Since this year, after 5 years of searching, i am a proud owner of a Honda S2000.
One thing puzzles me: The original Honda workshop manual describes how the engine can be rebuild. No Hokuspokus, no "Unobtanium" materials are used. Just the cylinderwalls made of FRM need a special honing treatmant, but again, no black magic.
So, to me it seems that every capable engine shop should be able to overhaul this engine. But in contrast, in every forum everybody says that it is almost impossible to rebuild this engine and that most people who tried it ended with bad results. "Get a used engine" is the standard answer.
So, WHY is the Honde S2000 engine so hard to rebuild?
One thing puzzles me: The original Honda workshop manual describes how the engine can be rebuild. No Hokuspokus, no "Unobtanium" materials are used. Just the cylinderwalls made of FRM need a special honing treatmant, but again, no black magic.
So, to me it seems that every capable engine shop should be able to overhaul this engine. But in contrast, in every forum everybody says that it is almost impossible to rebuild this engine and that most people who tried it ended with bad results. "Get a used engine" is the standard answer.
So, WHY is the Honde S2000 engine so hard to rebuild?