94ProjectAccordEX Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Accord pic Hey everyone. I just bought a 94 ex accord, with what I think is a blown head gasket, for $400. Im not an expert with a wrench, but I got the jist. The car has 240,000 miles on it, so now im thinking, Is it worth putting the money towards a new head gasket or save for a new motor. I got excited reading post about the h22 swap being almost plug and play, but the more I researched, I realized its not so simple. If I got to get a new motor, I would love to do upgrade, but i dont have a huge budget and I also dont want to get over my head with trying to do this myself. About 10 years ago I helped a buddy drop a B16 in a 93 hatchback in his front yard. It took us about a month to do and when it was complete, it started but had problems. I believe it was because has was trying to still use his DX harness and ecu. If any one has some suggestions for me or just tell me I gave away $400, Please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94ProjectAccordEX Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 also, The link has pics of the motor with the valve cap off (has a thick peanut butter gunk inside) and the dip stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Definitely do the swap. Engine swaps have come a long way in ten years. You can buy everything you need online and some sites (like hmotorsonline.com) sell the complete swap with everything you need. The exterior of the car looks to be in great shape so I'd say swap in an H22 and start enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94ProjectAccordEX Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thanks for the input. Do you think me with a little machinic knowledge, trying to do it on the side of my house is getting in over my head, or is there enough info on the internet for a regular joe to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Putting an H22 into an accord is a fairly common swap nowadays. I'm sure if you look around the internet (maybe honda-tech) or some dedicated accord forum, you could find a very good step by step for the swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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