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Guys, ok this is my problem the motor i bought for my 91 honda civic four door dx 1.5 is not working? What i mean is my mech got it in the car, all the bolts but on is not lining up. Unitech in texas sent
me the wrong motor, they sent me a five speed instead of a automatic(man) but my mech say's it will work,he has got it stabed
into the transmission and into the car but he needs a piece to fit and make that mount work. its the rear motor mount i think its the right side?/ also i have to get new spark plugs and coolant and oil
what type of oil should i use now? They sent me a i think 95 instead of a 91 motor. I really need your help.ASAP I NEED TO BE ON THE ROAD BY NEXT TUESDAY. Embarassed

Icarus · 4g4d Enthusiast Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 424

what engine/gearbox are we talking about here?

I put a 92-95 EG auto import D15B engine on my 88-91 gear box, its fine.
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EF Sedan Enthusiast · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:26 am Post subject:

what's the code on the block for the engine that you're trying to put in? was your sedan an auto or a manual? what tranny style are you trying to drop (or swap) in?
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

My 91 honda civic dx is a 1.5l four door with Automatic transmission
Now my mech said it's the bracket on the right side of the motor
Picture yourself standing in frount of the car, then it's on the right
side of the motor. I thought it would be called the dog bone??
I don't know, but he told me this is all that is stoping him from finishing my car then put new spark plugs, coollant, and oil in it then it's ready to go. But he need's that piece. Confused

hondacivicdx · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject:

oh buy the way i will change the oil again when i get paid, what oil do you think i should go with. i read something about eneos 5-30
oil and hamp filters what do you guys know about these?? This is after i get the car back from my mec. then i will change the oil again

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hondacivicdx · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject:

I think this is correct

~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

Theres no reason for it not to line up. The only reason i can think of it not fitting is if they've sent you a D series engine from a later model civic. It will bolt up to your transmission fine, but you'll need new engine mounts.

As i said earlier though, make sure the engine block reads D15B2. If it doesnt theres a problem.
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

I will double check

hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

but since the engine is a standard and my transmission is a automatic will it run once we figure out about the right side bolt

~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

The manual/automatic engines are identical.
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

Ok i am trying to post a photo of the motor off e-bay where i bought it from how do i do it? because it's the two bolts on the timing belt side that not fitting, it's the bracket that fits over that
to whole it up that's not bolting up.

hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject:

http://i15.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/ag/64/0ac6_1.JPG

Ok this is the engine it's the two bolts buy the timming belt housing
this is what he say's is not linning up. it's the bracket that fits on these two bolts on of the holes on the bracket is not linning up.

hondacivicdx · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

Guys went over myself to see what was going on the motor is in and the top motor mount is on so the motor is bolted in the transmission, all that is left for him to do is wireing harness, put the radator in along with the fuel injections and a few other things
mabey another 4 hours and he will be finish.

Type-S EF · EF Sedan CrAzY!!! Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 536

that's definitely a 92-95 engine because the harmonic balancer has 3 belts and not one of them is a V belt (like our power steering) but whats weird is that the alternator pivot bolt is inserted in the water pump where the top alternator bracket should be?

Oh and is that a mechanical fuel pump?? EGR is usualy on the intake manifold right?
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

You know your right? Thanks again to the EF sedan squad; Man you guys know your stuff. he had to replace the pulley because of that very issue,he showed it to me yesterday and told me he has at least five hours left until he finish/but today it's ranning bad so i don't think he will do anything even with the car under a shead.
Yes you guys are right.Right motor but latter model car.

hondacivicdx · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

It was a 95 model the harmonic balancer had three groves for three belts so he had to switch it.Also your right again the Egr is on the manifold also one of the bolts going into the motor was striped bad where the bolt would only go a third of the way,so he took that out but the rest of the bolts are holding strong.(latter i will get another mech to fix that re-thred it no big deal) So all that is left is putting it back together again.hopefully i will be ridding by this Friday.

~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

Congrats on the good news.
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks sp33 i am so sorry i guess i freaked out for a while but its
been a long while since ive drove anything.Anyway(see i still remember) Thanks all of you guys for the help.Once i get my car i will show you all kinds of photos under the hood and all.Again thanks guys for everything.Ive learned a lot in a short time from
all of you about my motor. Very Happy

hondacivicdx · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:00 am Post subject:

Ok got everything back together today, but now i needed a distrubator,so my mech told me he could get one today for $100.00
and that is all i needed,so i gave him the money to get on latter today i went back to the shop around 4pm, he was putting things
together and he said around 6pm "well i see they have not sent the distributor well it will be monday" Man i was mad now i have to wait till monday,i needed my car monday, but i guess i will have to wait.Also he said the battery is not getting a good charge so he will
have to charge it up monday. Evil or Very Mad

hondacivicdx · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

Sp33 ive started a project form but i wanted to let you know as of Nov 20 at 6:00 pm i am now driving my 1991 honda civic dx with
a jdm1.5l motor?

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hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:09 am Post subject:

Ok now the check engine light is own is this because i switch motors and bought a JMD or do i need to reset the ECU?

~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

If you turn the car off and back on again and the check engine light is still on then there is a problem causing the ECU to throw a code.
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hondacivicdx · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

Ok tomorrow once it warms up a bit (it's going to go down to 23
tonight here in shreveport louisiana) But tomorrow i will do this and
see what happens, ok once today the motor when i had it in park
started reving up and down(rrrrummrrrrmmrrrm) it only did that once. thats the way the other motor was doing before it went out
now i got another motor and its did that once???? Whats going on?? Confused

~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

fluctuating idle could be a dirty IACV (Intake Air Control Valve). Could also be alot of other things, but mmmmmmrum doesn't really narrow it down much Razz

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hondacivicdx · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

just found out the car was made in japan, 1991 and not here in the states. it's running ok i havent went over 45mph not taking the
freeway, just driving the streets. Saturday i went and washed it off
i think i got some water in the tail pipe, it kinda did not want to run at first, but i guess i will not do that anymore.since my job has been changed as of tomorrow i will look at the motor tomorrow
and get the numbers and letters and give you a lowdown on the motor tomorrow

hondacivicdx · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject:

Sp33 got a Question Ok every morning i go out to the car, i have to pour water into the radator, now today as i was going to work it started running hot, So i found out the fan is not comming on, so i conected the two wires together to keep the fan running as long as i am driving and the temp held, But i would like to know where
is the water going, The Mech said he bled the system (but to me it sounds as if the water is not flowing properly threw the motor)
Mabey air bubbles, or ?????(you know) The BIG WP. What do you suggest i have to be at work now at 5am Mon Tues Wen. Until 5pm
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~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

As a quick fix, you can buy a switch at a local hardware and wire it into your car, then just switch the fan on and off as you need it.

The first thing you have to work out is if your car is using the water, or if it isn't circulating correctly. Do you notice any white smoke behind the car when your driving? If you look into your engine bay, check for pools of dried coolant (looks like a white stain). Also check behind the engine as much as you can.

It could also be a faulty thermostat, but they don't eat coolant so i don't think that's your problem. I think your leaking it somewhere. If there's no visual signs of leakage then you may need to take your car to a mechanic for a pressure test, to test your cylinders are holding pressure, and not pressurising your coolant system Mad

Not sure why your fan isn't kicking in automatically though. Follow the wires and check they're connected correctly i guess, but apart from that *shrug*. I'd take it back to the mechanic and complain about it, but sounds like you need the car, and he doesn't exactly work to a timed schedule.
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89civicracer · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: