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Hi: Thank you all for your tire suggestions:

Actually, I found that Richmond Honda(in Richmond BC), where the fiancee
takes her '97 Civic for servicing, is acutally pretty decent. Before I
would like to bring it in, though, I want to find out some information
about my own 2001 Acural EL.

1) what motor is it? (Like - does Honda have the same engine? and hence
do they know how to service that engine?)

2) where could I find more details about motor, transmission type, etc -
on the internet? (I've been trying to dig up the 2001 EL motor model
number for days, and I'm just clueless.*grin*)


Thank you!

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MooCow

The Civic Si has V-TEC as does the EL (1.7 litre, 127hp). Here is a
complete review:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/01acura_el.htm
MZ

"MooCow" <xmoocowx@vceen.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:d6dmtf$8ll$1@luna.vcn.bc.ca...
>
> Hi: Thank you all for your tire suggestions:
>
> Actually, I found that Richmond Honda(in Richmond BC), where the fiancee
> takes her '97 Civic for servicing, is acutally pretty decent. Before I
> would like to bring it in, though, I want to find out some information
> about my own 2001 Acural EL.
>
> 1) what motor is it? (Like - does Honda have the same engine? and hence
> do they know how to service that engine?)
>
> 2) where could I find more details about motor, transmission type, etc -
> on the internet? (I've been trying to dig up the 2001 EL motor model
> number for days, and I'm just clueless.*grin*)
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> --
> MooCow

MooCow <xmoocowx@vceen.bc.ca> wrote in news:d6dmtf$8ll$1@luna.vcn.bc.ca:

>
> Hi: Thank you all for your tire suggestions:
>
> Actually, I found that Richmond Honda(in Richmond BC), where the fiancee
> takes her '97 Civic for servicing, is acutally pretty decent. Before I
> would like to bring it in, though, I want to find out some information
> about my own 2001 Acural EL.
>
> 1) what motor is it? (Like - does Honda have the same engine? and hence
> do they know how to service that engine?)



The engine number is stamped into a plate on the front of the engine. The
transmission number is on a similar plate on the bellhousing.
http://asia.vtec.net/topics/enginecode.html

"Acura" does not actually exist as a manufacturer. It is a division of
Honda. Your car is a dressed-up Civic, as is my Integra.

Franchised Acura dealers in Canada have an agreement with Honda Canada Inc.
that they will not compete with Honda franchised dealers.

A Honda dealer *will* happily work on your car, but will not necessarily
have the parts to fix it. They would have to order any parts specific to
your car directly from an Acura dealer, as though they were an independent
garage. Such things as oil filters are common all across Honda's make and
model range, so they are no problem.


>
> 2) where could I find more details about motor, transmission type, etc -
> on the internet? (I've been trying to dig up the 2001 EL motor model
> number for days, and I'm just clueless.*grin*)


The problem with the EL is that it's Canada-only, so the market was teeny-
tiny and information is scarce. Your dealer will have the workshop manuals,
which will contain all that information in the front of it under General
Info (if the manual is still laid out like mine). If you're nice to the
parts guy, he can look it up for you.


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TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
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