# 98 civic D16Y7

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-civic-d16y7/139538>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-civic-d16y7/139538 "2019-04-30T09:54:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Susan\_Duty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Susan\_Duty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Susan_Duty)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-civic-d16y7/139538/1 "2019-04-30T09:54:45Z")

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Can anyone please tell me how to tell if engine is a VTec or not. Nothing on engine says VTec.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-civic-d16y7/139538/2 "2019-04-30T10:33:50Z")

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D16Y7 1.6L SOHC non-VTEC

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-civic-d16y7/139538/3 "2019-04-30T12:59:41Z")

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Susan, I have trouble understanding why you care what engine this thing has. If this is the same vehicle in your other threads it is not worth putting one extra dime in or even stressing about it .  
There just comes a time when you have to move on .