I mainly want to replace rings, but that means disassembling basically everything. Here is what I'm planning on getting:
piston rings
head bolts
front and rear crank seals
head gasket set (includes nearly every engine gasket and seal)
timing belt and tensioner (cause its an extra $30)
thermostat
Off of rockauto the price for all that is $113 plus shipping.
I do plan on doing a bunch of maintenance that I've found the geo guys say is good to do including:
cleaning the oil pump - apparently it gets gunked up over time
clean hydraulic lifters
clean EGR passages
clean coolant passages in the throttle body
inspect and lap the valves
inspect crank bearing clearance
I'm also debating getting fancy and doing some ceramic coating of the pistons and combustion chamber along with applying dry film lubricant to various parts of the engine to reduce friction losses. I'm still not 100% decided on this yet. The kit is basically another $100, and so essentially doubling the rebuild price.
