AEM Cam Gear
 

So I just bought one of these and put it on my car tonight, and for some reason now my car won't start up. It's a 92 Civic, D15B7 engine, and I checked the timing, and set it all. My only guess is that is's the gear itself.

Any tips on how to fix it?

Found my problem.

My stock gear has 38 teeth and this new gear has 40 teeth, luckly I didn't hit a valve.

wow, just wow is all i can say.

....ditto

Is that sarcasm I hear? :D

no, i was just sitting here wishing i was that smart.

And you wonder why people can't find information on here...

That doesn't really relate to your situation though. Another reason for that, is because they don't know how forums operate, and are still learning how to search, just like i did, and everyone else had to.

ouch, you must have gotten the d16z6 cam gear

at least you actually have a cam. I can't stand when people with a stock cam ask about adjustable cam gears.

yea that's what ricers do for under-hood bling. except they don't buy the AEM, they get the no-name ebay kind.

I just hate how I post what was wrong and people have to be rude about it. Most people would totally look over that. Expecially when the directions say D15B7.

what model is your civic?

It's a Cx, but I transfered an engine from a 95 LX into it. I'm pretty sure it's a B7.

yea LX engine is the b7. I'd go check your motor anyway just incase. Maybe the owner of the LX swapped in a different motor and you ended up with a different motor than stock.

I know the block says D15B but no seven, but it's not a vtec so my only guess is a 7.

we're not trying to be rude, we're just witnessing what could have been a near catastrophe.

there's you problem.
D15B is a JDM motor equivalent to the D16Z6. You'll need a Z6 cam gear. You should definitely have vtec if you have a D15B. Look for this to verify VTEC (it's not actually green like that):
https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i...ECSOLENOID.jpg

yea we are just extremely suprised and glad to hear that your engine is fine even after using the wrong cam.

I can tell you it's not a vtec. I have a B7 cam in it, and there are no vtec rocker parts in the rockers.

this is an extremely odd situation
i wonder why it doesn't have vtec, it's a d15b so it should, but i believe you and all that the parts aren't there.

I've heard of D15B's without Vtec before though.

oh yea, that's true. i have no idea what cam gear you would use. my best guess is the z6 cam gear.

Haha, well the company I bought from told me to get ahold of AEM and get the part number and they'd help me out so I guess it's all good.

Just curious do you know the part number of the cam gear you ordered?
I ordered the AEM 23-600C Adjustable Cam gear, it says 88-95 Honda Civic SOHC cars. So I'm hoping it will fit my JDM D15B Vtec?

The z6 cam gear has 38 teeth...

if you're calling me out for that, i'd like you to know that i said that whenever he said he had a D15B7, which would cause a problem if he had a Z6 cam gear on a B7
he later corrected himself and said he had a D15B
next time read the whole thing before you make sarcastic comments

The part number on the one that I got was 23-800 if I remember right.

I'm so confused on my engine, cause I know when I replaced the head I got a head for a D15B7 engine, and not a D15B. But I checked the D15B engine that I have and it has 38 teeth too. The code one the box for the cam gear says it's for the D15/D16. I wonder if they totally screwed it up when they labeled it.


Edit: Btw I called AEM and the told me to try a 23-803.

Actually I wasn't being sarcastic at all, I did read the whole thing. According to AEM's product specs the z6 and b7 have the same cam gear. All SOHC should be 38 teeth right?

I think you need the 23-600. It has 38 teeth and says its fits 88-95 Civics with SOHC. Mine is expected to arrive Friday, Ill let you know if it works.

Ok, thanks a bunch bc. I'm going to get ahold of the company I bought mine from and have them swap it out.

oh alright, i could have sworn they were different. maybe that's just the timing belt that's different

Could be, maybe the oil pump pully on it is different or the water pump.

On the instructions it did say B7/Z6