What Model Engine do I have in a 2000 Accord EX...?
#1
What Model Engine do I have in a 2000 Accord EX...?
I recently picked up a used 2000 Accord EX with the 4cyl 2.3L motor for my daughter.
When looking up parts I see there are 3 engine choices:
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A1 V-Tec
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A4 V-Tec
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A5 V-Tec
How do I know which model engine I have?
Thanks!
When looking up parts I see there are 3 engine choices:
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A1 V-Tec
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A4 V-Tec
4cyl - 2.3L F/inj. (16V) SOHC F23A5 V-Tec
How do I know which model engine I have?
Thanks!
#2
EX can be F23A1 or F23A4.
The ULEVs had F23A4 engines, while the non-ULEV had F23A1 engines.
Does the engine valve cover says ULEV? Even if it does, there is always the remote possibility someone did a partial swap where it was a F23A1 engine block with just a ULEV valve cover (that happened on this forum before).
You can also enter the car''s VIN on sites like Bernardi Honda Parts to get some info.
The ULEVs had F23A4 engines, while the non-ULEV had F23A1 engines.
Does the engine valve cover says ULEV? Even if it does, there is always the remote possibility someone did a partial swap where it was a F23A1 engine block with just a ULEV valve cover (that happened on this forum before).
You can also enter the car''s VIN on sites like Bernardi Honda Parts to get some info.
#4
Serial # pad is machined into the front side of the engine block, about mid-elevation, right where the engine & transmission split from each other. Top line is the engine (F23A1) second line is the block serial number.
With any 14-year-old car you have to think about a previous owner swapping engines.
The exhaust manifolds look quite different from each other. Take a photo & post it?
ps... the F23A5 engine is non-VTEC and comes in the Accord DX model.
With any 14-year-old car you have to think about a previous owner swapping engines.
The exhaust manifolds look quite different from each other. Take a photo & post it?
ps... the F23A5 engine is non-VTEC and comes in the Accord DX model.
#5
Thanks for the replies guys. No sticker in any window that means anything related to the engine from what I can tell. Couldn't find anything machined into the block. Here's some photos... no idea if it's the original engine or not, 155,000 miles. Thanks!
#8
It is F23A1.
The exhaust manifold & A/F sensor is clearly not F23A4 in your photo (you see the difference from Redbull's photo).
And I can't find the F23A5 (non-VTEC) for 2000. I wonder if that engine was discontinued after 1999???
The exhaust manifold & A/F sensor is clearly not F23A4 in your photo (you see the difference from Redbull's photo).
And I can't find the F23A5 (non-VTEC) for 2000. I wonder if that engine was discontinued after 1999???
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