well supposedly it has a B16A2 engine......

 

Whoa now, engine should say D16Y8. This is an EX, not a Si.

 

 

Gotcha.

 

OK I looked at the Car Today

The Box under the passenger side panel is as follows:

37820-P2T-A11
z4 1170-107918

Engine
B16A2
4308589

The computer box has a bunch of wire coming out of it as a few seam half-*** patched together -
So with this engine in this car are there any wires that have to me moved or change here
it appears something was done. Is there a drawing that shows what colors are what?

Please Advise
I greatly appreciate everyone’s input

when Ifigure out how to post a picture of the car I will

 

how to post pictures: https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_318206/tm.htm

 

well that's the right ECU for that engine. Assuming the car was really an EX then there shouldn't have been any wire splicing involved, it should just be plug-and-play with the stock harness and everything. If you have pics, though, I'll look at them.

where do you live?

 

Hey Watt, have you read the engine code on the engine? It's on the left hand side of the block, it may be hard to make out but it's right to the left of the exhaust manifold. It should say B16A3 or B16A2. Just want to make sure it says that.

 

You can download an owners manual from hondahookup.com for that car. Just look at the Civic Si ECU section not the EX section for the wiring even though I guess they should be relatively the same.

I would do a reset on the ECU and see if that changes anything. To do that just disconnect the negative battery terminal and leave it off for 5 mintues (more to be safe) and reconnect it. See if that changes anything.

Have you always had this problem since purchase, or is it a new problem? If it is a new problem I would think that the previous owners install was OK, but if it has been a constant problem, then he did something wrong, i.e something with the ecu.

And this is for the others involved with this problem. Would he be getting any CEL's with an improper connection or anything else out of sync or is that not necessarily the case?

p.s you should be extremely careful when buying a modded car from someone. Unless you have automotive knowledge and can check everything yourself, you are relying totally on the person you built the car which is always a risk.

 

yeah he already checked, it's a B16A2