ACURA

Engine
NOTE: On Air Bag Equipped Models, Refer To “Air Bag System Precautions” Located In The Front Of This
Manual For System Disarming & Arming Procedures.

NOTE: Refer to “2.2L Engine” and “2.3L Engine” Sections In The “Honda Accord” Chapter For 2.2CL and
2.3CL Service Procedures Not Covered In This Section.

NOTE: Refer To “Computer Relearn Procedures” Located In The Front Of This Manual For Computer
Relearn Procedures.

INDEX
Page No. Page No. Page No.
Belt Tension Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Camshaft, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Compression Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
2.2L & 2.3L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Thermostat, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Main & Rod Bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Oil Pan, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38 3.2L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
Cooling System Bleed. . . . . . . . . . . 1-43 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38 Tightening Specifications . . . . . . . 1-62
Cylinder Head, Replace . . . . . . . . . 1-25 3.2L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-62
1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Oil Pump, Replace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-63
2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-64
3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-65
3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40 3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-66
3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41 Timing Belt, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Engine Rebuilding 3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-267 Oil Pump Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Engine, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
Integra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
2.2CL & 2.3CL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 3.0L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
2.5TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42 3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
3.0CL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Piston & Rod Assembly . . . . . . . . . 1-37 Valve Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
3.2TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
3.5RL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Exhaust Manifold, Replace . . . . . . 1-25 3.0L, 3.2L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . 1-37 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Valve Clearance Specifications . 1-29
2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Air Bag Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Valve Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Battery Ground Cable. . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
3.2L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Fuel System Pressure Relief . . . . 1-15 Valve Lifters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
3.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Radio Coded Theft Protection 3.2L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Fuel Filter, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Water Pump, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
Fuel Pump, Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 Radiator, Replace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 1.8L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
CL & TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 Rocker Arms, Replace. . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 2.5L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
Integra & RL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44 1.8L (B1) Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 3.0L Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
Intake Manifold, Replace . . . . . . . . 1-24 1.8L (C1) Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 3.2L & 3.5L Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44

PRECAUTIONS RADIO CODED THEFT displayed on the readout, enter security

AIR BAG SYSTEMS
Refer to “Air Bag System Precautions” in
the front of this manual for system disarm-
ing and arming procedures.
BATTERY GROUND CABLE
Prior to service, disconnect battery
ground cable and isolate as required.
code to reactivate radio.
PROTECTION SYSTEM
FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE
Anti-theft radios have a coded theft pro-
tection circuit. The security code number RELIEF
must be obtained before disconnecting
battery, removing radio fuse or remov- 1. Remove fuel fill cap.
ing radio. 2. Relieve fuel system pressure by loos-
After service procedures have been per- ening service bolt on top of fuel filter
formed, reconnect radio power supply and one complete revolution, Figs. 1
turn it to its On position. When “CODE” is through 3.

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