Whats up Honda tech first post on this forum not sure if the thread is in the right area. Just bought my first car a 2000 honda civic sir (rebuild). Have a couple questions about some of the problems i am having with the car as i was not made aware of them by the seller. The check engine light comes on within 2-5 min of driving the vehicle. Sometimes it's on when i start it, other times it takes a bit of time for it to come on. I am not aware of any problems with the engine as well as the scanner at the shop i took the car to couldn't connect with the computer. Any idea on how i can diagnose this? Or will the light be permanent due to the engine swap? Also the ABS light is on but the abs does appear to work. Plus it appears to be a wiring mess in the car, would wire tucking be a good idea to look into for the vehicle? Here is a list of specs on the car.


ngine:
B20B4 Block with B16A2 Head (Done with JPUSA kits) - less than 10,000km on rebuild
Eagle Rods
Centerforce Stage 1 Clutch
Skunk 2 Intake Manifold
BBK 70mm throttle body
DC Sports Headers 4-2-1
DC Sports catback
Password JDM Carbon Fiber Intake
P28 ECU with B20 VTEC map
Skunk 2 Short Shifter

Exterior:
OEM Honda Bumpers
OEM Honda Hood
OEM Stanely Sidemarkers
OEM Honda Fenders
OEM Honda
Replica CTR Front & Rear Lip
Rota Grid 2 16x7 wrapped in Toyo Proxes 4 tires
OEM Stanley Headlights
OEM Stanley Taillights
Replica fog lights with yellow Hella bulbs
AVM Window Visors

Interior:
Amplifier tray built in trunk
Folding spare tire compartment built in trunk
OEM Trim (all the previous trim was painted blue, I had to replace most of it)
OEM Seats
Kenwood navigation system
Kenwood Speakers all around
Prosport Premium Gauges for Water Temp, Oil Pressure, and Battery Voltage (wired for white or red)
Blox Neochrome shift ****
OEM Type R Stitched Shift Boot
Type R Stitched center console rest
2 way alarm system

Chassis:
OEM tie rods & ball joints replaces < 10,000km ago
Hawk brake pads
Springs on KY adjustable shocks


Thanks Max

 

it's an OBD1 computer, that's why you can't read the codes with the scanner they are trying to use. check out the thread on retrieving OBD1 codes and report back.

wiring mess... yes, if it's already a mess, you can potentially make it better with a tuck. it's involved enough that you may discover loose wires, missing grounds, etc... that might be related to the engine light (unlikely but depends on the engine codes you find). you have to wonder why the wiring is a mess... it all could have been done with the stock harness and an OBD2b to OBD1 jumper. there are sometimes full OBD2b uncut VTEC harnesses out there (should be the same as any other VTEC EX/Si civic 99-00).

 

oh yeah, and entirely the wrong forum too, but i thought i'd try to help before people start trippin on you. you wanna be in the 92-00 civic forum, not the insight/crz forum. hell i don't even know why I'm here

 

Get started with this article:

http://www.team-integra.net/forum/bl...light-cel.html

Tells you how to pull the code from an OBD1 ecu. It'll get you to begin looking in the right places.

As for your wiring problems, you MAY want to look for an uncut EM1 harness (if the problems are with the engine wiring harness). Then, you can start from a solid foundation.