Question: will any 4 cyl (same product years same model (accord)) swap straight over? currently has a v-tec engine.

Reason: Daughters 96 accord died yesterday on the turnpike. loaded it on to a trailer and brought it home.
She heard a loud 'pop' sound but no other sounds/noises outside the norm.
had someone crank the engine while looking into the tappet cover with a flash light and there was no movement of lifters.
I am thinking broken timing belt. I am guessing there may be a/some bent valves and possibly some piston/cylinder damage.

What kind of actual damage could I be looking at, considering there is no grinding,crunching metal sounds?

She can pickup a motor at salvage for around $150 if we pull it.
No idea how much to repair the existing engine.
Salavge yard engines vary greatly and there may or may not be any vtec engines, and that is why I asked the question above.

I have never worked on a Honda before and really have no idea what to expect here.

Any help/guidance will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

a replacement motor needs to be V-Tec for the computer to work correctly.

Fixing your motor shouldn't be too bad.
Pull the head - bring to machine shop to be rebuilt - reinstall with new belts.
When you pull the head you will need to look for damage to the pistons which sometimes (not often) happens.
If pistons are damaged - replacing the motor with a used motor would be best route.
IMHO - YMMV

 

Thanks for the responses.

 

My head hurts from trying to read this.
What does this sentence mean?

"the partner rebuild crankshaft parts which the bottom of the spend week of work"

Please if you are going to respond to someone try to be somewhat clear with your response.

 

Im also in a replace or repair situation. If you can get a good deal on the engine then go for it. but you also have to take into consideration that the belt on the used engine will probably need to be replaced as well. It's a tough call. you might be better off buying an used engine from someone who removes them and services them ad then sells them. this way you know its good to go.

 

If I buy the used engine I would go ahead and replace the timing belt, water pump, ect before I put it in the car. Should be a bit quicker to do while it is out of the car.

Thanks

 

Yeah i'm replacing my engine now too with 230,000 hard miles and blown smoke, went through 1qt of oil every 300 miles, bought a low mileage one for $900 including delivery charge with 1 yr parts and labor warranty.

 

my suggestion is to do a leakage test that way you will know for sure if there is any bent valves ,, i have seen many t-belt brake and DO not bent valves
if no damage ,than all you got to worry about is replacing the timing belt Kit ( t-belt, balancer belt , water pump, seals, etc etc )