Honda Civic RT4WD wagon from Australia! NEW

superhatchsuperhatch Moderator
in New User Introductions
Sounds like prime candidate for a swap!

Weld/epoxy up that sunroof, fix some of the bugs (no pun intended), swap and it sounds like you'll have a great wagon. How many miles does the car have on it? The writing on the motor gives it away as a replacement.

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  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Welcome, dude! None of those problems are serious, you should have all that sorted this week!
  • wyld kardz ee2wyld kardz ee2 Senior Wagonist
    Welcome to the forum.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    I would go with an engine swap, if your temp gauge got to the red chances are your headgasket has blown/is about to blow.
    While you are at it also replace/recore your radiator as it is probably full of rubbish. Replace thermostat and water pump before you put the motor in.

    Im not sure what its like in Aus, but in NZ you could pick up a carby D15 like you have for $100 (i just took a D16 SOHC ZC to the scrap dealer because no one wanted it). I havnt worked on a carb model (they are the devil) but if you are anything like most red blooded males, if you can pull it apart chances are you can put it back together again with minimal swearing :lol:

    For the Sunroof, clear out all the gutters, the often get clogged up with dirt/tree leaves/etc etc and dont drain causing the water to come inside.
  • mr_sp33mr_sp33 Wagonist
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    I would go with an engine swap, if your temp gauge got to the red chances are your headgasket has blown/is about to blow.

    I could list ten other reasons as to why the temperature gauge would have risen into the red. As long as it didn't stay there for long there's no reason why the engine wouldn't have survived it either, without a warped head.

    From my experience too, it's much more common for a headgasket to begin leaking (a gradually increasing consumption of coolant, or loss of power) as apposed to a sudden 'blow out' causing the temperature to spike and rendering the engine unusable.
  • iShift@9iShift@9 Band Wagon
    Nice find. This should prove to be a fun project for you.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    mr_sp33 wrote:
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    I would go with an engine swap, if your temp gauge got to the red chances are your headgasket has blown/is about to blow.

    I could list ten other reasons as to why the temperature gauge would have risen into the red. As long as it didn't stay there for long there's no reason why the engine wouldn't have survived it either, without a warped head.

    From my experience too, it's much more common for a headgasket to begin leaking (a gradually increasing consumption of coolant, or loss of power) as apposed to a sudden 'blow out' causing the temperature to spike and rendering the engine unusable.[/quote:1xn4s3qj]

    Oh I agree, but when he states there is brown gunk in the coolant system that points towards oil being mixed with the water. Or that there has never been anitfreeze in the system and something has gone rusty (though most engine parts are Aluminum so who knows) hard to say without actually having seen the car.
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    your 'lemon' is someones elses sweet melon...

    good luck !
  • SONY4059SONY4059 Band Wagon
    Sorry to hear that. But, this is the problem. People not wanting to put time or money into a car. Old cars are always going to give trouble even if it is a honda, bmw or a bentley. Next time bring a mechanic!!!
  • chorne1787chorne1787 Band Wagon
    save it a de series motor is cheap and you can do it your self with a good set of basic tools just unhook everything un bolt motor slide it out slide new one in bolt it all back up as simple as it can get and i know just because no wagons doesn't mean no d series engines all late 80s-early 90s will work with almost no issues at all
  • debrisdebris Wagonist
    wait a sec.... i just saw this car somewhere else... ozhonda? jdmst? gumtree? Did you just offer it up somewhere for sale?
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    A wagon is an EF so get a EF bosskit. However your introduction is well over now so I will lock this.

    Feel free to start a build thread
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