- Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:08 pm
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First off, I'm sorry for posting such a silly question but I need guidance and I would like to know your oppinion rather than reading general information on the internet.
My plan is to re-ring the d15b2 which has 122k miles. Burns like a quart of oil every 1000 miles, give or take, depending how high I rev it. Does not smoke under 3-4k revs though. I think the head is problematic so I'm rebuilding it because it's fairly cheap and while the head is off I can replace the rings also.
And now, the question: Is it stupid to do only the head and rings? Meaning that the bearings will remain intact. I'm willing to pay for head rebuild and re-ring but a complete engine overhaul would set me back a few bucks because I can't do it myself. (I already have the cambelt, tensioner and waterpump laying around so obviously those will be replaced too.)
Pls don't laugh, I know d15b2 is a crappy engine and all that so please stick to my question. Thanks everyone!
My plan is to re-ring the d15b2 which has 122k miles. Burns like a quart of oil every 1000 miles, give or take, depending how high I rev it. Does not smoke under 3-4k revs though. I think the head is problematic so I'm rebuilding it because it's fairly cheap and while the head is off I can replace the rings also.
And now, the question: Is it stupid to do only the head and rings? Meaning that the bearings will remain intact. I'm willing to pay for head rebuild and re-ring but a complete engine overhaul would set me back a few bucks because I can't do it myself. (I already have the cambelt, tensioner and waterpump laying around so obviously those will be replaced too.)
Pls don't laugh, I know d15b2 is a crappy engine and all that so please stick to my question. Thanks everyone!