1993 civic EH with sr4, problem is the spark plug is wet with engine oil, O rings gone i think.

always giving me check engine light when it is too wet and stop halfway, sometimes in the middle of the road doing 80/90 km/h even, which is dangerous and it is not reliable. Need to dry the 4 plugs with tissue paper only can start back.

Changed O rings previously but after a few months problem comes back, so my mechanic is asking me to overhaul the whole engine. The engine is not even overhauled once since 1993, driven by my dad and now passed down to me till now 2013.

My question is, should I spend around 1k+ to overhaul that engine or do a swap if the engine condition is bad?

If swap, what Honda engine fits into the engine bay and how much is the cost of the engine? with or without installation

 

[mADmAN]

first off... find out ur engine specs/model...check engine number... usually the starting 4/5 digits is it.

then find out pricing of replacing the same engine into ur car....

then weigh the price difference with an overhaul.

 

[greedy5513]

the engine model no: SR 3/4
Chassis No: EH XXXX

The car is not with me now, it is in the workshop, haven't repair yet but IIRC those are the codes written on the chassis.

 

[mADmAN]

SR3/SR4 denotes whether that chassis is a hatchback or sedan model

EH is the chassis "model" number.

wat u need is the engine number

 

[greedy5513]

owh, okay, then its stock engine is what model? got it from stock. the car is not with me at the moment.

 

[mADmAN]

ur gonna have to go to the car n find out the engine.number or refer to geran

there r a few diff engine models for this generation

 

[greedy5513]

D16A7 < ? is this the one?

 

[mADmAN]

yeah that one... meaning ur engine is a D16A. easily found... go to a reputable honda workshop and ask.

 

[greedy5513]

How much will that thing cost me to overhaul or to swap based on non cut throat mechanic?

 

[mADmAN]

D16s are pretty cheap... around RM1k iirc... ur gonna have to go around n ask

 

[greedy5513]

how about B16a? VTEC?

 

[mADmAN]

b16a will cost u 8-9k for the conversion...its not just a direct swap...ull need the gearbox n other things too

good to convert if power is what urblooking for...but if normal daily drive....stick with the d16