Articles » Swap: B16a into a 2nd gen CRX

1. You will need a 32mm socket, a 1/2 drive ratchet and a big break over bar, you need to remove the center cap on your wheels, and break the axle nut.

2. Loosen the lugs on your front wheels. Put the car in gear and put blocks under the rear wheels, then proceed to jack the car up as high as possible, go ahead and put the jack stands ups.

3. Disconnect the battery negative terminal, then disconnect the positive terminal and remove the batter.

4. Unbolt the hood brackets from the hood, set the hood in a safe location to prevent denting. Also put the four bolts from the hood into a zip lock baggie, and label it

5. Drain the engine oil, reinstall the drain plug.

6. Drain the coolant from the radiator into pan.

7. Drain the transmission fluid as well.

8. Remove the intake assembly.

9. Relieve the fuel pressure by slowly loosening the service bolt on the fuel filter, about 1 turn.

10. Disconnect the engine compartment harness connectors, battery wires, and the transmission ground cable.

11. Remove the throttle cable by loosening the lock nut and throttle cable adjust nut, Then slip the cable end out of the bracket.

12. Remove the engine ground straps that are bolted to the valve cover.

13. Disconnect the radiator hoses and heater hoses.

14. Remove the speedometer cable.

15. Remove the ac compressor from the bracket on the block, then use some zip ties and tie it up out of the way.

16. Remove the exhaust manifold heat shields, then remove then remove the bolts at the collector/catalytic converter. After you are done with this you need to disconnect the linkages off of dseries motor, you will need a punch and a hammer, you will have to hammer this little pin out, this is a pain in the as* and then once its out there is one more bolt and you are done with the linkages.

17. Remove the exhaust manifold bolts and remove the stock manifold. You will want to do this or else you will have a hard time getting the engine out of the bay.

18. Now you need to remove the clutch cable, be careful not to bend or kink the cable.

19. Next remove your radiator hoses, off of the radiator, remove the heater hoses off the back of the engine, Be prepared, you are going to spew fluid everywhere, have a towel near by