# Cylinder head **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518 "2018-05-16T19:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Angela\_Marie1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Angela\_Marie1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Angela_Marie1)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/1 "2018-05-16T19:50:30Z")
I have a 1997 Honda civic and the cylinder head is cracked. I would like to find a parts car and replace it but I am not sure what cylinder head is compatible with my Honda. Does anyone know what type of cylinder head i can use from other hondas? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/2 "2018-05-16T19:56:26Z")
Most salvage yards will have a parts cross reference. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/3 "2018-05-16T20:15:01Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Most salvage yards will have a parts cross reference. and the chances of them having this exact car with engine is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/4 "2018-05-16T21:49:25Z")
Available completely re-built and ready to bolt on for about $500 with no fears that the junk head you bought is also cracked from RockAuto and others. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/5 "2018-05-16T21:52:23Z")
Just get the cylinder head you need and it will cheaper in the long run. If you buy a donor car and remove parts then you will have to get rid of it and that might also cost you. ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/6 "2018-05-16T21:55:08Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Available completely re-built and ready to bolt on Do you mean an engine available… ? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/7 "2018-05-16T21:57:06Z")
Nope, just the rebuilt head. [https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=3754461&cc=1168938&jsn=400](https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=3754461&cc=1168938&jsn=400) ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/8 "2018-05-16T23:02:11Z")
Mustangman has definitely given you your best option IMHO, but while I’ve seen cracked blocks, cracked heads are unusual. That has piqued my curiosity. What led to this failure? Are your sure the “bottom end” (the “short block”) is undamaged and worthy of a new head? How many miles does the bottom end have on it? Was it using oil? I’m just curious because, well, I have an enquiring mind, and because it’d be a shame to go through all the cost and effort to put a new head on a bad or worn out short block. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-head/117518/9 "2018-05-17T04:24:49Z")
Have you actually seen this crack or is this something you’ve been told my an amateur or pro mechanic? The reason I ask is that over the years I’ve seen many cases of a diagnosed cracked head and that was not the case at all.