Dickensheets Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 97 OBW 130,000 2.5DOHC Well my motor is back in. Took me the better part of the day. The only thing I screwed up is I forgot to plug in the knock sensor, and the fuel lines were swapped so it wouldn't start at first. I almost fainted. But I figured it out and now she runs like a champ. The machine shop had the heads for 8 days but they were shiny new with valve adjustment and new valve seals when I picked them up. Cost was $285 for the full works. My car is like new again. (I hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Way to go! So satisfying to get a project successfully completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlit Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Way to go! So satisfying to get a project successfully completed. From reading other posts, I thought it was bad to rebuild only the top end of an older engine? Just wondering because I'm going to be facing the same situation soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickensheets Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 well my engine is/was sound except for the head gasket. So in my case a complete rebuild would be overkill. I have only 130,000 miles. I am by no means an expert though. I can tell you that the valve adj was worth it because I don't have anymore ticking when cold. It runs super sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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