Hey everyone i just started on this website there is one question that has been bothering me and i cant find anything about it that is reliable. So i bought this d16z6 to be swapped into my 90 hatch, well the guy said it came out of a 94 del sol si. Well the thing that is bothering me is the valve cover doesnt say Vtec and ive been reading that only the 94 and 95 valve covers said vtec. so does that mean mine is a 93 d16z6? If someone can confirm this it would be must appreciated!

 

read the engine code its on the front of the engine left side, Look for the vtec solenoid on d16z6 its on the left side behind the valve cover, another thing could have happend where the bottem end is d16 and the top is d15 none vtec

 

What does it say on it? Is it a Honda logo or does it say HONDA in big letters?

 

Sounds like a y8 or y7 valve cover swap

 

little hard to see here o need to coean the engine off pretty good

It just has a big H on it. And right on the front where the tranny bolts to the block, the blok says d16z6

 

thats the correct valve cover. motor looks like it needs some help.

 

Here is a pic of the whole engine

oh ok so it is the right valve cover. And its just dirty lol before it was pulled it ran great

 

Below the "D16Z6" engine code there is a 7-digit number stamped on the plate. What is the first digit on the left ???

 

Post a picture of the head code.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-.../#post48684945

 

I believe 92-93 d16z6's didn't get the "vtec" valve cover. The 94-95 did say vtec.
Source, I have a 93 d16z6 that just has the Honda badge on the valve cover

 

First digit is an R, does that mean it came from a Type-R?

 

it isn't all year based. del sol's were oddballs with the valve covers, so were sedans.

 

No, it was definitely year based, you're just pulling some bullshit response out of your *** to make the OP feel better about buying some crud covered piece of **** engine under the assumption that it was a slightly newer crud covered piece of **** engine.

 

Sleeper Z6 valve cover from the 92 Si.