evan9381 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 please move this if its in the wrong section my supervisor at work has a 1995 honda passport, v6, 4wd, that hes having some motor troubles with. i guess his valve cover leaks, it has a ticking noise, and a few other issues. he hasnt had it running since some time last year, but he has been wanting to get it fixed so he can stop driving his tercel and start doing some off roading again. he went on ebay a couple months ago and bought an engine rebuild kit, which IIRC from seeing the link, had pistons, bearings, gaskets, oil pump, water pump, timing belt, etc etc. he had someone who was going to rebuild it for him, but he wants him to pull the engine himself, and take him the engine he does not have the time or tools to do this, so he is looking for someone who is able to do this on the side. he said time is not really a concern, so if it takes a few weeks to a month or so, its not an issue...price is though. he's trying to get some estimates now...he said he can have the car towed somewhere, engine will most likely need to be dropped, motor rebuilt, and reinstalled i know someone is looking for some side work for some extra $$. let me know what you would charge for something like this and ill pass it along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Might get a bite on craigslist as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 he said he looked on craigslist and called a couple people, but they want to charge like actual shop time fees, and i guess the book time (from what he said) is 33 hours...he said one place wanted to charge him like 2500$, and hes waiting on a call back from the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 call slowmotion motorsports. not sure if they will work on a passport but they have always done quality work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 just another idea, if hes really wanting to get it on the road, kirbys has a passport with a bad tranny but a good engine, you can get it less then 400$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'll ask a guy I work with. He has all the necessary parts in hand correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ward Racing Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I've done several of these. It probable takes every bit of the book time it calls for to do it. It's a pretty big job and one of the more difficult engine swaps you'll do. It's also very easy to get the wrong used parts from the local bone yards. So make sure all the parts are correct before you get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-1997-3-2L-HONDA-PASSPORT-6VD1-SOHC-24V-Engine-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33620QQihZ017QQitemZ270123881698QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V i believe this is basically the kit he got. im sure he will have to buy some other things (fluids, etc), but thats not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 your looking 33 hours plus machine work...thats not cheap. even on the side. but 33hours is removing the engine, rebuilding it and reinstalling it. why is he wanting too rebuild the engine if the valve covers leak? even still you might find someone too do it for $1500 or so.but thats is a lot of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 i dont think its just the valve covers leaking. from what i recall, its got a shitload of miles on it. i tried to talk him into just getting a used low mileage engine, but he said no and went and bought the kit. he was saying he had a buddy who would do it all for 2-300$ (which im not expecting anyone here to do it for, so dont get the idea), but he wanted him to bring the engine to him. i asked him if he told his buddy what all was included, as far as the engine work, and he said he did. im thinking either his buddy is a) a REALLY nice friend b) an idiot or c) doesnt know WTF hes doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 i put a used motor in for 300-400 . but not rebuild it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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