Now this is a B18 LS valve cover no?


some people on this other honda forum (hondahookup.com) are telling me its a G2 teg valve cover thats completely different

 

it's off a B18A(90-93), but you can interchange between that and a B18B(94+) valve cover

 

It's an LS valve cover and it fits on any LS.

 

what seperates it from a B18A and B18B?

 

that valve cover will fit 90-97 integra, the 98+ (i think) has a hole in the top for a pvc valve (i think)



ive gotta b20 on my DA which is the same as a 98+ teg

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Now this is a B18 LS valve cover no?


some people on this other honda forum (hondahookup.com) are telling me its a G2 teg valve cover thats completely different


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that valve cover can be from a b18a (90-93) or a b18b (94-97). The 98-01 b18b doesn't have the notches along the raised part, and has an extra hole on top for a vacuum hose. But all the 90-01 b18a and b18b valve covers are interchangeable if you figure out what to do with the extra hole on the 98-01 covers. I just put the 94 cover on my 98 longblock cause I didn't want to deal with that extra vacuum hose, and everything works just fine.

 

so it eliminates a vacuum hose?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so it eliminates a vacuum hose?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Older vs. newer B18B engines had the PCV valve in different locations... in a box on the back of the block for 94-97 (and 90-93 B18A), and the 98-01 had them on top of the valve cover. There was no eliminated hose, it was just in different places depending on the years.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Older vs. newer B18B engines had the PCV valve in different locations... in a box on the back of the block for 94-97 (and 90-93 B18A), and the 98-01 had them on top of the valve cover. There was no eliminated hose, it was just in different places depending on the years.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, sorry for using the word extra..........I meant extra hole on the valve cover, but not extra hose.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DCcliffjumper2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that valve cover can be from a b18a (90-93) or a b18b (94-97). </TD></TR></TABLE>

No actually i think it is 90-95, i believe in 96 the ls valve cover changed.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rovigian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

No actually i think it is 90-95, i believe in 96 the ls valve cover changed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, the cover changed in 1997. I know because I have one.
My friend's 96 LS had the one pictured in the original post.

 

i have a '96 and my valve cover doesnt look like that, mine came with the newer one. I think it was 94-95 dc's that came with the one pictured above.

 

my 96 se has the newer valve cover also.with the pvc valve on the center of the cover...

 

my guess is the new valve cover happened on the OBD2 cars?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my guess is the new valve cover happened on the OBD2 cars?</TD></TR></TABLE>

my thoughts exactly..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my guess is the new valve cover happened on the OBD2 cars?</TD></TR></TABLE>

good reasoning ....I think that's a good conclusion, the obd-0 and obd1 b18a/b valve covers are the same, and the obd-2 b18b valve covers have the slightly different design.

 

so the final verdict...will this fit onto my car or no?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the final verdict...will this fit onto my car or no?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I hesitate to give you a final verdict..........but my answer would be yes.
here is a pic of my 94 b18b valve cover on my 98 head that works just fine:


now I just noticed something, that bronze valve cover you have in the pic above has a honda badge in addition to the honda motor comp. letters........mine doesn't. Let me look through some of my pics of my 2nd gen tegs to see if I can find a motor shot.

 

The 90-95 has that valve cover. The 96+ OBD2 uses the other valve cover with the PCV Valve on top. All b18a/b valve cover are interchangable.

For the 90-95 LS, the pcv is on the BACK of the block, whereas on the 96+, it's on the valve cover for ease of replacement ...

It is okay to use that on a 97+ block on a n/a platform, however if you ever decide to turbocharge your car, you'll have no real PCV valve system unless you drill a hole into the valve cover to accomodate for a PCV valve.


Modified by BG Boost at 9:38 PM 9/3/2004

 

yea it will fit with no problem. since we have all these valve cover pics, i might as well through in a pic of my 97 LS

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BG Boost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">90-95 has that. 96+ uses the other valve cover.

it'll work on a 97 and up, but you will need to drill a hole to accomodate for the pcv into the valve cover to release the extreme crank case pressure/blow by gases or else you will prematurely wear out your piston rings, valve cover seal, or spark plug seal. Your oil dip stick will probably shoot out too , lol.

The 90-95 LS, the pcv is on the BACK of the block, whereas on the 96+, it's on the valve cover ....</TD></TR></TABLE>

I didn't know this, now I need to check my valve cover and head again to make sure it has the proper pcv placement ......wish I was there when my longblock was installed.

I checked my old da picutres, and yes the b18a valve cover (90-93) had the honda logo as well as the honda motor corp lettering........the 94-95 b18b valve cover does not have the logo, just the honda motor corp lettering. Then the 96 up valve cover has a different surface design with the pcv valve location.
I change my answer to no.......unless you want to drill a hole in it or unless you have a 94-95

but my car is running fine with the 94-95 cover on the 98 head.........I need to investigate further

 

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I didn't know this, now I need to check my valve cover and head again to make sure it has the proper pcv placement ......wish I was there when my longblock was installed.

I checked my old da picutres, and yes the b18a valve cover (90-93) had the honda logo as well as the honda motor corp lettering........the 94-95 b18b valve cover does not have the logo, just the honda motor corp lettering. Then the 96 up valve cover has a different surface design with the pcv valve location.
I change my answer to no.......unless you want to drill a hole in it or unless you have a 94-95

but my car is running fine with the 94-95 cover on the 98 head.........I need to investigate further </TD></TR></TABLE>

it'll run fine but under hard acceleration, the crank case pressure will be high (because the blow by gases are trying to force itself out of that little breather hole on the valve cover) and you'll be shooting a lot of oily stuff into your intake manifold ...

 

I think I'll go ahead and sell it and make some profit off it Its just too much effort than what its worth....whats the going rate for painted valve covers?

 

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it'll run fine but under hard acceleration, the crank case pressure will be high (because the blow by gases are trying to force itself out of that little breather hole on the valve cover) and you'll be shooting a lot of oily stuff into your intake manifold ...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I see, so with the pcv valve hole on the top, that allows those gases back into the intake manifold?
so then under hard acceleration, my motor will act like it's consuming oil, but if I can just replace the valve cover with the 98 valve cover it should be fine. Cause for 1000 miles my motor burned no oil, but after some spirited driving I had to put in a little.
damn, I sold my 98 valve cover.......****

 

it also kinda looks like a ZC valve cover too. the B18a and ZC valve covers look alot alike if i am not mistaken.