I have a 90 civic canadian model hb d15b engine. my belt tensioner doesn't tension so i looked in the local junk yards and at the online parts catalogs to find a replacement. all the junk yard and the parts catilogs show a different belt tensioners than the one I have. the parts catalogs show a matsushita or a sanden compressor that have the same tensioner but different than mine. I looked under acura w a denso compressor and it looks closer to mine. Does anybody know if honda installed a aftermarket compressor on these civics? and what kind?

 

As far as I know, EF's only ever came with a Sanden TR70 or Matsushita compressors.

If you have a Canadian model it's *possible* that you have dealer-installed AC or some other "custom" aftermarket non-OEM-AC, in which case who knows what compressor was used.

There are no markings whatsoever on your compressor?

If you could take/post some pics of your compressor that might help us identify it for you.

But if you're just looking for a belt-tensioner why the worry about your compressor?

 

If you post up a pic I will be able to tell you what kind it is

 

This is the tensioner that I have, I somehow lost the pulley and bought the whole bracket with the tensioner. I have a Sanden TR-70 as stated above.