hey guys, i have a question. i searched, but i couldnt find what i was looking for. i have an 89 civic std and my stock motor (d15b1) is crapping out. i have a buddy that is getting a new front clip for his 90 crx dx and he said i can have his old motor (d15b2). i was wondering what all is different for the swap? thanks for all the help, its much appreciated

kyle

 

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i heard the ecu has to come from the d15b2 and i keep my shift linkage.

 

They the same

 

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They are almost the same, but if you use the ecu that came from the car you are getting the engine from you stand to gain 22 hp. Also try and get the tranny too, its a much better upgrade.

Engine, Tranny and ECU would be what I would try and snag from his car. Other than that you wouldnt need anything.

 

alright, i like that. he said i can have everything from the windshield, forward. the motor is all stock with 150k miles on it, with the 5 speed . so its just unplug, remove, install, plug and go?

 

yes

 

WOOHOO! thanks dudes. ill post pics of this haha, nothing special, but its my first swap. ill try to get it done by the weekend. he still has school, so time is limited. if i can manage to do this, ill start looking for the mpfi parts

 

this couldnt be a more perfect first swap to do. it all will work without modification. and you get much more familiar with whats going on under that hood. this is pretty much the same way i got started on toyota trucks 10 years ago. learn how it all works, then modify the hell out of it!

 

yeah they the same....yeah.

 

we are in the process of getting everything unplugged, and we cant figure out how to get the sensor next to the oil filter off...it has 2 wires coming out of it. can anyone help?

 

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Why are you taking that out? Do you mean you can't get the black boot around it off? It takes some WD40 and a little tugging. Just don't pull on the wires to get it off. The boot will slide off.

 

we need to get it off so the motor will come out, its part of the wire harness. im pretty sure that is the last thing we need to get off so we can pull the motor.

 

Corrosion and age cause it to "stick" on there, you can get a flat head or some pliers and try wiggling it off or budging it off, once you do that keep doin light pulls on it and it should pop right off.

 

I cut the rubber boot off and unplugged to two sensors individually.

 

You don't really need it to be honest, mine was so dry rotted when i took it off thati tore it into two pieces with my fingers when i got it off.

 

alright, update time.
we got both motors out, finally haha. stayed up all night, but we got it. going to grab something to eat, then come back and put them in. pics coming soon...

 

Yeah pics would be more interesting.

 

damn, another problem...about ac. the compressers are different, so are the brackets. is there a way i can change the ac lines?

 

i decided to ditch ac...its going to suck without it...105+ degrees, gah...motor is going in, pics up by tonight, thanks for all your help!

 

Just switch yours over to the other motor going back in, they are the same motor... the bolt pattern is the same, the motor size is the same, the same is the SAME.

 

actually, its not. i tried that. different bolt patterns and the bracket is different.

 

before anything, 1989 Civic STD



out with the STD


nothin there


i read somewhere that you have to put a picture of yourself standing in the empty engine bay


theres the beast


new motor going in


before anything (sponge is there for *****...) 1990 CRX DX


engine is out


there is that beast


the evil penguin...


empty bays, with the off road beast


the motor is in, now just to find the problem...


damn, i was so close to not denting the car with this swap...this was from my belt buckle...


cold air...just waiting to get put on...


all done, as of now...


another shot


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correct. lol I remember doing mine

 

Holy **** ^^^^

 

****** ey, problem after problem. i got the motor in, put the dx ecu in, turn the key...i hear a buzzing sound, the CEL stays on, and the LED on the ECU stays on...