How much to rebuild a 93 honda prelude engine?

Thinking of buying this 93 honda prelude sr with 144 000 kilometers that needs a rebuilt engine because the owner neglected to change the timing belt on time. Why would the broken timing belt cause this much damage? If i was to buy it, what would need to be repaired and how much would it cost to get it back on the road. I'm thinking of offering $900.00. Would it be worth it.How much to rebuild a 93 honda prelude engine?Don't waste your time with another engine!!! This is actually a low mileage engine. Not changing the timing belt on a Honda spells disaster, but it's not THAT horrible. You will need a new timing belt, water pump, Timing belt pulleys, head gasket set. You will need to remove the cfylinder head, and take it to a good machine shop for examination. Replacement valves on Honda's are about $20-30 each. They can clean the head, examine it, install new valves where required, and return it to you ready to go for about $150-200. You can do the re-assembly yourself with a good Haynes manual and a set of hand tools. Honda engine blocks, especially the older ones that are cast iron, are pretty much bullet-proof. The cylinder heads usually absorb all the damage. Use ONLY genuine Honda parts and coolant, though. Good luck!!
How much to rebuild a 93 honda prelude engine?
Apparently it was an %26quot;interference%26quot; type engine where the valves hit the pistons when the belt breaks. Even a seasoned Honda engine technician probably can't guess exactly what he'll find when he takes the engine apart. If I were you, since you can't afford a new remanufactured engine ($4,000 installed), then I'd check with my local junk yards to see how much a used engine would be for that car. Some junk yards install the used engine and give you a limited warranty here in the USA. But I'd assume the old engine is not worth rebuilding (even though it might be) before buying the car. Then if you know other ways to get an engine like the junk yard, you'll know the most you'll have to pay to fix the problem. But what about the transmission? If it's an automatic transmission, I wouldn't buy the car.
How much to rebuild a 93 honda prelude engine?
It's a common story. '90s Honda engines were almost all interference engines, which meant a failed timing belt would bend the valves.

Many Honda enthusiasts opt for JDM engines. The deal as I understand it is that Japanese emission requirements are so tight that the engines usually have to be changed out between 50K and 100K miles to comply. The original engines are sound and show up on the American market. See the Source link - there are probably other outlets.

If you go for a replacement engine be sure to change the timing belt and water pump before installing it. Not only is it cheap and easy at that stage, you know when it is due again. OTOH, with only 100K km on it your engine is probably good except for the head.

But you have to wonder what kind of care the car got overall if the timing belt was neglected. Just keep your eyes open.
you might be able to just slap a new head on it and be done.... which would be relatively cheap...



or you might have a valve that went through a cylinder wall... who knows until it comes apart