Can I rebuild my shortblock myself?

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90lxhatch93

Discussion Starter · Jul 15, 2019

Question is in the title. Nothing wrong with the engine, just has 200K miles.

All I want to do is fresh bearings and rings. Can I just pull and replace to factory spec and replace the torque to yield bolts.

Does it require a hone with fresh rings? If so, can I do that myself by buying a honing tool and putting it on a drill?

Also, does someone have a list of which bolts are torque to yield. I assume just main, rod, and head? Does anyone know where to get the OE bolts? I can only find OE head bolts.

Thanks in advance!

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bsfguy

· #13 · Jul 16, 2019

90lxhatch93 said:
Nothing wrong with the engine, just has 200K miles.

All I want to do is fresh bearings and rings.

90lxhatch93 said:
Well that’s going from about $500 to over $2000 to fix something that isn’t broken in the first place.

IF IT AIN'T BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT.

If you run a leak-down test and all is well, your rings don't need to be replaced. You can also hook up a mechanical oil pressure gauge and check your hot oil pressure...if the oil pressure is good, your bearings don't need to be replaced.

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