g16a rebuild

[93beachbasher]

Hi
How much would you expect to pay to have a g16a out of a suzuki escudo rebuild from the ground up including new head. How hard would it be to do it a home. I have experance at replacing hole engines but have never pulled one to bits.
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[Campbell.s]

Well the rebuild of mine has cost roughly $2000, that includes a new head at $900, second hand crank $290, rebuild cam $300ish, also rebuild kit $500 which has all new bearings pistons and rings, water and oil pump, gasket set timing kit etc plus a few other bits and bobs like head bolts and crank timing pulley. I've done it all myself at home but I'm a mechanic, they're easy enough to do if you have the gear and the engine specs to go on.

[93beachbasher]

cheers mate
could you recomend a rebuild kit and place to buy head bolts. Any common stuff ups i could avoid.

[zukmeista]

Make sure head gasket is fitted the right way around as it is possible to fit it in a way that blocks an oil gallery to the head.