Civic EG

So I just bought a ej1 shell and it already had the stock wire hareness intact, I took the d15b7 I had in my 92 civic cx hb, motor ran real healthy till I swapped it into the Ej1, now my timing is completely off, it stays at about 1500 rpm's, I have to rev the gas high in order to get it running, I put in the ecu that I had for the d15b7 because the shell did not come with one, its quiet cold and it will turn off, with out idling. Help Please, this is my daily car.

you said your timing is off. how about you adjust your timing

what did you do to throw the timing off? are you positive the timing is off?

maybe you dont have something hooked up right or something got messed up during the engine install

Is the check engine light on? If so, what's the code?

It would also help if you gave us specific details on what you did to the engine and how you installed it.

keep it to one thread dude

My Check engine light was not on in my hatch, i plugged in everything right, once i did the swap, It just started running off, It Idles At 1500 and I Have Tried Adjusting The Dizzy, But I Still Get The Same Issues. i Didnt Mess w Any Lines, I Just Plugged In The Harness To The Motor And Plugged In My ECU From My Hatch. Ill Try Getting The Code Asap.
Im Fairly New To The Honda Game, So I Dont Know Certain Things, But Im Learning.

But Once I Did The Swap I Have A Check Engine Light, Also My Car Backfires Now, And Boggs A lot. I Have To Keep The RPMs High For It Wont. In The Cold The Car Dies w Out Idling.

- jump pin
- get code
- report back

Here's how to check the codes:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1558

Sorry, For Not Getting Back To You Guys w The Codes.
My Father Was Recently Killed, And Ive Had To Set My Car Aside For A While.

I Pulled The Code It Gave Me 3 & 17 ( Short-Short-Short -Pause- Long - Short(x7)
Which Was Map Sensor And VSS.

Wow that's awful. I'm really sorry for your loss man

I'd check the map sensor out - make sure none of the wires are damaged.


One thing that I just thought of... the hatch your engine was from is a 92, so it had the firewall mounter MAP. The car you put the engine into is a 1995, and those had the MAP mounted on top of the throttle body. So depending on which harness you used, I'm wondering if you got the right plug on the MAP sensor. Because the MAP was in different locations, the correct plug may not have reached? What colors are the wires going to the MAP sensor?

VSS is on the transmission, on the top back. See if it's plugged in and if the plug might have gotten smashed/cracked. If the wiring is good, then it might just be time for a new VSS. Often the speedometer will bounce around/stop working when a VSS is going bad.

To be honest my speedometer has been going wacky, since my hatch, but never gave me the problems i have now.
Also it could have gone out maybe ?
another thing is that the car sounds like it is taking in a lot of air.

I'd replace the VSS first and see if your speedo comes back to life.

Thanks Teal
Would You happen to know were i can get a VSS And Map Sensor ?

You'll pay a lot @ the dealership... I'd check ebay/amazon for a good price