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OK - New to Acuras - Got some noob type Questions
Hello everybody. My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: - What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in January.) - If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? Yes, No, Maybe? - Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 thru '90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? I have been looking around some via Google but my Honda/Acura experience froze back with an old girlfriend and a Civic Hatchback in the late 1980's (the really cut, square, definitive kind.) I really, really liked that car. I miss that girl too. But that was then. Now I am the wrench to my friend so I need to get caught up. And I have another girlfriend. Thx in advance, TBerk |
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On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:12:20 GMT, T > wrote:
> > >Hello everybody. > >My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: > > >- What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in January.) > >- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? >Yes, No, Maybe? > >- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there will >be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 thru >'90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? Call an Acura dealer. They will have an 800 number (if they are still available.) >I have been looking around some via Google but my Honda/Acura experience >froze back with an old girlfriend and a Civic Hatchback in the late >1980's (the really cut, square, definitive kind.) > >I really, really liked that car. I miss that girl too. But that was then. > > >Now I am the wrench to my friend so I need to get caught up. And I have >another girlfriend. > > >Thx in advance, >TBerk |
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Gordon McGrew wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:12:20 GMT, T > wrote: > > >> >>Hello everybody. >> >>My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: >> >> >>- What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in January.) >> >>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? >>Yes, No, Maybe? >> >>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there will >>be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 thru >>'90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? > > > Call an Acura dealer. They will have an 800 number (if they are still > available.) www.helminc.com might still have em. dunno. |
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TeGGer® wrote:
> T > wrote in > m: > > >> >>Hello everybody. >> >>My buddy picked up an 88 Integra, 5 door. Nice car. Some Questions: >> >> >>- What digit in the VIN verifies the Model Year? (It was built in >>January.) > > > 10th digit. > > "M" is 1991, so '88 might be "J". Confirm with dealer. > > Ooh, Information. > >>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, right? >>Yes, No, Maybe? > > > D16A3 if it's really an '88. > http://www.superhonda.com/tech/honda_engine_codes.html > > Ah, and Links too. > >>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there >>will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 >>thru '90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? > > www.helminc.com > > The real McCoy and approximately 8,000,000% better then Haynes. Worth every > single penny. > Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. As I was writing this the actual owner called me from the road to help get directions to a local Pick n' Pull parts yard. He was on the cell phone and steering wheel, I was on the home phone and keyboard. Aint Modern Tech a wunnerful thing? TBerk |
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T wrote:
> Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but > the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. yup. bentley is to VW what helm is to honda. in fact, helm *is* the service manual. dunno if VW dealers use the bentley, or if VAG makes seperate literature for the dealers service depts. |
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"SoCalMike" > wrote in message ... >T wrote: > >> Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the >> Honda/Acura scene is new to me. > > yup. bentley is to VW what helm is to honda. in fact, helm *is* the > service manual. dunno if VW dealers use the bentley, or if VAG makes > seperate literature for the dealers service depts. Bentley _is_ the factory service manual. |
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Steve Bigelow wrote:
> "SoCalMike" > wrote in message > ... > >>T wrote: >> >> >>>Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but the >>>Honda/Acura scene is new to me. >> >>yup. bentley is to VW what helm is to honda. in fact, helm *is* the >>service manual. dunno if VW dealers use the bentley, or if VAG makes >>seperate literature for the dealers service depts. > > > Bentley _is_ the factory service manual. > > Yeah, its just that the shop version is sometimes printed up a little different. TBerk |
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TeGGer® wrote:
> T > wrote in > m: > > >>TeGGer® wrote: > > >>>"M" is 1991, so '88 might be "J". Confirm with dealer. >>> >>> >> >>Ooh, Information. > > > > > So...was it a "J"? I'm dyin' here, man. > > > Ding, Ding, Ding! It was a J in the Tenth position. An 88 as called. > >>>>- If this thing _is_ an 88 then the motor in it is a 1.6 D16A1, >>>>right? Yes, No, Maybe? >>> >>> >>>D16A3 if it's really an '88. >>>http://www.superhonda.com/tech/honda_engine_codes.html >>> >>> >> >> >>Ah, and Links too. > > > And a very good link, it was. > > Your motor originally made 118bhp. Isn't that cool? > Mine made, heh, 130. But that was 240,000 miles ago... > Yep, now I'm looking for gear ratios for the transmission, looks like an Accord 5 speed from 85-86 was swapped in. Don't have a model number right yet. I spawned a new thread for that one. > >>>>- Who makes the Shop Repair Manual for these things? I think there >>>>will be a Haynes available, (12020 - Integra & Legend all models '86 >>>>thru '90) but is there a _real_ Shop manual? >>> >>>www.helminc.com >>> >>>The real McCoy and approximately 8,000,000% better then Haynes. Worth >>>every single penny. >>> >> Thats what I say about the Chilton compared to the Bentley listed below. In the VW world the Haynes is, decent. >>Thx Everybody. I know of <http://www.rb.com> Bentley for Audi/VWs but >>the Honda/Acura scene is new to me. > > > Write early and often, we're Here To Help. Lotsa good people here with > lotsa Honda knowledge. And I distill all of that into the amazing and > stellar Unofficial FAQ (having recently taken over from John Ings). > <snip> >>Aint Modern Tech a wunnerful thing? > > > ...when it works. Try administering a network composed of lusers who don't > listen to admonitions to just Leave Things Alone. > Yep, been there, done that, twenty years worth. Looking for a new gig as a matter of fact- SF Bay Area. TBerk |
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