Motor identity help
kicker1_solo
10-17-2003, 12:32 AM
Ok, so my cousin bought a wrecked civic, I'm pretty sure that it's a 94 DX. The person that he got it from said that it has a different motor in it, but couldn't say for sure which. The block says D15 and that's it. Here's a picture of his motor
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid78/p0f27fc86ee40a758ddb3ff5025f890e0/fb293293.jpg
this blue valve cover is the one that his car originally came with, but he traded with his sister in law
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/p0a99f50a81f6cee5adeb8cbf631be6b1/fbefe840.jpg
So can you guys tell me anything about this? Is this the stock motor that the car came with? He thinks that he has a VTEC head but just doesn't have all the parts for it. If he does have VTEC, what would we be looking for? Is there numbers on the head that we could read? And any info about this motor would be great. He talked to the local honda dealer and they told him that he had a speed limiter of 113 mph, but I've had him driving right beside me at 120+. So any help with all this would be greatly appreciated, thanx. :)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid78/p0f27fc86ee40a758ddb3ff5025f890e0/fb293293.jpg
this blue valve cover is the one that his car originally came with, but he traded with his sister in law
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/p0a99f50a81f6cee5adeb8cbf631be6b1/fbefe840.jpg
So can you guys tell me anything about this? Is this the stock motor that the car came with? He thinks that he has a VTEC head but just doesn't have all the parts for it. If he does have VTEC, what would we be looking for? Is there numbers on the head that we could read? And any info about this motor would be great. He talked to the local honda dealer and they told him that he had a speed limiter of 113 mph, but I've had him driving right beside me at 120+. So any help with all this would be greatly appreciated, thanx. :)
B16EJ1
10-17-2003, 12:40 AM
It looks like a D15. If it was a B it would be a dual cam. As far as VTEC, I'm almost positive it does not have it. There should be a solenoid behind the valve cover on the distributor side and I can't see one. Basically, no solenoid, no VTEC. Looks like a 92-95 non VTEC motor. Get the exact engine code on the block and to check the year of production you need to check the three round seals just above the header. They have 2 numbers on each and the first seal is the yeear of production.
kicker1_solo
10-17-2003, 12:43 AM
It looks like a D15. If it was a B it would be a dual cam.
yeah, sorry, I meant to say D15, edited...
yeah, sorry, I meant to say D15, edited...
kicker1_solo
10-17-2003, 12:45 AM
ok, I found a couple more pictures of the motor when he first got it
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p54ebb6baeaeabb28043fc4b1b361c75f/fcef7fe1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid43/p5a476a5522512505c57008bb08874f20/fce4e956.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/p73b0008aa264fef7184b6b7dad1422b0/fcaab646.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p54ebb6baeaeabb28043fc4b1b361c75f/fcef7fe1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid43/p5a476a5522512505c57008bb08874f20/fce4e956.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/p73b0008aa264fef7184b6b7dad1422b0/fcaab646.jpg
B16EJ1
10-17-2003, 03:39 AM
It is the stock D15 92-95 DX motor.
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