Overhaul or Engine replacement?

[v6dreamer]

What to do? Engine problem, will it be better to buy a surplus engine or overhaul it. The engine is from a civic lxi 96, d15b non vtec.
Saan ba maganda ang makina surplus?

One thing to remember when you buying a surplus engine is to know the history of that engine. The exact odometer reading when they pulled out.

Also, before installing that engine to your car it is a lot wiser to change all the the major gasket, hose, cleaned all the vacuum oropice anything suspicious or perhaps TOP OVERHAUL rather than later cause it is alot easier to do it now when that engine still in the table. Do not assumed that engine is EXCELLENT...do it the first time.