Hi All, This is my first post. My mom has a 2000 odyssey that a friend and I just botched the timing belt replacement on. It now has no compression on the #2 cylinder most likely due to a bent valve.
I see two options at this point.
#1 Pull the head and hopefully repair the damaged valves on an engine with 200K miles. Compression is 145 to 150 on the good cylinders.
#2 Buy a 2001 engine with 88K miles for $700 and install it.
I am leaning toward option #2 with a used engine but after two hours of searching this forum I can't find any posts where someone has detailed the challenges in pulling and reinstalling an engine.
I did see one post where it was estimated at a one to two weekend job with a helper or as little as one day if someone had experience with it.
Can anyone advise on the feasibility of two resourceful diy shade tree mechanics swapping out one engine for another?
Is the factory service manual the best source of instructions for pulling an engine? and is it available in PDF format online anywhere?
Is it silly to do this without first pulling the head off the damaged cylinder and attempting a repair? or should I focus my time and money on where it will realize the most benefit and buy the lower mileage used motor?
Thanks for any input
Karl
I see two options at this point.
#1 Pull the head and hopefully repair the damaged valves on an engine with 200K miles. Compression is 145 to 150 on the good cylinders.
#2 Buy a 2001 engine with 88K miles for $700 and install it.
I am leaning toward option #2 with a used engine but after two hours of searching this forum I can't find any posts where someone has detailed the challenges in pulling and reinstalling an engine.
I did see one post where it was estimated at a one to two weekend job with a helper or as little as one day if someone had experience with it.
Can anyone advise on the feasibility of two resourceful diy shade tree mechanics swapping out one engine for another?
Is the factory service manual the best source of instructions for pulling an engine? and is it available in PDF format online anywhere?
Is it silly to do this without first pulling the head off the damaged cylinder and attempting a repair? or should I focus my time and money on where it will realize the most benefit and buy the lower mileage used motor?
Thanks for any input
Karl