Thank you! I'm 15 and bought a honda civic with 274000 miles on it and there is a hole through the bottom of the motor. Your video is really helping me!
Loved it! No BS just the necessities. Thanks for the video! Just blew my d17a2 that I've owned for 2 weeks.....got another on the way and will be my first swap
Thank you for the video. I fix cars for a living and just bought a 04 civic lx with a d17a1 that has a broken rod. Sometimes it's good to get a visual demonstration on how to remove the engine. Again thanks for taking the time to video all of it
@@hondaresource the job is done. 1hr 10 minutes to pull it. Total job done in 4hr 30 min that included putting a new timing belt and water pump on the donor engine and a valve cover gasket
Great video! Gearing up and making notes of important points. How about a manual trans addendum? :-). I did the clutch a few years back and definitely did not have an easy time rejoining Trans and engine. Would love to see how you do it and any tips
Thank you so very much it was very informative, I'm replacing my engine as well, I so have the vtech version though. I now know I don't have to take every damn thing apart to pull motor!
Awesome video it helped me a lot on my first engine removal. Very helpful tips too. Thank you . Looking forward to checking out part 2 putting the engine back in. Be blessed
Hey my engine went in thank you and just know I will pray for blessings for your family. Ty for all the help. I still have to get the d17a2 trans brace but other than that she fierd right up.
You are a great help. I recently watched your video on the transmission removal and it helped me tremendously. I'll be swapping the engine out to go in my other Honda.
All about personal preference. Replacing the timing components with the motor out is a good bit easier. I've installed plenty of JDM engines with the original timing set.
Just took the engine out a 91 caprice wagon, very barbaric, sawzall minimal wrenches and a hoist😂 Getting an eg hatch from family putting a k24 in it, want to be less destructive, amazing video brother.
Thank you for making this video. I thought I was gonna have to drop engine & trans together out the bottom. I haven't done a engine swap in a long time and was a little hesitant. Thanks to your help I just finished up and came back from a test drive. One of the easiest swaps I ever did, but I would have done it a lot harder if it wasn't for your video. Thanks again.
Hey thanks so much for the reply and out of curiosity would it be more cost effective to just replace the motor with fewer miles or just replace the head thanks again
Having some trouble finding the second bottom bellhousing bolt you mentioned. Any help would be appreciated man. Thanks for the video. Watched it a million times during this process.
@@hondaresource I missed a bolt when I pulled it out, broke my transmission casing. Had to weld a large chunk of that aluminum back together. Fun times. I hope you have that fun little car back up and running this week
@@hondaresource yeah, definite oof... I've never able to an engine with such low torque spec either. I think the crank was 80 foot pounds or something. My truck is 295 ft lb per head stud. But I hope I have the little car running soon
Awesome video! Had to watch this to see what's involved. I'm debating between doing a JDM engine swap vs fixing the head gasket on my 196k mile EX. The cost is a bit higher on a swap, but not by much. The labor between the 2 is a toss up.
Im looking to swap a non vtec for the jdm vtec in a 2004 Civic lx, have you run into any check engine issues. I watched both of your civic removal and install videos, which are excelent. Im ready to purchase the jdm engine but dont what to create a nightmare for the reinstal. Any thoughts?
I'm pulling the same exact non vtec non egr 1.7l. Your video is very helpful. Would you recommend a refurbished motor dealer? Online or whatever. If not thanks for the vid.
sorry for the late response. I have had good luck with the jdm engines commonly found on ebay. Outside of that I recommend car-part.com I don't know where to look for refurb. All of those are used, the jdm engines are typically lower miles though.
Just finished installing a jdm on my 2004 lx with the help of your awesome video! I started it up and there's a check engine light including a oil sign on the dash. There is smoke coming from the manifold that I put on the new engine from my old U.S. honda engine. Must be the penetrating oil that I applied to remove it form earlier. I found the connector for the oil switch on the backside of the jdm engine but it didn't seem to fit, so I connect it to the connector to the oils switch for the vtec oil sensor (i think) by the left side of the valve cover. Im wondering if that's the reason why the oil light is on. The car starts up great and it drives but those two lights on the dash is making me wonder if it is safe to drive. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Smoke from manifold is normal when you first start it up. You have to install all the wiring where it belongs or it will most definitely result in lights on the dash
im doing a jdm swap on 04 civic dx next week and my question is the harness 100% compatatible or are there modifications? also, how'd your process go? Any struggles?
I am getting a jdm 1.7l vtec and I'm pretty sure I could figure it all out. Is there a possibility you can email me a list of things needed to make this happen? Oh I have lx (non vtec) I'm going to a vtec version. What will i need exactly? I've gotten mixed opinions and answers. You seem to be very knowledgeable in honda engines and I think I can trust your answer. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
if i'm pulling engine and trans together, would you suggest dropping it through the subframe or pulling both out the top? Really appreciate the info, thanks.
Hey buddy thanks for all your videoed I’m going yo tackle this shortly played and stopped your video to take notes, thanks for all your help and tips, I’ll let you know how it goes. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 to you and your videos well explained, wishing we we’re neighbors
Hey man. These are awesome videos you have here!!! Keep it up!!! They are very informative!!! I do have a question. I am trying to decide how to go about a rebuild. Have bad rod knock and I want to do a basic rebuild (salvage what I can in the engine). I want know where do I buy the parts from??? I have read that I need to buy only Honda parts for it to last. Is that true??? Are there any aftermarket parts dealers that you recommend??? Thanks...
hey! i know its been awhile since the video was posted but i have to do a swap on my 03 HX any advice on where to get a motor for it? or if i should but a different one in?
Cool vid man, very helpful. I watched the trans removal vid too. I fucked up my gf's trans casing on her civic (now our spare car) accidentally. Was in the process of dropping it out of the bottom over the course of a few weekends but decided to just pull it with an engine hoist.
I have a question about my 02 civic 1.7... I had to do an engine swap and my old motor had 2 throttle cables hooked up to my throttle body. But the new one only has 1 for a hook up for the cable. Am I able to only hook up the one that controls the gas ? Or do I need to hook up both with my original throttle? Will it hurt if I only used the 1 not both since the new motor doesn't have for both?? Mine is a Manual and went from Non Vtec to Vtec so y'all know.. thanks
Hey man I was watching this video and was told bye the dealership that there was excessive play with the camshaft causing improper readings of my camshaft sensor and that’s why it keeps throwing a p1361 code is why it starts and runs for a a few seconds and goes into limp mode so I was wondering if you’ve ever run into this problem before and if so any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance
at 25:43 when talking about those last 3 bolts. mine had three bolts on the front side of the engine. one near the very bottom, one mid level of the block it self and one tucked WAY up directly under the water pump assembly. i missed this one. shattered the bell housing. just an fyi to anyone else doing this pull. now i get to try to tig that section back together.
Can you take the motor and transmission out together? The one I'm working on has a seized motor so I cannot turn the crankshaft to get all the bolts out of the torque converter.
Question, did you have to remove fuel relay from inside car first? I saw another video that said you had to do that first but I can’t get mine out. I have a D17A1 & im replacing it with another A1
Question about a rebuild: getting ready to do a re-ring job on my D17A1 300k miles (head will go to the machine shop due to a burnt valve). Do you know a good kit that would include rings and bearings, and any other consumables? Or would you source these parts separately and from where? Thanks!
Is the crank pulley lefty loosy?having a hard time getting it off. My impact has plenty of torque just wondering if it is because I am tightening it. Definitely need that clearance to pull the motor.
So I did an A1 swap to the A recently. I have a question about the egr/ vtec solenoid. I don't have them wired up for the obvious reasons. However I am running into issues with the ecu reading a manufacturers malfunction. Not sure what this is for. Everything else accessory wise, and gaskets are all new including exhaust manifold/cat & O2 sensors, battery, Etc. Am I missing something crucial that's causing the car to misfire? I have not gotten to the evap system yet, however it's running with an 18% vacuum leak. Is this the culprit? or is it a fuel issue... I'm going to do a fuel pressure test later today as well. Thanks for all the in depth videos and sources. It's made my swap pretty straight forward, and I've learned more than I care to know about the 7th generation. I'm an EF and EK guy. (Temp sensor and crank sensors are new, cam sensor is old) no other codes relating to sensors that I'm aware of. New subscriber indefinitely. Note: The check engine light comes on and blinks periodically. I cleared it after the new battery. Hoping this is because of the misfires, however I've never had one blink on me before. New to the 7th generation, seems like a new headache 😆 timing has been quadruple checked with all new belts and tensioner. Should be tdc
@@hondaresource it throws P1456 with misfires on all cylinders every other time I downshift to get a decent (2800) rpm to level out the rough idle issue from misfiring I believe.
@@Bryce5280 so I'm beginning to think, after all said and done that the vacuum leak is purely evap system related. I've isolated that to be the case after redoing all the hoses under the hood to no avail. So get you evap system smoke checked professionally, go from there. I took mine into a dealership and got the sage advice there. Cost me roughly $150 after all was said and done. With complementary things added too. Well worth the time and headaches saved. Hope this helps.
I wish you a local here in lakeland fl. I attempted to do a head gasket job on this car but the ex model and hate this D17 with a passion. Lets say I gave up. Looking for someone now to either do the work or help me find a way to put a D16 any version. The D17 mates to NO!! other engine or transmission.
So I have a 2001 Civic EX did the swap with d17a only issue I'm having is all the warning lights on the cluster or illuminated what would cause that I'm hoping that you would be able to help me cuz I can't find anything online and I only have until the 3rd of the month to get it registered or I have nowhere to park it please could you give me some insight thank you great channel also man you was a life saver
I have a 03 civic lx with a d17a1. Want to d17a swap it but a mechanic buddy told me the wiring harness would be different so I will have check engine lights. Is this true???
Where can I find that hose that connects to the silver metal tube behind the coilpacks? I’m struggling to find it. And how can I turn the crank bolt counterclockwise if that will loosen the bolt when turned in that dorection. (Timing was done perfectly and timing belt installed. This is a crank pulley bolt torque question)
@@hondaresource yes that one. And I guess I figured out my problem I’m trying to torque down my crank pulley bolt to 180foot lbs. i have the crank pulley tool rented from auto zone but I will need a torque wrench that goes up to 240foot Lbs
So I followed this and everything went perfect. Except now my crank pulley is rubbing and squealing like crazy. How can I adjust this? Looks like the alternator isn't aligned.
@@hondaresource i just removed one from a d17a1 you know if it mounts to the same housing also do u put a seal i need get this done b4 i get a ticket for not havign place to park it.Haha i took it off at pick pull just dont know if the d17a is same housing my friends said it but idk for sure why i asking if you knew? or had both those motors can can check thank for replying
@@hondaresource hey so i change the egr thermostat housing on my 2001 civic with a d17a swap i live in Ca i took the egr off an swapped with non egr later after i smogged it, prob after like 50miles that a check engine light came on i passed smog jsut curious u think it bc it not the right egr housing an its throwing a check egine bc the swapped housing never had a issue with the car before the thermostat gauged doesnt read overheating it sits where it suppose to lil below half or very close to half. it only idels at 300-1500 or so i was told by a buddy its could be my idial air control valve
@@hondaresource Hey, I'm putting a JDM D17A into a Civic EX that had a D17A2 and noticed that the JDM engine has a steel pan and no provision for those little mounting brackets on the bottom... would you swap oil pans or not worry about the little brackets?
Use heat when pulling off the exhaust, especially if u live where theres salt on the roads, those springs bolts break really easy and are a bitch to take off the flange if they break
A little research before i pull my non vtec. Appreciate your time in making this video
Gotta say this, big props to you and all others who have the knowledge and can do this. I admire you guy’s.
Thank you! I'm 15 and bought a honda civic with 274000 miles on it and there is a hole through the bottom of the motor. Your video is really helping me!
Awesome, congrats on your purchase. Best of luck with it!
@@hondaresource Thank you!
Loved it! No BS just the necessities. Thanks for the video! Just blew my d17a2 that I've owned for 2 weeks.....got another on the way and will be my first swap
Glad it helped & Best of Luck!
Some situation myself lol only
Had it few weeks
My d17a2 blew the first day i bought the car😭😭😭
Yo I know I'm late lol but how did I go
Just did my first engine swap with your guidance. Out of an EX so i appreciate the small EX tips. Thanks 🐐
Awesome!
I'll be watching this again soon.
Thank you for the video. I fix cars for a living and just bought a 04 civic lx with a d17a1 that has a broken rod. Sometimes it's good to get a visual demonstration on how to remove the engine. Again thanks for taking the time to video all of it
Thank you
@@hondaresource the job is done. 1hr 10 minutes to pull it. Total job done in 4hr 30 min that included putting a new timing belt and water pump on the donor engine and a valve cover gasket
@@justinballard7242 u put a d17a1 back in it if so where u get it
@@justinballard7242 bro found the infinite money glitch
Great video! Gearing up and making notes of important points.
How about a manual trans addendum? :-). I did the clutch a few years back and definitely did not have an easy time rejoining Trans and engine. Would love to see how you do it and any tips
As a tip, from personal experience. Remove the balancer and it comes right out with a manual transmission
Thank you so very much it was very informative, I'm replacing my engine as well, I so have the vtech version though. I now know I don't have to take every damn thing apart to pull motor!
Very similar process!
Awesome video it helped me a lot on my first engine removal. Very helpful tips too. Thank you . Looking forward to checking out part 2 putting the engine back in. Be blessed
Excellent video. I will use this as my guide to R/R my D17A2. Endless gratitude.
Installation video should be uploaded in the morning
Hey my engine went in thank you and just know I will pray for blessings for your family. Ty for all the help. I still have to get the d17a2 trans brace but other than that she fierd right up.
Great video which helped my grandson and I swap the engine in a 2003 Civic for a JDM engine. Just a few minor things that we had to figure out.
I'm glad you found it useful
Where did you get your jam engine?
Very grateful 🙏 for you sharing your knowledge ! You have helped me out many times wrenching on Hondas!
Thank you, This Video Really Helped A Lot, Literally just took this 2004 Honda Civic 1.7 Engine out with your help😊
Glad it helped!
You are a great help. I recently watched your video on the transmission removal and it helped me tremendously. I'll be swapping the engine out to go in my other Honda.
Awesome
Great video! I'm doing a kswap in mine after the motor blew. kept it nice and simple. Thank you!
AMAZING!! First time working on one of these on my own and this thoroughly helped me. Hoping its smooth sailing for me tomorrow. Thanks a bunch.
Good luck!
Do you recommend replacing any components when installing a used jdm engine with ~60k miles?
All about personal preference. Replacing the timing components with the motor out is a good bit easier. I've installed plenty of JDM engines with the original timing set.
This guy is amazing he helps a lot of people save you lot of money thnks so much and god bless you 🎉👍👊
Just took the engine out a 91 caprice wagon, very barbaric, sawzall minimal wrenches and a hoist😂
Getting an eg hatch from family putting a k24 in it, want to be less destructive, amazing video brother.
heck yeah man, good luck!
Thank you for making this video. I thought I was gonna have to drop engine & trans together out the bottom. I haven't done a engine swap in a long time and was a little hesitant. Thanks to your help I just finished up and came back from a test drive. One of the easiest swaps I ever did, but I would have done it a lot harder if it wasn't for your video. Thanks again.
The first couple times I did it, I made it way harder too.
YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME! Gonna GET at IT RIGHT NOW.
Get'er done
Hey thanks so much for the reply and out of curiosity would it be more cost effective to just replace the motor with fewer miles or just replace the head thanks again
Having some trouble finding the second bottom bellhousing bolt you mentioned. Any help would be appreciated man. Thanks for the video. Watched it a million times during this process.
Do you know the time stamp in the video?
glad i rewatched this. getting ready to reinstall my engine and realized i forgot to install my crank sensor...
Good catch
@@hondaresource I missed a bolt when I pulled it out, broke my transmission casing. Had to weld a large chunk of that aluminum back together. Fun times.
I hope you have that fun little car back up and running this week
@@beardedgaming1337 oooof
@@hondaresource yeah, definite oof... I've never able to an engine with such low torque spec either. I think the crank was 80 foot pounds or something. My truck is 295 ft lb per head stud. But I hope I have the little car running soon
Awesome video! Had to watch this to see what's involved. I'm debating between doing a JDM engine swap vs fixing the head gasket on my 196k mile EX. The cost is a bit higher on a swap, but not by much. The labor between the 2 is a toss up.
I've had good luck with the jdm engines
thanks, needed for my car. Planning to build the d17 in my garage and boost it but wanted to rebuild the 275k mile d17 first haha
Im looking to swap a non vtec for the jdm vtec in a 2004 Civic lx, have you run into any check engine issues. I watched both of your civic removal and install videos, which are excelent. Im ready to purchase the jdm engine but dont what to create a nightmare for the reinstal. Any thoughts?
Thank you! I recently did my head gasket on my d17a2 only for my piston rings to go bad 😂. I'm just gonna rebuild another a2 and just swap it over.
I'm pulling the same exact non vtec non egr 1.7l. Your video is very helpful. Would you recommend a refurbished motor dealer? Online or whatever. If not thanks for the vid.
sorry for the late response. I have had good luck with the jdm engines commonly found on ebay. Outside of that I recommend car-part.com I don't know where to look for refurb. All of those are used, the jdm engines are typically lower miles though.
Just finished installing a jdm on my 2004 lx with the help of your awesome video! I started it up and there's a check engine light including a oil sign on the dash. There is smoke coming from the manifold that I put on the new engine from my old U.S. honda engine. Must be the penetrating oil that I applied to remove it form earlier. I found the connector for the oil switch on the backside of the jdm engine but it didn't seem to fit, so I connect it to the connector to the oils switch for the vtec oil sensor (i think) by the left side of the valve cover. Im wondering if that's the reason why the oil light is on. The car starts up great and it drives but those two lights on the dash is making me wonder if it is safe to drive. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Smoke from manifold is normal when you first start it up. You have to install all the wiring where it belongs or it will most definitely result in lights on the dash
@@hondaresource Thanks again, your the man!!
im doing a jdm swap on 04 civic dx next week and my question is the harness 100% compatatible or are there modifications? also, how'd your process go? Any struggles?
Thanks for the great vid! I'm at the part separating the transmission from the engine and this video helped a lot!
Kovalev, lol
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I am getting a jdm 1.7l vtec and I'm pretty sure I could figure it all out. Is there a possibility you can email me a list of things needed to make this happen? Oh I have lx (non vtec) I'm going to a vtec version. What will i need exactly? I've gotten mixed opinions and answers. You seem to be very knowledgeable in honda engines and I think I can trust your answer. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
It will bolt right up and run. If you want to use vtec, you'll need to add a couple wires for the vtec and get a vtec ecu.
if i'm pulling engine and trans together, would you suggest dropping it through the subframe or pulling both out the top? Really appreciate the info, thanks.
I would do out the bottom if you can.
@hondaresource I would have to pull out the subframe for that, correct? Do you have a video on that, or a recommendation on good info?
Hey buddy thanks for all your videoed I’m going yo tackle this shortly played and stopped your video to take notes, thanks for all your help and tips, I’ll let you know how it goes. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 to you and your videos well explained, wishing we we’re neighbors
Good luck🤟
Hey man. These are awesome videos you have here!!! Keep it up!!! They are very informative!!! I do have a question. I am trying to decide how to go about a rebuild. Have bad rod knock and I want to do a basic rebuild (salvage what I can in the engine). I want know where do I buy the parts from??? I have read that I need to buy only Honda parts for it to last. Is that true??? Are there any aftermarket parts dealers that you recommend??? Thanks...
I don't recommend rebuilding unless you replace the crankshaft. Often times it's not worth rebuilding Honda engines
Thank you!! I got bad rod knock in my lx. Now thinking about doing my first swap🙏🏽
You got this!
Same
Anyone else's car go BOOM and then they found this XD
hey! i know its been awhile since the video was posted but i have to do a swap on my 03 HX any advice on where to get a motor for it? or if i should but a different one in?
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Cool vid man, very helpful. I watched the trans removal vid too. I fucked up my gf's trans casing on her civic (now our spare car) accidentally. Was in the process of dropping it out of the bottom over the course of a few weekends but decided to just pull it with an engine hoist.
First, great video. Do you need a lift to raise the Civic or can it all be worked from the floor? Thanks.
It can definitely be done on the floor, I can't tell you how man I did on the floor before I bought a lift
Thank you for letting me know. I am a subscriber, keep up the good work!
I have a question about my 02 civic 1.7...
I had to do an engine swap and my old motor had 2 throttle cables hooked up to my throttle body. But the new one only has 1 for a hook up for the cable. Am I able to only hook up the one that controls the gas ? Or do I need to hook up both with my original throttle? Will it hurt if I only used the 1 not both since the new motor doesn't have for both?? Mine is a Manual and went from Non Vtec to Vtec so y'all know.. thanks
Hey man I was watching this video and was told bye the dealership that there was excessive play with the camshaft causing improper readings of my camshaft sensor and that’s why it keeps throwing a p1361 code is why it starts and runs for a a few seconds and goes into limp mode so I was wondering if you’ve ever run into this problem before and if so any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance
Yep, prob need to replace the head
You have any helpful hints on removing the crankshaft pulley? The 19mm bolt is giving me problems.
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I am currently stuck on how to get the rear bell housing bolt out above the drive axle?
been waiting for this car
at 25:43 when talking about those last 3 bolts. mine had three bolts on the front side of the engine. one near the very bottom, one mid level of the block it self and one tucked WAY up directly under the water pump assembly. i missed this one. shattered the bell housing. just an fyi to anyone else doing this pull. now i get to try to tig that section back together.
Can you take the motor and transmission out together? The one I'm working on has a seized motor so I cannot turn the crankshaft to get all the bolts out of the torque converter.
yes, but typically I remove the oil pan and get to what binding the engine. Free that so I can remove all the TC bolts.
Does a 99-00 civic hatch need specially mods to fit a k20, and how much does a k20 run for now days plus transmission? I don't know much just asking.
No, it's direct bolt in with the swap mounts. Prices vary depending on which motor/trans you buy and where you buy it.
@@hondaresource thanks for the reply.
Best video by far. Very well explained. Thank you. God bless
Thank you
Question, did you have to remove fuel relay from inside car first? I saw another video that said you had to do that first but I can’t get mine out. I have a D17A1 & im replacing it with another A1
Why would you do that?
Why would you do that?
Why would you do that?
thank u so much realy helpful just the trodel we dont need to moove it
Question about a rebuild: getting ready to do a re-ring job on my D17A1 300k miles (head will go to the machine shop due to a burnt valve). Do you know a good kit that would include rings and bearings, and any other consumables? Or would you source these parts separately and from where? Thanks!
Man I'm not sure. I don't rebuild engines.
I know nippon makes some quality replacement parts.
Is the crank pulley lefty loosy?having a hard time getting it off. My impact has plenty of torque just wondering if it is because I am tightening it. Definitely need that clearance to pull the motor.
It is indeed. Do you have the lilse weighted socket?
@@hondaresource not yet. On order. Thanks, great video btw.
I have a 2001 lx manual and was wondering if i had to drop the motor with the subframe? Any help would be appreciated thanks
The subframe will drop without the engine or trans, but yes it's easiest to remove the engine and transmission together through the bottom.
The ex I have doesn’t have V-Tec but the motor I will get will be a D17A2. What do I need to add so I can run vtec on my Ex? Help !
So I did an A1 swap to the A recently. I have a question about the egr/ vtec solenoid. I don't have them wired up for the obvious reasons. However I am running into issues with the ecu reading a manufacturers malfunction. Not sure what this is for. Everything else accessory wise, and gaskets are all new including exhaust manifold/cat & O2 sensors, battery, Etc. Am I missing something crucial that's causing the car to misfire? I have not gotten to the evap system yet, however it's running with an 18% vacuum leak. Is this the culprit? or is it a fuel issue... I'm going to do a fuel pressure test later today as well. Thanks for all the in depth videos and sources. It's made my swap pretty straight forward, and I've learned more than I care to know about the 7th generation. I'm an EF and EK guy. (Temp sensor and crank sensors are new, cam sensor is old) no other codes relating to sensors that I'm aware of. New subscriber indefinitely.
Note: The check engine light comes on and blinks periodically. I cleared it after the new battery. Hoping this is because of the misfires, however I've never had one blink on me before. New to the 7th generation, seems like a new headache 😆 timing has been quadruple checked with all new belts and tensioner. Should be tdc
What's the actual code? Pxxxx the blinks mean it's misfiring, correct
@@hondaresource it throws P1456 with misfires on all cylinders every other time I downshift to get a decent (2800) rpm to level out the rough idle issue from misfiring I believe.
I'm wondering if the 4 main relays might be my next culprit to look into... what's the proper way of checking of any of them that may have gone bad?
@Joe Barrington Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issues rough idle and a possible vacuum leak.
@@Bryce5280 so I'm beginning to think, after all said and done that the vacuum leak is purely evap system related. I've isolated that to be the case after redoing all the hoses under the hood to no avail. So get you evap system smoke checked professionally, go from there. I took mine into a dealership and got the sage advice there. Cost me roughly $150 after all was said and done. With complementary things added too. Well worth the time and headaches saved. Hope this helps.
Thanks for sharing this video, and having such a great attitude and efficient communication! Well done!
Thank you
Hey there, why is it that if it was a manual trans you would have to drop it from the bottom opposed to following these exact steps?
Engine won't slide over far enough to clear the clutch. Try it.
@@hondaresource I see what you're saying. I just have no Ambition to drop the whole thing lol
I was just thinking. What if I pull the motor and trans out from the top together and remove the crank pulley 🤔🤔
I wish you a local here in lakeland fl. I attempted to do a head gasket job on this car but the ex model and hate this D17 with a passion. Lets say I gave up. Looking for someone now to either do the work or help me find a way to put a D16 any version. The D17 mates to NO!! other engine or transmission.
Good luck man
Nice work really easy … and understanding providers..
I hope you find it useful
So I have a 2001 Civic EX did the swap with d17a only issue I'm having is all the warning lights on the cluster or illuminated what would cause that I'm hoping that you would be able to help me cuz I can't find anything online and I only have until the 3rd of the month to get it registered or I have nowhere to park it please could you give me some insight thank you great channel also man you was a life saver
What warning lights are on?
Srs . Oil , battery, seat belt check engine, brights, maintenance required ect never go off .. started when I swapped the jdm motor
Hello, my d17a1 just took a crap. Can i put in a d17a2 without hooking up vtech or chaning anything else out?
Yes, I've done it before
Good job brother!
Very detailed video thank you for all the information appreciate it😊 very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Hey, @TheHondaResourse I was wondering if you could explain to me where the clutch line goes into the engine on this model car but it being a manual??
The slave is on the front of the trans
Green bastard rocks 🤘🏼
I have a 03 civic lx with a d17a1. Want to d17a swap it but a mechanic buddy told me the wiring harness would be different so I will have check engine lights. Is this true???
No. You just won't have vtec unless you add the wires for it and get a vtec ecu
Please suggest or tag the video for the changing of AC to Hot Air changer motor??
I dont know of any
You are awesome thanks for the video, very nice!
Thanks man!
You're the best!
Where can I find that hose that connects to the silver metal tube behind the coilpacks? I’m struggling to find it. And how can I turn the crank bolt counterclockwise if that will loosen the bolt when turned in that dorection. (Timing was done perfectly and timing belt installed. This is a crank pulley bolt torque question)
The hose that goes from the valve cover to the airbox? Turning the crank counterclockwise will not loosen the bolt if it's even remotely tight.
@@hondaresource yes that one. And I guess I figured out my problem I’m trying to torque down my crank pulley bolt to 180foot lbs. i have the crank pulley tool rented from auto zone but I will need a torque wrench that goes up to 240foot Lbs
Also thank you for your videos. They’re helping me get my Honda back on the road😂
@@TheMrFlyBoy18 probably have to order that hose from the dealer, or just get some hose from the parts store and cut it to length
@@hondaresource thanks man!
So my d17a1 gave out on me, im thinking of buying a jdm d17a engine, can i use a d17a2 ecu on the jdm d17a?
Yes, just install the usdm vtec pressure sensor into the JDM engine
howv u pass smog with egr ?
@@hondaresource what that mean?
Looking into maybe a k20 swap
Helped me a lot thank you
good deal
So I followed this and everything went perfect. Except now my crank pulley is rubbing and squealing like crazy. How can I adjust this? Looks like the alternator isn't aligned.
Not the crank pulley. The belt that runs the alternator and AC is rubbing the timing cover.
did you make certain that the cover was pressed into the groove and all the bolts are in it to secure it?
Big help. Thank you. Keep up the good work, please.
Heck yeah man, I hope it helps you!
can u do a video on removing the housing alos is the housing chainging the same i need put a non egr on for d17a bc need for tp pass visual smog test
I'm sure I can!
@@hondaresource i just removed one from a d17a1 you know if it mounts to the same housing also do u put a seal i need get this done b4 i get a ticket for not havign place to park it.Haha i took it off at pick pull just dont know if the d17a is same housing my friends said it but idk for sure why i asking if you knew? or had both those motors can can check thank for replying
@@hondaresource hey so i change the egr thermostat housing on my 2001 civic with a d17a swap i live in Ca i took the egr off an swapped with non egr later after i smogged it, prob after like 50miles that a check engine light came on i passed smog jsut curious u think it bc it not the right egr housing an its throwing a check egine bc the swapped housing never had a issue with the car before the thermostat gauged doesnt read overheating it sits where it suppose to lil below half or very close to half. it only idels at 300-1500 or so i was told by a buddy its could be my idial air control valve
Question I have d17a with a manual swap . Can the d17a2 ecu work with it?
Yes!
@@hondaresource what would be the rev limit on the rpm?
I have an ex with manual transmission, have you done a video on how to do a swap with manual transmission?
You'll have to remove the complete engine and transmission to swap the engine.
@@hondaresource ok but it can be done thru the top and not the bottom right?
@@Felixputinwork its possible, but I prefer to do it through the bottom.
I need a video on how to put an a2 back together right
It's coming. Should be out tomorrow
Thankyou bury you so good man
Is it possible to swap the engine of the 03 lx with the 2.3 SOHC vtec engine from the Honda Accord?
Anything is possible with enough money, time and enginuity. But I think the answer for you question in this case is no!
Your the man. Thanks brother 👍👍
Glad to help!
Great video bro
Thank you
Man brother, you really helped me alot on my 1st import engine swap ..thank u and I appreciate your help on video thank you
Heck yeah man!
Awesome video, so helpful! thanks!
Thanks man 🤟
@@hondaresource Hey, I'm putting a JDM D17A into a Civic EX that had a D17A2 and noticed that the JDM engine has a steel pan and no provision for those little mounting brackets on the bottom... would you swap oil pans or not worry about the little brackets?
@@benjaminnoland8468 you can get the bracket from a LX/DX if you just want a bracket. It'll be fine without it though.
Another question.
Can I put vtec soloinoid on non vtec engine and head
It'll bolt on but it won't do anything
@@hondaresource I've been trying to get this car running for a year now. No one has a vtec in my area 300 km radius
What happens if I put a none vtec engine into a vtec car
Another question will any vtec motor fit my civic. It has a vtec and I need a vtec
Use heat when pulling off the exhaust, especially if u live where theres salt on the roads, those springs bolts break really easy and are a bitch to take off the flange if they break
Thanks!
THANK YOU!!!!!
so with manual i would just bring it out the bottom with the subframe and trans at the same time?
I still remove the manual from the bottom
What a legend I have to take out my motor and deal with a bent rod
Assistindo do Brasil...
Vou retirar o meu motor e esse vídeo vai ser de grande ajuda...
Thank you sir
I'm glad you found it useful
You the best. Explain it well.
Thanks man!
@@hondaresource you are welcome bro.
Hey bro. Do i need to to take off the subframe if I'm going to take the engine from the bottom of the car?
@@declanosbourne62 yes if you are taking it out the bottom
@@hondaresource wow its lot of work to put it back as it is heavy.
What tools are all needed?
Several are needed. A good rule of thumb for a honda 8,10,12,14,17,19. Sockets and wrenches. You can almost disassemble the entire car.