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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 2005OK - New to Acuras - Got some noob type Questions
Hello everybody. My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: - What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in January.) - If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? Yes, No, Maybe? - Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 thru '90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? I have been looking around some via Google but my Honda/Acura experience froze back with an old girlfriend and a Civic Hatchback in the late 1980's (the really cut, square, definitive kind.) I really, really liked that car. I miss that girl too. But that was then. Now I am the wrench to my friend so I need to get caught up. And I have another girlfriend. Thx in advance, TBerk >Hello everybody. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 thru >'90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? Call an Acura dealer. They will have an 800 number (if they are still available.) >I have been looking around some via Google but my Honda/Acura experience >froze back with an old girlfriend and a Civic Hatchback in the late [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Thx in advance, >TBerk >>Hello everybody. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Call an Acura dealer. They will have an 800 number (if they are still > available.) www.helminc.com might still have em. dunno. > Hello everybody. > > My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: > > - What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in > January.) 10th digit. "M" is 1991, so '88 might be "J". Confirm with dealer. > - If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? > Yes, No, Maybe? D16A3 if it's really an '88. http://www.superhonda.com/tech/honda_engine_codes.html > - Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there > will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 > thru '90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? www.helminc.com The real McCoy and approximately 8,000,000% better then Haynes. Worth every single penny.  SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ TeGGer® wrote: >>Hello everybody. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ooh, Information. >>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? >>Yes, No, Maybe? > > D16A3 if it's really an '88. > http://www.superhonda.com/tech/honda_engine_codes.html Ah, and Links too. >>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there >>will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The real McCoy and approximately 8,000,000% better then Haynes. Worth every > single penny. Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. As I was writing this the actual owner called me from the road to help get directions to a local Pick n' Pull parts yard. He was on the cell phone and steering wheel, I was on the home phone and keyboard. Aint Modern Tech a wunnerful thing? TBerk >> "M" is 1991, so '88 might be "J". Confirm with dealer. >> >> > > Ooh, Information. So...was it a "J"? I'm dyin' here, man. >>>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, >>>right? Yes, No, Maybe? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ah, and Links too. And a very good link, it was. Your motor originally made 118bhp. Isn't that cool? Mine made, heh, 130. But that was 240,000 miles ago... >>>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there >>>will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but > the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. Write early and often, we're Here To Help. Lotsa good people here with lotsa Honda knowledge. And I distill all of that into the amazing and stellar Unofficial FAQ (having recently taken over from John Ings). > As I was writing this the actual owner called me from the road to help > get directions to a local Pick n' Pull parts yard. He was on the cell > phone and steering wheel, I was on the home phone and keyboard. > > Aint Modern Tech a wunnerful thing? ...when it works. Try administering a network composed of lusers who don't listen to admonitions to just Leave Things Alone. SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ TeGGer® wrote: >>TeGGer® wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > So...was it a "J"? I'm dyin' here, man. Ding, Ding, Ding! It was a J in the Tenth position. An 88 as called. >>>>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, >>>>right? Yes, No, Maybe? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Your motor originally made 118bhp. Isn't that cool? > Mine made, heh, 130. But that was 240,000 miles ago... Yep, now I'm looking for gear ratios for the transmission, looks like an Accord 5 speed from 85-86 was swapped in. Don't have a model number right yet. I spawned a new thread for that one. >>>>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there >>>>will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>>The real McCoy and approximately 8,000,000% better then Haynes. Worth >>>every single penny. Thats what I say about the Chilton compared to the Bentley listed below. In the VW world the Haynes is, decent. >>Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but >>the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. > > Write early and often, we're Here To Help. Lotsa good people here with > lotsa Honda knowledge. And I distill all of that into the amazing and > stellar Unofficial FAQ (having recently taken over from John Ings). <snip> >>Aint Modern Tech a wunnerful thing? > > > ...when it works. Try administering a network composed of lusers who don't > listen to admonitions to just Leave Things Alone. Yep, been there, done that, twenty years worth. Looking for a new gig as a matter of fact- SF Bay Area. TBerk > Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but > the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. yup. bentley is to VW what helm is to honda. in fact, helm *is* the service manual. dunno if VW dealers use the bentley, or if VAG makes seperate literature for the dealers service depts. >> Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the >> Honda/Acura scene is new to me. > > yup. bentley is to VW what helm is to honda. in fact, helm *is* the > service manual. dunno if VW dealers use the bentley, or if VAG makes > seperate literature for the dealers service depts. Bentley _is_ the factory service manual. >>>Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the >>>Honda/Acura scene is new to me. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Bentley _is_ the factory service manual. Yeah, its just that the shop version is sometimes printed up a little different. TBerk |
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