Hi i know a guy that selling a h22a4 for 500 bucks but he said the timing belt skiped a tooth and said it needed the intake valvesnot sure he said the not much compesion and he hasnt had the head off yet . so i was just wondering what u guy think of it? like a valve job is no problem but what are the chances of it being somthing more then valves . or would it be cheaper and safer to just get a new one?not to sure about all of that stuff so please let me know what u think .
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Is this just a replacement or you tossing this into a civic/teg? I wouldn't even bother with the A4. Find a older H series longblock thats good.

 

not worth 500 bux. the entire valve train might need replacement and they couldhave damaged the pistons. offer him 200 bux, fix the head, then slap it on a f22

 

Dude just save your money on something better. But you posted somewhere else that you already have a A4 so why do you want two? Talkin how you want to put a F20B head onto a A4 block.

 

yeah it just a spare h22a maybe for just in case and he said i could take off the head and look at the pistons before i buy it is there anything elts i sould look for? that migh be wrong with it??
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what renr said. always a good frankenswap

 

FRM-compatible piston replacements are dollars, valvetrain is dollars, machinework and assembly are dollars. Give him $50 tops, and if the engine is crap you can make an easy $60 scrapping it if you take the time to knock the sleeves out of the block so you can get it's weight as aluminum.