How to manual swap Honda Civic Integra EG EK DC2 DC4

EVERYTHING you need to know to manual swap your EK Civic! I do assume you have some basic understanding/experience with working on cars hence I’ve skipped parts such as how to remove a drive shaft/axle. As part of the project Honda Civic EK VTi sedan, I am manual swapping it. In this video I have detailed every step of the journey. My car also has the rare CVT automatic gearbox, so some of the parts are slightly different, but the majority of it will be the same.

I go through the steps of removing the auto gearbox, flex plate, auto shifter, shifter cable. I also detail the steps of installing the flywheel, clutch, 5 speed manual gearbox, clutch pedal, clutch master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder, manual shifter linkage. There is also a few little things to do with key interference pin, wiring for starting the vehicle and getting the reverse light working. I was able to run my original automatic engine wiring with no issues, there are a few empty plugs now hanging around. The hardest part of the swap is probably just having all the right tools to do the job. As long as you have all the parts ready to go, it’s literally out and in. So make sure you have the right gearbox mount, torque mount, T bracket, gearbox, clutch fork, clutch, clutch master cylinder, clutch pedal, clutch slave cylinder, clutch line, clutch fluid/brake fluid, gearbox oil, S20/S40 gearbox, shifter linkage, approximately 2x 1.5 meters of wire.

Quite a few parts are shared between the EG and EK as well, so many items are interchangeable such as clutch pedal, gearbox, drive shafts, shifter linkage, clutch master and slave, etc. Just keep in mind B series and D series are different.

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Just to clarify, I am not a professional mechanic. Working on cars and documenting them is my hobby and I hope to be able to help you work on your old 90’s Honda too!

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00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Removing auto gearbox
03:07 - Looping radiator
03:52 - Removing drive shafts
05:51 - Continue removing gearbox
08:07 - Separating the flex plate
09:47 - Install flywheel and clutch
11:40 - A few things before install manual box
13:37 - T bracket install
13:48 - Install manual gearbox
15:02 - Install torque and top mount
15:47 - Install clutch slave
16:35 - Install clutch master
17:39 - Install clutch pedal
20:19 - Remove interference pin
20:53 - Remove auto shifter
23:29 - Wiring to start the car
26:34 - First start
27:29 - Wiring for the reverse light
32:38 - Remove auto shifter tunnel
36:48 - Install manual shifter linkage
37:48 - Bleeding the clutch
39:09 - Top up gearbox oil
40:11 - Test run
41:12 - Outro