What motor do I have?

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04-22-2003, 03:58 AM
DR.ZED

What motor do I have?

In my glovebox is the Honda brochure from 1988, and it describes the engine in my LX as a 100 HP single downdraft (I read that as being carburated) motor.

I do not feel my engine is carb, with the fuse for the fuel pump being present (I'm 95% sure I saw one), etc...

Also the car starts up every time without giving it a shot of gas.

The top of the engine where the air cleaner is, has an oval case with two butterfly screws to gain access to the air cleaner assembly.

Does this sound like the 1.9 carb motor? It can't be, because I see an O2 sensor.

Now I'm confused! :)

Does single downdraft mean a throttle body fuel injection system???

Thanks in advance. Ummm... yeh.. before anybody else does it... :stupid: ;)
04-22-2003, 04:24 AM
bradccool

LOL its cool man......I wanted to think mine wasnt a carb for awile too.....but yea........its a carb......those butterfly screws explain it all......... on efi......you will see a tube like thing where your air intake is............and it will say PGM FI or EFI I think.........not sure....mines carbed too! but DX's and LX's are both carbed only SEi and LXi had fuel injection enless ya do a conversion.........which is out of my league!
04-22-2003, 04:38 AM
DR.ZED

Huh?

Carbed?!?!?! With an oxygen sensor?!?!?

What the hell!!!

That is one heck of a carburated system for 88... LOL!

Thanks for the info!

There must be some electronic metering, because the car never needs gas to get started. Ever.
04-22-2003, 09:26 AM
ACCORD EX

an oval shape with 2 butter flies ! IT 's A CARB ! :D
and YES a carbed car has a fuel pump fuse BUT NOT a FUEL RELAY !
i bet what you saw wasn't O2 sensor , may be somthing for EGR .
tha car starts right up : well don't you just love honda's ! :D

MIKE
04-22-2003, 09:45 AM
Blue Impact

A stock DX or LX would be carbed and a stock LX-i or SE-i would be fuel injected.
04-22-2003, 10:13 AM
DR.ZED

Well I'll be damned....

Electric fuel pump on a carbed car.... WTF!?!?!

:)
04-22-2003, 10:15 AM
dj99

Your LX is carbed, just look under the air cleaner lid!

We have one O2 sensor for controlling the emissions components, where FI has 2.

To set the carb idle cams properly, you should gently press the accelerator pedel to the floor twice before starting.
04-22-2003, 02:24 PM
ACCORD EX

Quote:

Originally posted by DR.ZED
Well I'll be damned....

Electric fuel pump on a carbed car.... WTF!?!?!

:)

man i love honda 's ! :D

MIKE
04-22-2003, 02:37 PM
rick_spiff

That pump puts out about 3-5 psi, tops. FI systems want 40. Similar in size though, makes the conversion easy...