hey all, im buying a civic (91-95) and i was wondering what i should look out for...as in terms of any problems that you have heard of or have had. how many miles do you think i can get out of the car before a rebuild or what about tranny problems? is it pretty easy to get a nice used trannny for a 91 civic? or what other tranny's can be placed in a 91-95 civic?

are parts form newer civics able to be transplanted into a 91?

thanks for any help all!!!

 

its 92-95

 

If you want the 5th gen, then JaeOne335 is right. the years for the 5th gen are 92-95.

 

i know the eg is from 92 up, but i am also looking at an older ed 91.

 

Look for water leaks in the passenger and driver foot wells.

I hate this ******* car...

 

Hey...use the search function first...any B or D series motor can pretty much be swapped into a 92 Civic, this means all Integra Motors before 2002, and any Civic motor before 2002 as well. An H22 is a difficult swap, but not impossible. Use the searches and look for "Civic swap" or "Civic Engines" or something along those lines. As far as known problems...I have 150,000 miles on my 93 Civic with the original motor and clutch...and everything is PERFECT...I can still chirp 2nd...so as far as a long lasting reliable car the 92-95 Civic is great. However, if you find one that has had the **** beat out of it you might want to think about swapping a different motor into it. The only problem i've ever had with my civic is the power window coming off track...which is a known common problem among civics...you can avoid this by not getting power windows

Good luck finding your Civic!

 

im in cali so i really dont have to woory about water leaks, but what causes this?? since this is at the foot wells, there really is no gasket there or seal right??

BauleyCivic - thanks, i did try the search but there were too many threads about too many things. i really wantde to know how these cars are after 100K i did not want to post in the "ef" section and waste bandwidth when i am sure most of you all should know everything about both the "ef" or "ed" cars too.

any more feedback?? thanks all again!!





[Modified by Art Vandeleigh, 1:49 AM 1/23/2003]

 

ummm no.

 

These are very reliable cars, and the D16A6, which is the 88-91 Si motor, has an abundance of parts available- anything from mild to wild head work to nitrous, turbo and supercharger kits, to basic bolt on's.

I have a friend who has a modded D16A6 with 200+ thousand miles on it. As far as problems go, look for anything that you would on any older used car. You have to keep in mind that now they are a bit old, so it won't be maintenence free, even though I praised their reliability. (Hell, my '96 Integra is far from maintenence free. ) Anyway, looks for CV boots that are in good shape. Look for dents, dings, etc. that would be signs of a major accident. Look for all the matching VIN numbers on the body work- as that is a tell tale sign that serious damage has been incurred and been fixed. You want to steer clear of this. You want to be leary of rust- as this is a problem that my car faces- on cars that you know came from up North. My Teg was originally bought and driven in Maryland. You want to check to see if they have well maintained service records. Also, and I know this sounds stupid, but looks for mods and or signs that mods were done. You don't want one of these Civics that some 16 years old ricer has torn all to hell. If it has any mods and doesn't look like it was well maintenenced, then BY ALL MEANS DON'T **** WITH IT. I say this from experience, both personal and from one of my buddies in college.

I knew this guy who had a 1990 Si hatch that he swapped, or had swapped, or maybe even the owner before him had swapped- a ZC motor. This by far is the easiest of the swaps to this chasis. Anyway, the guy I knew sold my roomate the car for $2,000 dollars. I knew the car ran and was in good condition for the most part, but when my roommate bought it, the tranny immediately died. However, we got a pretty good deal on an already highly modded car, so buying a new tranny and clutch was OK. We towed the car to Honda Acura Specialists in Charlotte, NC and they charged my roomate $1500 for a new tranny, clutch and labor. So, all in all, it was initially about $3500 or so dollars for the car. However, the guys who owned it before did **** poor mod jobs, like the suspension and camber kit, that he had to go spend more money to fix everything right himself.

Anyway, hope this helps.

 

Buy a 92-95 and swap in a b series and then focus on putting together a custom trubo kit.

 

4dooRS5spd - WOW thanks for the long post. so basically just look for normal wear and tear. thanks for the info!!

 

Just remember the 88 Si is slightly different than the 89-91 Si.

And if ya don't believe me, Spade and Mista Bone will back that up.

 

Water leaks:

92-95's had problems with the windshield seal, so it could be behind the dash. There have been several instances on here where people have yet to find the leak.
I think my leak is coming from the door though. My locks are frozen.

 

Sorry to say, but you guys took it without lube . . .

 

The CV boots are made of a substance just a hair thinner than paper.

 

errr typo, 2001...also I was wrong, because the civic motors before 1988 I don't think can be swapped into EG's either...so thanks for correcting me...hope i didnt screw anyone up

 

i dont know what part of the country you are in but around here or anywhere they use salt in the winter civic's are prone to rust right on top of the rear fenders where the rear bumper meets the quarter panels. I just noticed a tiny little bubble starting there on my 95 the other day, just about broke down and cried.

 

yeah im all set with the rust, im in sunny california. but i am checking out a few '93 civic s today. they are all about 108k to 134k. the price is around 3500. what do you all think about that?? im just a little worried about the mileage. i guess 108 is ok, but the 134k seems a little high to me and i think there be hell to pay for the maintenance that i will need to do. CV, T belt, water pump, plugs, plug wires, cap, rotor, brakes.....sigh