INTRODUCTION How to Use This Manual This manual contains information for the 1996 - 2000 ClVlC. lt is divided into 24 sections. The first page of each section is marked with a black tab that lines up with its corresponding thumb index tab on this page and the back cover. You can quicklY find the first page of each section without looking through a tull table ol con_ tents.The symbols printed at the top corner of each page can also be usedas a quick reference system. Eachsection includesl 1. A table of contents, or an exploded view index showing: . Parts disassemblY sequence. . Bolt torquesand thread sizes. . Pagereferences to descriptaons in text 2. Disassembly/assembly procedures and tools. 3. Inspection. 4. Testing/troubleshooting. 5. Repair. 6. Adjustments. Special Information !@ Indicates a sttong possibility of sover. perconal iniurY or loss ol lite if in3tructions are not follow€d. GAUTION: Indicaiqs a possibility ot p€lsonal injury or 6quipm.nt damage il instiuc'tions are not followod t Noncal i-. pu.po.. ot thes6 messages is to help provent demage lo lhe vehicle, other property, or the €nvironment. NOTE: Giveshelpfulinformation. CAUTfON: Detaifed descriptions ol standard workshop p.oceduro3. safoty principles and servico operations are not included. Pleaso note that this manual contain3 wetnings and cautions against some sp6cific sGrvic€ methods which could cause PERSONAL INJURY, damage a vohicle or make il unsafe. Ploase undorstand that these warnings cannot covsr all conceivable weys in which service. whelher or not iocommgndod bY HONDA. mighi bo done, or ol tho possiblG hazardou3 consgquonces of ev€aYconceivablg way, nor could HONDA invqstigato all 3uch way3. AnYono using sgrvice procedures or lools, whethei or nol rGcommendod bY HONDA, must srtisty hifisetf thoroughlylhat nohher pefsonal sefety nor vehiclc satsty will be reopardi2ed. All intormation contained in this manual is basedon the latestprod uct information available at the time oI printing We reservethe right to make changes at any time without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or trans' mitted, in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permis- sion of the publisher. This includes text, figuresand tables. *Transaxle ds FirstEdition 8/99 1848 Pages All Right Reserved HONOA MOTOR CO., LTD. Sorvico Publication Offico As sections with * include SRScomponents; sDecial precautions are lequiredwhen servlclng *Electrical 't *SRS SRS
l l General Information Ghassis andPaint Codes ....................... 1-2 ldentification Number Locations ......... 1-32 Warning/Caution Label Locations ....... 1-33 Under-hood Emissions Control Label .......... ....... 1-37 Lift and SupportPoints LiftandSafety Stands ....................... 1-41 Floor Jack ....................... 1-42 Towing ......... 1-43
U.S.1996 Model (2-door Hatchback) Vehicleldentif ication Number 2HGEJ6 32*TH I 00001 Manufacturel, Make and Type of Vehicle 2HG: HONDA OF CANADA MFG., INC. HONDA Passenger vehicle Line, Bodyand Engine Type EJ6: CIVIC 3-door/D16Y7 Body Type and Transmission Type 3: Hatchbaclds-speed Ma nua I 4: Hatchbacl(4'speed Automatic Chassis and PaintGodes Vehicle Grade 2i CX 4i DX 6: DX oa Ch€ckDigit Model Year T: 1996 FactoryCode H: Alliston Plant, Ontario, Canada Destinations Serial Numbel Vehicleldentification Number and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification O' Paint Code COLOR GY.l6P D16Y7 1500001 Engine Type D 16Y7: 1600 SOHC 16-vatves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine Serial Number 44RA: 4-speed Automatic Transmission S40 : s-speed ManualTransmission GY,16P NH-503P NH.583M R-97 Midori Green Pearl Granada Black Pearl New Vogue S jlver lvletallic RomaRed 1-2 oe
1HG EJ652 * T L 000001 1HG: HONDA OFAMERICA t\4FG., lNC. HONDA Passenger vehicle 2HG: HONDA OF CANADA MFG., INC. HONDA Passenger vehicle Line, Body and EnginsType EJ6: CIVIC 4'door/D'16Y7 EJ8: CIVIC 4-door/D16Yo Body Type and Transmission TyPe 5: Sedan/5-speed Manual 7: LX with IVC Check Digit Model Year T: 1996 L: EastLiberty, Ohio Plant, U.S.A. H:Alliston Plant, Ontario, Canada OO U.S.1996 Model (4-door Sedanl Vehicleldentif ication Number and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Gertification OO Paint Code COLOR 8.73M D16Y7 - ']500001 D16Y7: 1600 SOHC 16-valves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine Dl6Y8:1600 SOHC VTEC 16-valves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine U.S.A : D16Y7, Dl6Yg 1500001- I ransmlssron Transmission Type A4RA: 4 speed Automatic Transmission S40 : s-soeed Manual Transmission A4RA (U.S.A.): 5000001- S40 {JAPAN) : 1000001- Cyclone BlueMetallic Cypress Green Pearl Frost White Granada Black Pearl New Vogue Silver Metallic lsland CoralPearl B-73M G-82P NH-538 NH-503P NH-583M R,95P la 1-3
Chassis and Paint Codes U.S.1996 Model (2-door Coupe) Vehicle ldentif ication Number and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification IHG EJ6 12*T L 000001 Line. Body and Engine Type EJ6: CIVIC 2-doorD16Y7 EJ7: ClVlC 2-doorD l6Y5 EJ8: ClVlC2-door/D16Y8 Body Type and Transmission Type CheckDigit Model Year T: 1996 L: East Liberty, Ohio Ptant, U.S.A. 1:Coupe/s-speed Ma nua I 2: Coupe/4-speed Automatic, CVT 4: DX with A'lC, HX with A,,/C, EX 5: DX with ABSand A,/C, EX with ABS of Engine Number Engine Type D16Y5: 1600 SOHC WEC E 16-vatves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine D 16Y7: 1600 SOHC 16-vatves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine D16Y8: 1600 SOHC WEC 16-vatves Sequential Multiport Fuel-injected Engine Serial Number JAPAN: Dl6Y5 - 130000'1- U.S.A. : D16Y7, D16YB - 150000'1- Paint Code oa COLOR G.82P 1300001 A4RA | 4-speed Automatic Transmission S40 :s-speed Manual Transmission M4VAI Continuously Variabte Transmission (CVT) A4RA : 5000001- S40 : 1000001- M4VA: 1000001- NH-503P NH-538 NH 583M R-81 R-95P Cypress Green Pearl Granada Black Pearl Frost White NewVogueSilver Metallic Milano Red lsland Coral Pearl 1-4 OO
OO CANADA 1996Model (2-door Hatchback) Vehicleldentification Number 2HGEJ632*TH 000001 Manulacturer,Make and Type of Vehicle 2HGr HONDA OF CANADA HONDA Passenger vehicle Line, Body and Engino Type EJ6: ClvlC3-door/D16Y7 Body Type and Transmission TyPe 3: Hatchbacld5-speed Manua I 4: Hatchbacld4-speed Automatic Vehicle Grade 2,Cx 3:CX-G OO CheckDigit ModelYeal T: 1996 FactoryCode H:Alliston Plant, Ontario, Canada selial Number Vehicleldentif ication Number and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification Paint Code COLOR GY.l6P D16Y7 - D16Y7: 1600 SOHC'16-valves Sequential MultiPort Fuel-injected Engine A4RA: 4-sDeed Automatic Transmission S40 : 5-sDeed Manual Transmission MidoriGreen Pearl Granada Black Pearl New VogueSilver Metallic RomaRed GY-16P NH-503P NH-583M R-97 00 1-5
CANADA 1996 Model (4-door Sedanl Vehicleldentif ication Number Chassis and PaintCodes lHG r-' Manufacturer, Makeand Tvpe oI Vehicle IHG: HONDA OFAMERTCA MFG,, INC. HONDA Passenger vehicle Line, Body and EngineType EJ6: CIVIC 4-door/D t 6y7 Body Type and Transmission Type 5: Sedan/5-speed Manual 6: Sedan/4-speed Automatlc Engine Number Engine Type D16Y7r 1600 SOHC '16-vatves Sequential N4ultiport Fuel-injected Engine Serial Number Transmission Number Paint Code !) 3*T 5 800001 D16Y7 -[ 170000'l I VehicleGrade 3: LX 4: LX with ABS 5: LX with ABS and A,/C 6: EX 7: EX with ABS CheckDigit Model Year Tr 1996 FactoryCode L: East Liberty, Ohio Plant, U.S.A. Serial Number Vehicle ldentif ication Number and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Certification COLOR 8.73M O' 5000001 t A4RA T Transmission Type A4RA: 4 speed Automatic Transmission S40 :s-speed Manual Transmission Serial Number A4RA: 5000001- S40 : 1000001- B 73M G-82P NH-503P NH,538 NH.583M Cyclone Blue Metallic Cypress Green Pearl Granada Black Pearl Frost White NewVogue Silver Metallic 1-6 )
1HG EJ612.TL 000001 Line, Body and EngineTYPe EJ6: ClVlC2-door/D16Y7 EJ8: ClVlC2'door/D16Y8 Body Type and Transmission TYPe Vehicle Glade 2: DX, Si 3: Si with ABS 5: DX with ABS CheckDigit Model Yeal T: 1996 L: EastLiberty, Ohio Plant, U S.A. OO CANADA 1996 Model (2-door CouPe) Vehicleldentif ication Number and Ganadian Motor Vehicle Saf ety Standard Certif ication D16Y7: 1600 SOHC l6-valves Sequential MultiPort Fuel-injected Engine D16Y8: 1600 SOHC VlEC 16-valves Sequential MultiPort Fuel-injected Engine Serial Number Paint Code Engine Number O' COLOR NH-538 A4RA - 5000001 44RA:4-speed Automatic Transmission S40 : 5-speed ManualTransmission Cypress Green Pearl Granada Black Pearl Frost White New Vogue SilverMetallic Milano Red lsland CoralPearl G-82P NH-503P NH-538 NH 583M R-81 R 95P OO 1-7
Chassis and Paint Codes Vehicl€Grade 2: CX 4: DX CheckDigit Model Year V: 1997 FactoryCode H:Alliston Plant, Ontario, Canada Destinations Serial Numbel Vehicleldentification Number and FederalMotor Vehicle Salety Standard Certification U.S.1997 Model (2-door Hatchback) Vehicleldentification Number 2HG EJ6 32*VH 1 00001 Manufac-turer, Make and Type of Vehicle 2HG: HONDA OF CANADA MFG., INC. HONDA Passenger vehicle Lins, Eody and EngineType EJ6: ClvtC3-door/D16y7 Body Typo and Transmission Type 3: Hatchbaclds-speed Manual 4: Hatchbaclv4-speed Automatic OO OO Paint Code COLOR NH-583M D16Y7: 1600 SOHC 16-vatves Sequential Multiport Fuel-iniected Engine A4RA: 4-speed Automatic Transmission B4RAt 4-speed Automatic Transmisston S40 : s-speed Manual Transmission 44RA: 6000001- B4RA: 6000001- S40 : 1000001- NH,5O3P NH-583N4 PB-7 4P R-97 Granada Black Pearl New Vogue Silver Metallic Dark Amethyst Pearl RomaRed 1-8 OO
The 1996 1997 1998Civic Service Repair Manual is a comprehensive guide designed to assist owners of the Honda Civic models produced between 1996 and 1998 with their maintenance and repair needs.
1996 Honda Civic
1997 Honda Civic
1998 Honda Civic
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