Hi

If you have a leak, perhaps you won't need to replace the engine at all. It
could be something relatively simple, costing a fraction of 2K providing the
engine is still in good shape.

I'd invest in getting the engine steam cleaned and see where it is coming
from - what do you have to lose, if you may replace the engine anyway? For
4K you can probably get a newer car -- it seems excessively high for a
repair.



Hope this helps.
Remco

"MIRSE" <mirse@aol.com> wrote in message
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> My stepfather bought a 93 Honda red 2-door hatchback Civic when it was
new so
> his grandkids could have something to drive.
>
> Now it has a terrible oil leak, and the only thing to do is get a new
engine.
>
>
> It has a little over 200,000 miles.
>
> It has been sitting in my stepfather's driveway for around 6 months.
>
> My stepfather said he got an estimate for around $2000 to put a new
engine in
> it.
>
> I said that such an estimate is low, and I think it would be close to
> $4000-$5000 range to get a good engine installed in this 93 Honda Civic
2-door
> Hatchback and to get the Honda back in good working condition.
>
> I told him that it would be a waste of money, because he could probably
get a
> good running used car in the $4000-$5000 range.
>
> My question: Can my stepfather really get a good engine installed in
the 92
> Honda Civic Hatchback---one of those red ones I see everywhere---for
around
> $2000, or will it cost more in the $4000-$5000 range?
>
> Thanks for your help.