I have a 90 civic HB Si, the shop i bought the car from had swapped in a sohc zc motor and it looks as if it is a Si transmission. How can you tell what kind of transmission I have. There is a number plate on the tranny that starts with L3-...... not real sure what that means, does anyone know if I call Honda and tell them that number they could find out what kind of tranny I have. Thanks

 

All 88-91 civic/crx transmissions were L3s. That is why they are so hard to tell apart. Someone posted a discussion on how to tell the difference. Anyone have a link??

 

Yeah cause I bought an axle seal for a Si tranny but its definitely not fitting and i called honda and its the right part for an Si tranny, so not sure what to do I need an axle seal cause my old one is torn up.

 

There's no different , all of them are the same. DX, LX, Si (89-91) and 89-91 Civic Si (Japan ) zc = L3's.

 

uh there are differences in the trannys and there is a different # like p3000 and some other ones but there are differneces as for where it is its on the casting on the side of the tranny i think mista bone knows i think

 

Hey mista bone do you know how to tell what kind of tranny i have in my car? Its a 5-speed so that probably eliminates some of the tranny's. Any ideas?

 

yea i just got a tranny. the only codes i can pull off it are PL3, SL3, 100?

it has a stamp near where the starter mounts. that says PL3

theres a sticker that looks like a serial number that says SL3-*******

and on the split circle code area. the left little one says 2|15, the right larger one says *|100 i put a * cuz i cant read what the top half of the circle says on the larger one.

i haven't cleaned it completely yet. but those are the stamps/stickers i have found on it. he says it will bolt right onto a b series motor. but i have no clue. i bought it for a replacement for my b16a S1 tranny.

i'll clean it completely after work today. and see if i can pull other codes off.


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Search people!!!
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=98181

 

you can thank mr bone and eraser for this. http://www.d16a.com/d_series_trannys.htm