Jason’s Tips and Tricks

PG7 88-89 Integra (D16A1)
PM5 88-91 Civic/CRX DX (DPFI D15B)
PM6 88-91 Civic/CRX SOHC Si (1.6L SOHC)
PM7 89-91 Civic Si DOHC ZC (JDM EF3)
PM8 88-91 CRX HF
PM9 88-91 Civic/CRX STD
PR3 89-91 JDM B16A EF8/9 / Integra XSi
PR5 90-91 JDM Integra ZXi (1.6L SOHC ZC)
PW0 89-91 JDM/Euro B16A (DOHC VTEC)
PR4 90-91 Integra LS/GS (B18A)
PS9 88-91 4 Door Civic EX Auto (SOHC 1.6L)
P05 92-95 OBD1 Civic CX (D15B)
P06 92-95 OBD1 Civic DX (D15B)
P07 92-95 OBD1 Civic VX (D15Z1)
P08 92-95 OBD1 Civic/CRX VTi/VXi (SOHC VTEC)
P0A 94-95 OBD1 Accord EX
PR3 92-93 OBD1 JDM Integra RSi/XSi (B16A)
PR4 92-93 OBD1 Integra RS/LS/GS (DOHC)
PR7 92-95 OBD1 NSX
P13 93-95 OBD1 Prelude Vtec (H22A)
P14 93-95 OBD1 Prelude Si (H23A)
P27 92-95 OBD1 Euro/Asian Civic (non-vtec 1.6L)
P28 92-95 OBD1 Civic Si/Ex (SOHC VTEC D16Z6)
P29 92-95 OBD1 JDM Domani (SOHC ZC)
P30 92-95 OBD1 DelSol DOHC Vtec Si/EG SiR
P39 92-95 OBD1 JDM Accord SOHC VTEC
P54 92-95 OBD1 JDM Domani/1.8l Accord (B18B)
P61 92-93 OBD1 Integra GSR
P70 92-95 OBD1 Domani
P71 92-95 OBD1 Integra (SOHC VTEC D16A)
P72 94-95 OBD1 Integra GSR
P74/75 92-95 OBD1 Integra LS/GS
P76 94-95 OBD1 JDM Integra (SOHC ZC)
P84 92-95 OBD1 JDM Civic ETi (VTEC-E auto)
P91 92-95 OBD1 JDM Civic Coupe (SOHC VTEC)
P72 96-00 OBD-2 Integra GSR
P73 96-00 OBD-2 Integra Type-R (JDM & USDM)
P75 96-00 OBD-2 Integra LS/GS
P2N 96-01 OBD-2 Civic HX Coupe
P2P 96-01 OBD-2 Civic EX Coupe
P5P 97-00 OBD-2 JDM Prelude Type-S
P2T 99-01 OBD-2 Civic Si Coupe
PCT 98-01 OBD-2 Civic & Integra Type-R
PRB 01+ OBD-2 RSX Type S
PND 02-04 OBD-2 RSX Base
PNF 02-04 OBD-2 Civic Si
PRA 02-04 OBD-2Euro Civic Type R
PRC 02-04 OBD-2 JDM Integra Type R
PRD 02-04 OBD-2 JDM Civic Type R
PPA 02-04 OBD-2 CRV

New and used cars are relatively inexpensive in the home country of Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda, with brand new kei-class cars, the smallest car type, selling for less than a million yen.

Owning and operating a car, however, is linked with various considerable expenses, including compulsory inspections (shaken) every two to three years, various taxes, mandatory and optional insurance, high parking costs in cities, and expensive toll expressways. A liter of gasoline costs roughly 120 Yen.

Shaken is a compulsory safety inspection, which cars in Japan have to undergo every two years, except new cars, for which the first inspection is not due until three years after purchase. The shaken typically costs between 100,000 and 200,000 Yen, and besides the actual inspection includes a weight tax (typically 8,000 to 50,000 Yen) and a mandatory insurance (about 30,000 Yen).

Since the mandatory insurance does not provide full coverage, it is recommended to purchase additional, optional car insurance. Furthermore, there is an annual automobile tax, which depends on the engine size and is typically between 10,000 and 50,000 Yen, and an acquisition tax to be paid when you buy the car.

When acquiring a car, numerous documents have to be filled out, including forms to register your car and to verify ownership of a parking space. If you buy a used car, the process is further complicated by forms regulating the transfer of ownership.

Fortunately, if you buy a car through a car dealer, the dealer will handle most of the paperwork for you, while your main task is signing the forms with your officially registered, personal stamp (inkan).

1st gen DOHC ZC - brown valve cover - came in 86-87 JDM Integra - will bolt directly into 1st gen CRX Si and 3rd gen Civic Si - will not bolt directly into 2nd gen CRX or 4th gen Civic.
2nd gen DOHC ZC - black valve cover - came in 88-89 JDM Integra - will bolt directly into 1st gen CRX and 3rd gen Civic, same as brown valve cover, however, it uses electronic advance distributor like 88-89 USDM Integra D16A1 - 1st gen CRX Si and 3rd gen Civic Si have vacuum advance distributor, so, to use it on 1g CRX or 3g Civic, you will have to do a lot of wiring changes.
3rd gen DOHC ZC - black valve cover - came in 88-91 JDM CRX Si and Civic Si - bolts directly into 2nd gen CRX and 4th gen Civic.
4th gen DOHC ZC - black valve cover - came in several different models of JDM cars 92 & up - is OBD1 - has Cylinder Position Sensor inside the distributor and will bolt directly into 92-00 Civics
SOHC ZC - basically the same as D16A6 (little more horsepower) - will bolt directly into 2nd gen CRX and 4th gen Civic.
SOHC VTEC ZC - basically the same as D16Z6 - OBD1 - will bolt directly into 92-00 Civic