ek or ej?
 

So I am kinda new to the honda Scene and I am a little confused about the chassis codes. I Drive a 97 civic Sedan with a d16y7 and was told it is an EK but my vin says EJ.I know its a stupid question but I dont want to keep thinking its an EK when it really isn't...so EK or EJ?

EK = hatches
EJ = coupes/sedans

thats how i look at it. i guess yours is a ej8 if u got a sunroof.

Re: (EJ6_MR)
 

no sunroof....I have a lx

Re: (cimo463)
 

?????

Re: (cimo463)
 

it dosent amtter abou5t the model you have an EJ four door civic LX

Re: (CHAMPwhteEK)
 

they dont make coupes in japan so that whole EJ thing is bogus, made up by someone, 92-95 sedans are EG9 and 96-2000 sedans are EM

Re: (EJ6_MR)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ6_MR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">EK = hatches
EJ = coupes/sedans

thats how i look at it. i guess yours is a ej8 if u got a sunroof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't spread lies.

EK = sedans and hatches in other markets other than north america (ie UKDM, EDM, JDM, ADM, AUDM, etc)
EJ = Every single 6th gen civic (other than an Si coupe and GX Sedan) in north america.

EJ6 = CX, DX, LX (coupes, hatches, sedans)
EJ7 = HX (coupes)
EM1 = Si (coupes)
EJ8 = EX (coupes, sedans)
EN1 = GX (sedans)

Re: (SiRek4)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiRek4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they dont make coupes in japan so that whole EJ thing is bogus, made up by someone, 92-95 sedans are EG9 and 96-2000 sedans are EM</TD></TR></TABLE>
There are EJ7 coupes in Japan. They're just called a STD model.

And in fact no USDM 6th gen Civic was made in Japan besides a select few sedans (from '98-'00 if I remember correctly). The hatches were all built in Ontario, Canada and the coupes were all built in Ohio.

EJ6 = USDM 96-00 Civic hatches (both CX and DX) - D16Y7
EJ6 = USDM 96-00 Civic LXes (which are all sedans) - D16Y7
EJ6 = USDM 96-00 Civic DXes (coupes, hatches and sedans) - D16Y7
EJ7 = USDM 96-00 Civic HXes (which are all coupes) - D16Y5
EJ8 = USDM 96-00 Civic EXes (both coupes and hatches) - D16Y8
EM1 = USDM 99-00 Civic Si (which are all coupes) - B16A2
EN1 = USDM 98-00 Civic GXes (which are all sedans) - D16B5

92-95 Civics are not all EG9s. The EG9 isn't even a USDM model.

The only cars in the US that are true EGs are del Sols (which I believe are EG1, EG2 and EH6) and 5th gen sedans.

EG8 = USDM 92-95 Civic DX sedan
EG8 = USDM 92-95 Civic LX sedan
EH2 = USDM 92-95 Civic CX hatch
EH2 = USDM 92-95 Civic DX hatch
EH2 = USDM 92-95 Civic VX hatch
EH3 = USDM 93-95 Civic Si hatch
EH9 = USDM 92-95 Civic EX sedan
EJ1 = USDM 93-95 Civic EX coupe
EJ2 = USDM 93-95 Civic DX coupe

The only USDM 6th gen (96-00) EM chassis cars were the '99-'00 Civic Si coupe, which was the EM1. The EM2 is of course the USDM 7th gen ('01-'05) Civic coupes. This includes the '01-'05 DX, EX, HX and LX coupes.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cimo463 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So I am kinda new to the honda Scene and I am a little confused about the chassis codes. I Drive a 97 civic Sedan with a d16y7 and was told it is an EK but my vin says EJ.I know its a stupid question but I dont want to keep thinking its an EK when it really isn't...so EK or EJ?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Your VIN is where you will find your chassis code. So you are correct. A '97 sedan with a D16Y7 would be an EJ6.

Commonly all 6th gen Civics (especailly hatches) are referred to as EKs. No US Civic was an EK chassis though. EKs are actually only overseas 6th gen sedans and hatchbacks. Also, contrary to popular belief, there are LHD EKs in some countries (such as Germany).


Modified by NOFX at 5:55 PM 3/17/2007

It's annoying when people say EK for any 1996-2000 civic. There are VIN numbers that tell you the chassis code. 3-4-5= chassis code.

Re: (NOFX)
 

Thnaks that helps ALOT!

Re: (ebpem1_2k)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ebpem1_2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's annoying when people say EK for any 1996-2000 civic. There are VIN numbers that tell you the chassis code. 3-4-5= chassis code.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You know what else is annoying? When peopel say "VIN number". https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

VIN = Vehicle Identification Number. No need to say number twice. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cimo463 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thnaks that helps ALOT!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Glad to help. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif

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Modified by NOFX at 6:04 PM 3/20/2007