I am having issues figuring out compatability issues. I bought a 1995 civix dx from a friend. The stock engine died. I just want to get this car to work as a commuter car. So ANY working engine that I can buy for CHEAP and install without buying new mounts and preferabbly without having to redo the wiring. Anyway. I am trying to figure out if a d16y7 will fit in the car and wether or not i will have to buy a new wiring harness. I need to replace this engine with another one ASAP. I have a little over a week to do a complete engine swap. I would greatly appreciate your help. I am new to working on cars and am getting help from mechanic friends doing the hard stuff.

 

if it's your first time doing this stick with simple, aim for another D15b7 (stock DX engine)
the D16y7 is the OBD2 equivilent, which should work fine with a mix/match of mounts, but the wiring isn't going to as easy as it could be, and the ECU is going to need chipping to run the newer engine correctly.