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Originally Posted by Johnch
My son has a '97 Civic EX that according to the VIN has a 1.6L L4 PFI VTEC 16V engine, but I'm not sure if it is the original engine. How can I be sure what engine it is? It has an aluminum oil pan and the plug threads are stripped. I'm not sure what pan to buy. I've been told that oversize plugs or repair are not good options.
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Your engine does have VTEC... any D-series engine oil pan should work though... but you don't have to buy a whole oil pan.. just take your current pan to a machine shop and have them re-thread the hole and make you a new plug for it.