Editorial Martyn Knowles, Editor martyn.knowles@bauermedia.co.uk Follow us on Facebook @ Car Mechanics Email: TRACING AND FIXING FAULTS IN ELECTRONIC ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Number 180: Built in Britain and with a good reputation for reliability, the Honda Civic is highly rated by owners. KIM HENSON and DEAN BIRCH take their Civic duties very seriously in considering the diagnostic prospects of the seventh-generation model, in this instance fitted with the 1.4-litre petrol engine a PGM-FI management system. and IN ASSOCIATION WITH I ntroduced in Britain in December 2000, the Swindon-built seventhgeneration Civic was offered with three or five-door hatchback bodywork, and with engine options at launch including 89bhp 1.4-litre and 108bhp 1.6-litre VTEC petrol units. The 1.7-litre VTEC engine arrived in the spring of 2001, and the highly potent 2.0-litre Type R joined the line-up in July the same year. For diesel enthusiasts, a 1.7-litre CDTI turbo-diesel model was added to the range in the spring of 2002. Our guinea pig under the spotlight this month is a very tidy 52-registered 1.4-litre five-door Civic, equipped with Honda’s PGM-FI (Programmed Management Fuel Injection) management system, and with a D14Z6 type engine. THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAP SENSOR FITTED INTO MANIFOLD EGR CONTROL SOLENOID IGNITION COILS 1-4 WITH INTEGRATED POWER STAGE FRONT LAMBDA SENSOR CONNECTION ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR ED Understanding VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS Professional advice for DIY mechanics ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS MADE EASY TRACING FAULTS ACCURATELY AUTOMOTIVE WIRING EXPLAINED TROUBLESHOOTING ECUS INTERPRETING FAULT CODES DIY DIAGNOSTICS IN-DEPTH MULTIMETER MASTERCLASS USING OSCILLOSCOPES WORKING WITH SCAN TOOLS ESSENTIAL 12V BATTERY CARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY ENGINE ECU REPAIRS USING MULTIMETERS VITAL BATTERY CARE £6.99 October 2019Car Mechanics 3 www.greatmagazines.co.uk/carmechanics