My old Honda Civic died mid-merge on I-95 last Tuesday

The timing belt snapped at 112,000 miles (I know, I know I should've replaced it at 90k). Engine is toast and the repair quote was $2,400 which is more than the car is worth. Has anyone here successfully rebuilt a motor themselves in a weekend or am I looking at a junkyard special?

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4 Comments

hannah4001mo ago

Rebuilding a motor in a weekend is a bad idea unless your daily driver is already a backup car.

the_alice1mo ago

Bad idea unless your daily driver is already a backup car" - Nailed it. A weekend rush always means renting something later.

the_taylor1mo ago

Learned that one the hard way myself.

cole_baker27d ago

When you say "junkyard special" are you hunting for a direct swap or thinking about building something from a blown core?