Civic CVCC L4-1488cc 1.5L EW1, EW3 (1985)
Spark Plug: All Technical Service Bulletins
Ignition - Hard Start, Stall After Start, Plug Fouling
Model
Applicable To
File Under
Bulletin No.
85-026
'84 - '85
Engine number
ENGINE
CIVIC
ranges listed
Issue Date
MAY 3, '85
Cold Start/Driveability Improvements for '84 -' 85 Civics (Supersedes 84-013 dated JUNE 19, '84 and 84-025 dated APRIL 9, '84)
PROBLEM Hard starting, stalling immediately after starting, and spark plug fouling (usually in number 1 cylinder) during repeated, short duration, low
speed driving in cold weather.
CORRECTIVE ACTION Install cold start/driveability kits as necessary, according to the car's engine number (refer to the engine number ranges below).
Installation instructions are on the next three pages.
On Civics within
these engine
1984
1985
number ranges . . .
LOW ALT
1500001 - 1515648
1515649 - on
2500001 - 2506693
1.3
ALL ALT
1900001 - 1900757
1900758 - on
2900001 - 2900220
CAL
1000001 - 1003513
1003514 - on
2000001 - 2018193
LOW ALT
N/A
N/A
HF
2500001 - 2582969
HF
2900001 - 2900309
ALL ALT
1500001 - 1559601
1559602 - on
All ex HF
2500001 - 2582945
1.5
HF
2000001 - 2019291
CAL
1000001 - 1012615
1012616 - on
All ex HF
2000001 - 2018203
. . . install the
appropriate drive-
Kits 1 and 2
Kit 2
ability kit(s).
PARTS INFORMATION Kit 1 - for cars with manual transmission: H/C 1792845 P/N 01310-PE1-660
-
for cars with automatic transmission: H/C 1792852 P/N 01310-PE1-670
Kit 2 - for all except HF: H/C 2054948 P/N 06173-PE0-660
-
for HF: H/C 2054930 P/N 06173-PE1-700
WARRANTY COVERAGE Warranty coverage for correcting these problems on a customer request basis has been extended to 5 years or 50,000 miles,
whichever comes first, from the date the car was first sold.
WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION Choose the appropriate operation number, flat rate time, and defect code for the kit(s) you installed:
Kit(s)
Operation number
Flat rate time
Defect code
1 and 2
117203
For 1.3 engine: 1.0 hour
602
For 1.5 engine: 1.5 hours
2
119135
0.8 hour
603
Installation Instructions for Civic Cold Start/Driveability Kit 1
Steps 1 through 4 apply to 1.3 and 1.5 Civics.