KWW wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The camshaft sheered right at the pully. May have been because the camshaft
> seized up but the pully kept turning.
>
> Since the car has 156k miles on it, and the PO did not take care of the
> engine very well, two different mechanics suggested I just swapping out the
> engine for a "Japanese" replacement engine (used engine, imported from
> Japan, where they are required to replace them every so often... engines
> have less than 40 k miles on them, and are tested before shipping over...)
> ($550)
>
> On the other hand, I wonder how good an idea (and how cheap) it would be to
> look in a local scrap yard for either the entire head or entire engine from
> a wrecked Accord.
>
if you're not doing the work yourself, replacement is the most cost
effective solution. it's your call on how to proceed.