Well I was just given this 1989 Honda Civic DX. It only has 106,000 miles on it and runs great. I need some help though. It needs a new clutch, which I have no idea the level of difficulty of anyone know? Second judging by the pictures does anyone know what motor this is? I assume its a D15 unknown if a 1.6 or 1.5 cant find it anywhere unlike my 95 Civic. The locks seem to be messed up to say the least. In the pic is the drivers side. All but the Passenger front are like this. Any ideas on whats needed to replace them? Or how to do it. Finnaly who sells the best stereo install kit for this car. The stereo in it is jerry rigged and not sure whats all needed, and what are some of your ideas for speakers?. Im going to pick up a manual soon just wanted some expert opinions. Overall its in decent shape needs a lil TLC. My plan is to sell my 95 for cheap since it needs a few things and in a year give this car away to someone who needs it. Any ideas,tips, or cool ideas on what to do would be great!!



Nice on the eyes





Crap!



No clue which motor this is?



All rigged up

 

OMG, you lucky bastard. If you know nothing about putting a clutch dont even try it. You might *** up the axles or the balljoints when trying to achieve this.

 

your lucky

The engine code is in the same spot that it was on your 95, on the front of the block, below the dizzy.

 

Free cars rock

 

Yes I know im very fortunate. This is the first real good thing I can say has happned in a long time. Figured as much about the clutch lol. Guess I will look harder for the code. Anyone who views this I would like to hear what you have to say about what I should do. Make this the honda-tech.com car lol.

 

the engine in there is a D15B2. you can tell because it has the DPFI manifold. so its a 1.5L.
good deal on the car tho, i wish someone would give me a car like that for nothing

 

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Don't listen to this person. It's not that hard. Just make sure you put the clutch in the same exact way you took it out. I've never replaced a clutch let alone a motor swap and it's coming along fine. Just remember to take your time.

 

I do some searching for the clutch problem, but does anyone know about the locks?

 

Good ****. Clean it up, fix the clutch, and drive it for the next 10 years. No car payments own.

 

I say do a junkyard turbo kit!

 

pop off the plastic screws on the door panels and take a look at the locks, there seems to be the rod that they connect to is bent.. junkyards = cheap.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turner7205 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well I was just given this 1989 Honda Civic DX. It only has 106,000 miles on it and runs great. I need some help though. It needs a new clutch, which I have no idea the level of difficulty of anyone know? Second judging by the pictures does anyone know what motor this is? I assume its a D15 unknown if a 1.6 or 1.5 cant find it anywhere unlike my 95 Civic. The locks seem to be messed up to say the least. In the pic is the drivers side. All but the Passenger front are like this. Any ideas on whats needed to replace them? Or how to do it. Finnaly who sells the best stereo install kit for this car. The stereo in it is jerry rigged and not sure whats all needed, and what are some of your ideas for speakers?. Im going to pick up a manual soon just wanted some expert opinions. Overall its in decent shape needs a lil TLC. My plan is to sell my 95 for cheap since it needs a few things and in a year give this car away to someone who needs it. Any ideas,tips, or cool ideas on what to do would be great!!



Nice on the eyes





Crap!



No clue which motor this is?



All rigged up</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nice ride. Nice golf cart too

 

i say run the **** out of it

 

Free cars are sweet outside looks clean too!!

 

The dreaded D15B2. If you ever wanna do a engine swap its gonna cause some problems.

 

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What do ya mean? The D15b2 is gonna be problems soon or a swap in will be a problem??

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by atomikpunx2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">pop off the plastic screws on the door panels and take a look at the locks, there seems to be the rod that they connect to is bent.. junkyards = cheap.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Seems easy enough, and yes gotta love the Golf Cart!

 

any swap you do you will have to convert from Dual Point Fuel Injection to Multi Point Fuel Injection

 

O ok thanks kinda scared me for a second lol..This is gonna be a daily driver for a year till I give it away for somethin new.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ronin150 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't listen to this person. It's not that hard. Just make sure you put the clutch in the same exact way you took it out. I've never replaced a clutch let alone a motor swap and it's coming along fine. Just remember to take your time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not everybody is engine literate or very knowledgeable. You need to remember that sometimes the lower control arms can take while to take out and this for a new person could be a bitch. Causing damage to the lower ball joint booth to rip, something like that coud happen.

 

haha I love when someone on the forum picks up a decent looking ef for cheap or free and everyone replies with "NICE FIND! YOU'RE LUCKY! " when the average person would think the car is a pos.

to the ef owners

 

Well it has its issues but for free its my pos lol


Modified by turner7205 at 9:26 PM 7/30/2005