Hi all. I am new to the board and am very excited about the expert advice. Please help settle this question once and for all for my dear dad. Our timing belt on our 1995 2.2 Accord LX broke (engine has over 300K miles) and, besides replacing the timing belt, etc., we considered buying a used e…

Personally I would go with the $1000 solution and see what transpires. The $1000 can also be applied to replacing timing belt and very likely smashed valves but 300k is a well used engine and likely not worth it. I don’t see how you are going to find a 94/95 engine with minimal mileage and I believe…

I’d go with the same year . . same size . . . same everything for the replacement. Yes, try to verify the mileage also . . . but I wouldn’t switch years or sizes . . . a nightmare! Can you listen to the replacement run before they pull it? Craig has a great idea about the Carfax, but even 60k is …

There are several places that import used low mileage Japanese engines and transmissions to the US for resale. Try to find one of those. 60k miles for a engine from a car in Japan is NOT that unusual. They usually don’t put a lot of miles on their vehicles like we do in the US.

But the miles put on in Japan tend to be very hard miles. Lots of stop-and-go. To the OP: You win this one. You are unlikely to find an engine of this vintage with fewer miles. Sounds like a great deal, but only go ahead with it if the rest of the car is in good shape.

Hi andrew_j ) and everyone else who has weighed in on the issue. We had the car towed to our Honda mechanic friend yesterday and, once he took at look at the inside of the engine, agreed with our decision to replace the engine. The car was working when the belt broke. Fortunately, my husband was not…

1995 Honda Engine Replacement Question

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Craig58 May 28, 2008, 3:11pm 3

If the used engine really has 60K miles, I would buy it. You are unlikely to buy a decent replacement car for $1000. Have you verified the engine mileage? If you have the VIN of the car, you can run a carfax report and verify the actual mileage (the last time I checked a used engine’s mileage, the actual was more than twice what was claimed by the seller).

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