Used engine from dealer

also, factory does a real great job putting engines together.
rebuilder, maybe yes, maybe no.

 

gotta say however (admission against interest, since i obviously
thought used engine was the way to go, and still do):
got used japanese engine from nationally reasonably widely advertised
place. supposedly 60,000 miles.
engine came with no ECU despite phone conversations stressing that I
wanted ECU and would pay for ECU and promises to provide ECU. On the
other hand, wasn't charged for ECU.
Ditto for shift linkage.
Engine turned out to have **no oil pan gasket** just bead of silicone.
Needed new clutch. So I did a timing belt just to be sure.
VTEC solenoid leaks a quart of oil every week or two.
front motor mount bolts pulled out of engine after a couple of years.
not the rubber in the mount disintegrating as usual; the rubber was
fine, the bolts just vanished. i presume some combination of
looseness, unscrewing themselves, and too much strain on the rest of
them stripping the holes.

i know it sounds silly, but other than that it's been quite fine.

 

It's not in the least silly. This is the first report on a
used engine I have seen. More and more people are interested
in these engines, so your report is bound to be helpful.