Replacing EK Civic Alternator

"I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner" (forvolvo) 10/13/2014 at 13:03 • Filed to: None

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So my girlfriend knows the way to my heart. Her Civic has been having alternator related troubles (always starts though) and she's going to autozone today to get it checked out. She was saying that she wants to learn more about working on cars and she wants the two of us to fix it! After looking it up online though, it seems like a pain. Removing the drivers side wheel, and having to coax the alternator in and out through a small hole under the mud flaps. All of which is a bit different than working on my Volvo where the hood is so large it's practically a second boot. The two of us don't know too much about car repair but there's a guide online on how to do it and I have the tools for it. Is a transverse alternator swap easy for a beginner? Have some rice!

MonkeePuzzle > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/13/2014 at 13:12

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can help, fairly knowledgable on this generation of civic. Can you confirm 2 things for me first, what year is it? and does it have a d-series (single over head cam) engine or B-series (dual overhead cam) engine?

D looks like

and the B looks like

burntartichoke > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/13/2014 at 13:15

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Hey Bro, isn't that a trans am? :p

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle 10/13/2014 at 13:16

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I'm assuming it is most likely the D-series, and this write up is pretty spot on.

http://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-de…

you are correct that removing the plastic guards is involved, but the task is truly not too hard.

If you've done an oil change, or perhaps replaced your own brake pads before I'd say this is right around that same level of difficulty.

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > MonkeePuzzle 10/13/2014 at 13:18

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1999 LX, so I can't imagine it's a B block. Gotta be a D

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > burntartichoke 10/13/2014 at 13:19

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Pretty sure that's a lambo, bro

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > MonkeePuzzle 10/13/2014 at 13:21

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Yeah I read that one! I actually haven't done any real car maintenance like replacing brake pads or changed oil, but I will do both in the not to distant future. My dad never did any car work himself so all car maintenance knowledge I have is from just working on my car

MonkeePuzzle > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/13/2014 at 13:26

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you appear to be in North Carolina, which is a far shout from Denver, otherwise I'd happily lend a hand. any opponauts in NC want to play backup? a second set of eyes is always handy.

desertdog5051 > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/13/2014 at 13:36

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The answer is "pull motor".

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > desertdog5051 10/13/2014 at 14:12

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And then drop in the Impala SS transverse LS engine?

desertdog5051 > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/13/2014 at 19:37

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Yeah, that works for me.

Tohru > burntartichoke 10/14/2014 at 14:36

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I've seen this car once. In person. It's registered here in Wisconsin. The picture do not truly convey how 90's ricer this car is.

Tohru > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner 10/14/2014 at 14:37

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The '97-'02 Escort requires pulling the alternator out from above through a small gap behind the headlight.

The '91-'96 Escort has it in the same spot, but a different mount bracket means you have to remove the power steering fluid reservoir to get it out.

Hope yours is not as "fun"!