D16y8VtecRunner

Ok fellow acura and honda ridersi need your help.. See i have a 99 civic lx with a D16y8 motor also a vtec but my first engine called it quits.. So i had a engine swap. And now my vtec solenoid is not hooked up.. Meaning my oil pressure switch has two wires showing but not connector nore does my oil pressure ground it is the same.. And i know that my original motor was vtec also and i know the ecu is vtec ready..so my question is how can i get this bad boy up and running

B serious

iTrader: (1)

Swap over your old VTEC solenoid and plug in the connectors?

D16y8VtecRunner

Thats the thing i dont have it,and plus im not seeing any place where the plugs should be,i think the guy who installed the engine my have taking the plugs..unles whoever he got the motor from did

D16y8VtecRunner

Can somebody give me a heads up

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

No, the original motor in that car was not VTEC. The original EJ6 (96-00 DX and LX) motor is a D16Y7. You say your ECU is VTEC-ready, but given the confusion on what your original motor is, we're going to have to question that assumption as well. Remove your kick panel, and inspect the ECU for a code stamp. It should either be a P2P or P2E. Tell us which one it is. Unless your car's wiring harness was swapped, there shouldn't be plugs for VTEC.

D16y8VtecRunner

PSE

D16y8VtecRunner

I wish i could upload pics. Heres some info i got: D16Y8

VTEC

Also available in New Zealand under the code D16Y6

* Found in o 1999-2000 Honda Civic SE 1.6 Vtec (UK) o 1997-1998 Honda Civic EX Sedan o 1996-1998 Honda Civic EX Coupe o 1996-2000 Honda Civic EX (US) o 1996-2000 Honda Civic SI (Canada Only) o 1997-2000 Acura 1.6EL (Canada Only) o 1996-1997 Honda del Sol Si + Displacement : 1590 cm³ + Bore and Stroke : 75 mm X 90 mm + Compression : 9.6:1 + D16Y8 1.6 16V SOHC VTEC PGM-FI 1590 + 127 hp@6600 rpm 108tq@5500 rpm + Head Code : P2J + Piston Code : P2P + Redline 6900 rpm + ECU Code : P2P

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

P2E. There is no such thing as a Honda PSE ECU. So no, your ECU is not "VTEC-ready". You have a non-VTEC ECU, and a non-VTEC wiring harness. You have three options. A) leave it as it is. B) wire in VTEC, and buy and install a VTEC ECU. C) Swap your wiring harness with an EX harness that DOES have VTEC wired in already, and buy and install a VTEC ECU.

D16y8VtecRunner

Ok so my motor is

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Your motor is what?

D16y8VtecRunner

So i that d16y8 a vtec engine only thing need to do is to invest into a p2p ecu and a harness?

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

Yes. This is also all assuming you have a standard transmission, and not an autotragic.

D16y8VtecRunner

Ok how would i know that i meani do theres two other solenoids that look attached to the tranny and are running with in the wire harness ,the

24TEN

iTrader: (2)

How would you know if your car is standard or automatic? Really?

And you say there's solenoids on the transmission?

tony_2018

Thread fail.....Jesus ****** christ....

D16y8VtecRunner

Look guys I'm not a certified mechanic yet... So im just a lil mechanically inclined...i understand that i may have a d16y8 with vtec engine swap. and that the original engine was indeed a d16y7 noo vtec so therefore my P2E ecu is not vtec ready..all i know is that i have a ex model engine in this lx? Or Ex? 4 door..

D16y8VtecRunner

I know that my car is an 4speed auto tranny..what i meant is how would i know if my d16y8 tranny is enough for th y8

tony_2018

How do we know if its a d16y8 tranny when you stated it was a lx honda civic?

If you just replace the engine than you cannot hook up vtec. Even if you find the P2P ecu and engine harness you will have CEL for transmission codes. The d16y8 transmission is diffferent from the dx/lx transmissions, you're just gonna have to drive it as is with no vtec.

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

Uh, if you aren't throwing a CEL for your transmission lockup solenoid, you have an LX transmission. Given how little you seem to know about your own car, you need to check the head stamp as well, and make sure you actually have a Y8 head - the previous owner may have blown the block and just replaced it with a Y8 block, and left everything else Y7.

You'll find the head stamp on the front of the head, between the exhaust runners. It should follow the format of [letter] [number] [letter] - [number]

HondaPartsHero

You have a couple of options at this point:

1. Find a 99-00 automatic EX engine harness and use a 99-00 automatic P2P ECU. You'll have to manually wire in the 2nd oxygen sensor as the EX has it on the cabin harness. You'll also need a 96-00 EX automatic transmission.

2. Use your harness and use a 99-00 automatic P2P ECU. Add the wiring for VTEC and the knock sensor. You'll also need a 96-00 EX automatic transmission.

doctorake

Thia

D16y8VtecRunner

Well i think u guys for the knowledge and the feed back. But i have one final question..k

D16y8VtecRunner

Well i think u guys for the knowledge and the feed back. But i have one final question..k i can hit 0-60 in about 7-8 seconds and from 60-100 in about the same..thats good right

D16y8VtecRunner

Come on bro dont be such an douche..i am mechanically inclined but i dont know everything there is to know about Honda engines..at least not yet

NotARaCist

iTrader: (1)

You have an economy-oriented grocery getter. You shouldn't be worried about 0-60 times, and definitely not worried about 0-100.