where is my engine code? i have a b16a is it under the oil filter??

 

baaaahahahahaha poser.. maybe you should change your name if you dont even know where the code is...clue: its not under the oil filter

 

ok under the exhaust manifold?/
dont make fun of me for it..

 

Right next to the tranny. You should see the stamp on the block right under the distributor.

 

its all in good fun man

its on the left side of the exhaust manifold mid way down looking at the motor from the front of the car its on the block not the trans

 

yup, it's engraved in the block.

 

are you guys talkin about like where it says b16a? - no not that does the motor have a vin code of some sort?? thats what i am lookin for

 

it has a long number under the motor code or maybe its off to the side i think it starts with 1 or 5?

 

is it engraved or is it a code?? like a sticker

i found this

S1-1066919


[Modified by jdmb16ahybrid, 6:04 AM 12/2/2002]

 

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the s1-1066919 is your trans
the code is on the same flat piece that the motor code is on its also engraved

 

****...all i see is HM

 

if you have a JDM motor, i assume you do, because the b16 dosent come with the 98 civic hatchback, there will be no VIN on the engine.
VIN numbers are an american thing.

 

Look at the very bottom of the block right behind the exhaust manifold. That should be the VIN #. Also, I think JDM motors do not have a VIN #.

 

so if they dont have a vin number - then how do you tell what year the motor is??

if the car is made in japan does that mean the motor is also??

 

*shakes head* no
the engine in your car, is not the engine that came with the car. it is aftermarket. now i highly dobut its a US motor, so there is no vin associoated with it. and unless your car is right hand drive, its an american car. no matter where its assembled.

now, to check the year of the engine, look above the header, you will see 4 stamps like circles. one of them will have the year in it. it will look like this 9|1 9|5 9|9 etc.

 

ok the 4 circles are os listed

1st 9|0
2ns 2|
3rd 1|4
4th 1|0

 

um
does it say PGM-FI on the top of your intake manifold?


[Modified by KAMiN, 10:45 PM 12/1/2002]

 

not anymore - it did at first...when i first got the motor...now it has a skunk2 IM

 

ok
you have a 1990, first gen b16 engine.

 

so what ecu should i get to match it?? or should i keep the p72?? or go with p30?

 

You got a first gen b16a head. There is really no way to actually tell what year the block is unless you bought the car new.

Edit: damn, im a little late


[Modified by 97hb, 12:51 AM 12/2/2002]

 

p30
a p72 will kill your performance.

 

? i dobut he put a first gen head on a newer block
the entire engine is a 1990 first gen b16

 

You will throw some cels with the p72

 

can i get a p30 and just unplug the wiring and plug it back in to the p30?? or is there re-wiring needed??