Hi i just bought a 90 Civic Hatchback, and was wondering if there were any major issues for that year hatch. I bought it not running without a motor, and was also wondering what motor comes stock in those. Sorry come from being a toyota enthusiast to honda/all import enthusiast.

 

if its just the base model its comes with the d15b1
if its the si like mine u get the d16a6 i dont know of anyproblems ive had with mine so

 

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ is an excellent resource for problems common to c. 1990 Hondas. The starting/running problems section is a good one to skim and to plan to read when the car has a problem.

 

not to intrude but if you need a motor for it i happen to have a d15b1 and a d16a6 a
laying around from my crx and my civic std.
both long blocks

 

The only major issues for this car would be mechanical, e.g. the input shaft bearing tends to go bad on these older D series engines after 150-200k. Since you don't have an engine, no worries. The car itself is pretty much bulletproof

Search around for DPFI > MPFI swaps, that will enable you to put a D16A6 (Si engine) or a B series in your car, otherwise you'll be stuck with the super slow DX/STD engines