I got a deal on a 2 k si swap, but being the insanely paranoid individual I am I would like to know what to look for when I get there. I don't want to be bamboozled into buying an older engine. So:

What should the vin # start with, and was it different between 99 & 00?

Will there be anything on the transmission housing?

Should I just run a carfax on the vin plate on the engine?

What should the ecu say?

Thanks in advance. I might finally get to be one of the great finanacially irresponsibile!

 

Should be B16A2 and start with a 5 on the serial number. Could be confused with the96-97 del sol though, because I think its the same motor. Look on the head for a date. Should have a 99 in a small circle above the 3-4 exhaust port (distributor side) It will say 99 because the engine is usually one year older than the year of the car.

Hth,

Monty

 

thanks.

 

99-00 Civic Si came with the B16A2. 94-97 Del Sol DOHC VTEC came with the B16A3.

 

sorry but 94-95 was b16a3. 96-00 are b16a2. I have the 96 helms and its b16a2

hth,

Monty

 

Correct. A friend of mine had a 1995 Del Sol DOHC VTEC with the B16A3, and I hadn't bothered to check if Honda had made changes in the two subsequent model years.

 

Thanks for the engine codes guys, but I was looking for specific visual clues so as to not be sold something other than what I agreed to buy. I need a helms now I suppose...

 

if you didn't see it in the other thread...


in the vin the 10th character will be a X for 99, and Y for 00,
in the serial # on the block 99 starts w/ a 43..., and 00 strats w/ a 53........
and the tranny both 99 and 00 say s4c and start w/ 10....

 

If it is from a Del Sol the 10th # in the VIN will be
R is 1994
S is 1995
T is 1996

Hope this helps....

 

Obd2 engines, and therefore the one you want to buy, have a crankshaft fluctuation sensor. It has a wire harness that runs from right side of the crankshaft up toward the intake manifold. If there is not a wire harness there or the block doesnt say b16a2 (a2 is the important part here guy) its not what you want.

Also if you read it, people have told at least 3 different ways to tell.

 

Yes I did read the threads. What I did not want to happen is to buy the engine, have the correct block, an ls tranny, and a 92 vx ecu. Understand why I probed for more information now? But thanks for looking out for me. I know it is hard to remember to read other peoples responses to questions posed by you. This reading thing just gets so monotonous...

But seriously thanks for the info. Now I know what to look for on the block, transmission, and ecu. You guys have been very helpful.

 

Here is a link so you can look up the nearest branch of the NICB
http://www.nicb.org/about/locations.html
When you are looking at the motor you want to buy, call your local NICB office and give them the serial number of the engine and transmission. They will be able to tell you what the motor is out of, and as a side benefit, tell you if it is legit or stolen.

brian g


[Modified by brian g, 7:42 AM 7/27/2002]

 

Is that service for Us motors only? I would assume but thought I'd ask.

tia,

Monty

 

Yes.

brian g