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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 2006Range of engines suitable for 91 civic
Hi to all Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for the one that is dying in my 91 civic si? Without doing major wiring, ecu swap, sensor replacement etc. Thanx for any help Cheers Ray > Hi to all > Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers > Ray if you don't want to do ecu, sensors, wiring, etc., you're stuck with another of the same. what problems are you having? Hi thanks for the response. My son's car has been smoking for a few months, and just recently started to lose power. It was consuming about a litre of oil a week He drives about 200 km daily to work and back, and I'm reasonably sure he doesn't abuse it as he is aware that a replacement vehicle at this time is out of his scheme. (newly licenced electrician,,,just finished a lot of exams with no income) Anyway.. the engine was rebuilt winter 2004, new rings, replaced burned valve, gaskets etc, and seemed to be fine for several months. It has about 270,000 km on it, and is still in fine body and mechanical condition...so worth a swap in my estimation. Will be checking under the valve cover for anything obvious, (leak-down test etc, but I believe a swap will be imminent. Any suggestions will be most gratefully appreciated. Thanx again Ray >> Hi to all >> Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > if you don't want to do ecu, sensors, wiring, etc., you're stuck with > another of the same. what problems are you having? > Hi thanks for the response. > My son's car has been smoking for a few months, and just recently [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanx again > Ray be careful with rebuilt engines. often, it's very inexpertly done, and you're seeing the classic symptoms. the cheapest AND MOST RELIABLE way to go is to get an imported used motor from japan. plug and play. and abuse is hard to do on a civic. the engine is rev limited, so it can't be broken easily. use a good quality engine oil, make sure the cooling system and ignition system are in good condition, take care of maintenance and the oxygen sensor, and your 60k japanese motor will last another 300k. >>> Hi to all >>> Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> if you don't want to do ecu, sensors, wiring, etc., you're stuck with >> another of the same. what problems are you having? Since the engine was rebuilt rather recently and assuming that it was done so in a correct manner, I would look for some other cause for this malady such as a plugged catalytic converter and/or engine ventilation issue. A compression check of the engine would also confirm/eliminate the cause. JT > Hi thanks for the response. > My son's car has been smoking for a few months, and just recently [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > if you don't want to do ecu, sensors, wiring, etc., you're stuck with > > another of the same. what problems are you having? http://www.superhonda.com/tech/honda_engine_codes.html might provide a bit of guidance. Further research will certainly be necessary, of course. > Hi to all > Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers > Ray > Hi to all > Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers > Ray Without an ECU swap, you'd pretty much be limited to the same engine as you have. Most later engines have VTEC, which requires ECU and wiring changes. You might be able to use an early Integra non-VTEC twin cam. Marty Many thanks for the immediate responses I think the used import engine sounds like the best way to go, per Jim Beam. The re-build hassle just wasn't worth it, now to try and find one in the Toronto area. Apreciate the guidance gents Thanx Ray > Hi to all > Any of the Gurus know what year of engines I could substitue for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers > Ray If you opt for the imported used Japanese engine, you could probably utilize a shop "over the border" to reduce the typical Canadian import hassle. Just be sure that the basic engine is the problem first.. JT > Many thanks for the immediate responses > I think the used import engine sounds like the best way to go, per Jim Beam. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Cheers > > Ray |
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