Tegzieboi_BAR
12-09-2008, 01:12 AM
How u doin guys...
1 of my mate's mate is selling his "EG8" Civic Sedan. Asking price is 5G but is willing 2 sell 2 my mate for 3G. As both these guys r clueless with cars i (mind u am no mechanic myself but i kno a bit) went along for an inspection 2 giv it a test drive etc. After looking under the bonnet i was a bit confused about wat sorta engine it actually is and all the compliance plates were scratched up n hard 2 read. All the info i managed 2 get was that its a "92 EG8" n is a 16V motor...
By the looks of it its a 1.5L Carby but was a carby like id never seen b4 (mind u i kno shit all about older engines) The car felt quite gutless but asif it was holding back. As far as we're told the spark plugs, leads etc were almost brand new. The motor sounded asif its low on oil but after havin a look the oil level was fine... black, but fine lol.
The car has done under 200 000ks n had been serviced regularly but has been sitting in the shed w/out gettin started 4 almost a month.
Just wondering what sorta model this actually is, what sorta motor it is n could i get some tips on what 2 look out 4 with these cars? Somethin i should pay a lil more attention 2. The car is almost competely stock except 4 a (crappy) exhaust system.
Thanks heaps guys, the price is very decent 4 a civic such as this (esp. in adelaide) so its hard 2 look past it but just wana find out what may b required 2 make it run a bit better. Obvioulsy a full service would b a good start.
Any feedback much appreciated!
Paul
1 of my mate's mate is selling his "EG8" Civic Sedan. Asking price is 5G but is willing 2 sell 2 my mate for 3G. As both these guys r clueless with cars i (mind u am no mechanic myself but i kno a bit) went along for an inspection 2 giv it a test drive etc. After looking under the bonnet i was a bit confused about wat sorta engine it actually is and all the compliance plates were scratched up n hard 2 read. All the info i managed 2 get was that its a "92 EG8" n is a 16V motor...
By the looks of it its a 1.5L Carby but was a carby like id never seen b4 (mind u i kno shit all about older engines) The car felt quite gutless but asif it was holding back. As far as we're told the spark plugs, leads etc were almost brand new. The motor sounded asif its low on oil but after havin a look the oil level was fine... black, but fine lol.
The car has done under 200 000ks n had been serviced regularly but has been sitting in the shed w/out gettin started 4 almost a month.
Just wondering what sorta model this actually is, what sorta motor it is n could i get some tips on what 2 look out 4 with these cars? Somethin i should pay a lil more attention 2. The car is almost competely stock except 4 a (crappy) exhaust system.
Thanks heaps guys, the price is very decent 4 a civic such as this (esp. in adelaide) so its hard 2 look past it but just wana find out what may b required 2 make it run a bit better. Obvioulsy a full service would b a good start.
Any feedback much appreciated!
Paul