Holy Crap it BLEW UP! THE ENGINE BLEW UP!
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Holy Crap it BLEW UP! THE ENGINE BLEW UP! - 4/29/2008 3:57:42 PM
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redblur07
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So me and the buddy are driving his 96 dx (d16y7) yesterday through a gigantic thunderstorm, hit a huge puddle, (should've had a name it was that big) (w/ a low CAI) and next thing you know BOOM! clank clank clank....Hydrolock.....more like hydro-break-every-thing-water-wants-to....
There is a 3" diameter hole in the front of the block near the #1 piston, and two 1" holes on the backside near the #1 as well. We'll hey, at least it went loud on the way out....I'll get pictures up as soon as possible.
But anywho, we have 2 weeks to figure out a solution and get this car back on the road by May 16th. I started thinking of options. We could scrap the current y7 for a y8 from the same years, but my questions are these:
Is the d17Y8 a direct replacement as far as bolting up to the transmission and mounts because we'd like to keep the cost down by keeping the tranny (which is in good shape). He's not running any power steering or a/c, so I don't have to worry about that.
Also, besides the Vtec solenoid and other small wiring changes, would the sensors from the y7 be carried over to the y8 or is it a completely different wiring scheme? What needs to be done for the VTEC solenoid anyway? Would the Y7 ecu carry over to a y8 ( I can't imagine it would)?
What about a JDM d16y8 or it's equivalent ( I think it's a d15b or something like that)? I was looking at a website that does nothing but JDM motors and ships them everywhere for a decent price. Would that be a reasonable alternative because I think it all runs OBDII?
Is this a reasonable replacement? We're not looking to upgrade to a b16a or b18 right now because time is of the essence, but it is still an option if we could get a great how-to with pictures. Otherwise, how hard is it to swap a d16y7 to a d16y8 in a 1996 Civic DX with a manual? Thanks for any help, but hurry with responses!!!!
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RE: Holy Crap it BLEW UP! THE ENGINE BLEW UP! - 4/29/2008 4:10:27 PM
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reaper2022
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I don't believe there's such thing as d17y8. You're thinking of the d16y8, which is from usdm 96-00 ex's and canadian 96-00 si's. Also, the d15b is a jdm motor. The d16y8 will be a basic drop-in swap, and I believe vtec is the only thing you'd have to wire up. I'm not sure about the sensors, but I believe they'd tranfer straight over... also, I'm not 100% sure, but I've heard there's slight differences in the 96-98 and 99-00 y8's.
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