[crazydiablo]

Friend has a OHC 99 1.5 model run more than a lakh kms. We came to know about a crashed VTEC which may be up for sale as parts.

Here goes the questions:

1. Are the engine mounts the same for indian VTEC and OHC type 1 1.5?

2. What all should be included with the engine?

I am thinking,

complete engine, gearbox, driveshaft, ecu and wiring harness.

What should we look for in the engine?

[mclaren1885]

Check if the compression of all the cylinders is right. That in itself should tell a lot of stories.

[crazydiablo]

What is the price for a VTEC engine? any ball park figs?

[mclaren1885]

Anywhere between 80k-1.1L I guess.

[doomsday]

Originally Posted by crazydiablo

What should we look for in the engine?

As mcl suggested, checking the compression will tell you a lot about the engine. If the car has been enthusiatically driven for a long time and not maintained well, you might be looking at an engine rebuild. Remember, Honda parts are hard to source (from showrooms within India) and it might be take a painfully long amount to time. (unless one plans to do the engine in the Honda Authorised SS.

A friend of mine had bought a pre-owned VTEC which was a doctor owned vehicle and looked in pristine condition and had done only 48k kms. Some 10k odd kms later, when had to rip apart the block and found that pistons and the rings were fried. The next thing- we were unable to source the pistons from Honda showroom here. It took close to 2 months to put the engine back together.

However,since you mentioned that the car is accidental so it might not be in cranking condition. So you can start with the basic things, like checking the engine oil and the coolant reservoir etc. It'll give a fair idea of how the car has been maintained.

[mclaren1885]

Getting parts for the Honda's is not such a big issue. One does not even have to approach the showroom guys . Such is the activity going around in the tuning circle.

[v1p3r]

Originally Posted by doomsday

A friend of mine had bought a pre-owned VTEC which was a doctor owned vehicle and looked in pristine condition and had done only 48k kms. Some 10k odd kms later, when had to rip apart the block and found that pistons and the rings were fried. The next thing- we were unable to source the pistons from Honda showroom here. It took close to 2 months to put the engine back together.

What was the colour?

[V-16]

Originally Posted by crazydiablo

Friend has a OHC 99 1.5 model run more than a lakh kms. We came to know about a crashed VTEC which may be up for sale as parts.

Here goes the questions:

1. Are the engine mounts the same for indian VTEC and OHC type 1 1.5?

Nope they are not.

Originally Posted by crazydiablo

2. What all should be included with the engine?

I am thinking,

complete engine, gearbox, driveshaft, ecu and wiring harness.

You got almost all covered.
Brakes (very imp) and the Speedo too. The suspension differs too in more ways than one.