Honda introduced the Civic in 1973 as a compact passenger car. Since its beginnings, it has progressed through at least eight generations of production. In 2010, the Civic featured a 1.8-liter base engine with four cylinders in an inline configuration.
The Honda Civic features a four-cylinder engine that displaces 1.8 liters, or 110 cubic inches. It has 16 valves in a single overhead configuration. This engine has a bore of 3.19 inches and a stroke of 3.44 inches. With a compression ratio of 12.5-to-1, it could produce 133 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 109 foot-lb. of torque at 4,300 rpm.
In this 1.8-liter engine, the cylinder head bolts to the engine block in two gradations: 22 foot-lb. of torque and 62 foot-lb. of torque. Wait about 15 minutes between the two adjustments so the bolts have time to settle before the application of more torque.
The 6 mm bolts of the camshaft require 7 foot-lb., and the 8 mm bolts require 20 foot-lb. of torque to attach to the cylinder head. The exhaust manifold and cylinder head join with 23 foot-lb. of torque, and the intake manifold and head join with 17 foot-lb. of torque.
The oil pressure sensor bolts to the cylinder head with 13 foot-lb. of torque. The valve-cover-to-cylinder-head bolts should receive 7.5 foot-lb. of torque. The variable timing solenoid bolts to the head with 8.5 foot-lb.
