1996 HONDA CIVIC C120

lgnition System
- All '96-'98 Models except Dl685; '99-'00 Dl6Y5 with M/T
NOTE: For Service Check Connector details, see page 23-3.
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CKP CYPsensor sensorinput input(CKPP) (CYPP)
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POWERTRAINor ENGINECONTROLMODULE(PCM or ECM)
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10
c101
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c'120
vlEW29
BLK
c14
c120
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DISTRIBUTOR
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c101
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lgnition System
- All Dl685 engines; All '99-'00 Models except Dl6Y5 with M/T
NOTE: For Service Check Connector details, see page 24-4 (except D1685) or 25-4 (D1685).
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c120
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POWERTRAINor ENGINECONTROLMODULE(PCM or ECM)
ground ground gtound
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Sec!l|dary
Sparh Plugs
20-2

Connector Views (cont'd)
29. C120
- Gray- Top center of engine- Connects engine wire harness to distributor
assembly pigtail
All except '99-'00 016Y7/D16Y8:
l YEUGRN(lgnition input signal)
2 l\.4ale - LT BLUFemale - BLU(CKP sensor output)
3 Male - ORN/BLUFemale - GRN
[tDC sensor output)
4 l\.4ale - ORNFemale - YEL(CYP sensor output)
-= '96j98: All'99100: D1685
'99-'00 016Y7/D16Y8:
l YEUGRN(lgnition input signal)
2 Male - LT BLUFemale - BLU(CKP sensor output)
3 Male - ORN/BLUFemale - GRN
CIDC sensor output)
4 Male - ORNFemale - YEL
{CYP sensor output)
l\4ale - BLU/YELFemale - WHT(CKP sensor ground)
l\.4ale - WHT/BLUFCMAIE _ HtsL'(TDC sensor ground)
l\4ale - WHTFemale - BLK(CYP sensor ground)
Male - BLUFemale - . -*: BLU(Engine speed output)
BLK/YEL (lgnition input)
BLK/YEL (lgnition input)
WHT(CKP sensor ground)
Male - WHT/BLUFemale - RED
ffDC sensor ground)
BLK(CYP sensor ground)
10
202-8
30. c201
- Blue- Left side of engine compartment- Connects main wire harness to engine
compartment wire harness
l GRNA/EL(Turn signal and hazardwarning lights)
2 RED/BLK(Headlight switch)
3 REDAVHT(Headlight switch)
4 D16Y5:Male - GRN/BLKFemale -
Hatchbacki GRN/BLK
{Bear wipetwashe0
7
I
9b- 9/ mooets:lvlale - BLU/REDFemale BLK (Horns)'99-'00: Canada -
PNK (lndicators)
RED/BLU(Headlight switch)
BLU/RED (Fog lights)
GRN/RED
Cturn signal andhazard warning lights)
BED/GRN(Headlight switch)
RED/YEL(Headlight switch)
31. C359
- Orange- Right side ot engine compartment- Connects main wire harness to ABS modulator unit
10
l\4ale - REDAVHTFemale - GRNA/VHT(Power)
l\,4ale - BLKFemale - YEVBLK(FL-OUr)
Male - 8RNFemale BLIJ
{RR-OLrr)l\4ale BLUFemale - RED/BLK(FL-rN)
Male - PURFemale - RED&VHT(RR-rN)
6 Male - WHTFemale - YEUBLU(FR-OUr)
7 YEL (RL-OUr)
I Male - ORNFemale - RED/BLU(FR rN)
I Male GRNFemale - RED (RL-|N)
10 Male REDFemale - BLK,ryVHT(scol\,1)

Connector ldentification and Wire Harness Routing
Connector
or
Terminal
Number ot
Cavities/
Golor
LocationConnects toNotes
Engine Wire Harness (Dl6Y5, D16Y8 engines): '96-98 models and '99;00 D16Y5 dM/T
c101
c102
c 103
c104
Q104
c105
c106
c107
cl 08
cl09
cl10
c1l1
cl'12
c113
c114
c'115
c116
c'117
c 118
c119
c120
c121
c122
c123
c123
c124
Q124
c125
c 126
c127
c128
c129
c130
c131
cl32
c 134
c135
c136
c137
c138
c139
c'140
c141
c142
c143
c144
c'|44
c145
c146
c147
1O-GRY
3.GRY
1-CLR
4-GRN
3-N/A
2-BLK
2-BLK
2-BLK
2-BLK
3-GRY
3-GRY
3-GRY
2.BLK
2.GRY
2-BLK
14-BLU
14-GRY
3.GRY
2-BLK
2-GRY
1O-GRY
1.BLK
2.GRY
4-GRY
8-GRY
2-GRY
2.GRY
4-GRY
2.BLK
2.BLK
2-GRY
1.BLK
2O.BRN
22.GRN
32.GRY
25.GRY
31-BLU
16.GRY
14-GRY
8.GRY
2-GFIY
2.GRY
1-GRY
2-GRY
2-BLK
2-GRY
2.BLK
3-GRY
6-GRY
2.BLK
8-GRY
2-BLK
Left side of engine compartment
Left side of engine
Middle of engineI att .i.la ^f an^i^6
Left side ot engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
[,liddle of engine
Middle ot engine
Middle ot engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
l\,liddle of engine
Right side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Middle ot engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
l\,liddle of engine
Nliddle of engine
Middle ot engine
Middle of engine
Middle ot engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Nliddle of engine
Right side of engine
Under right side of dash
Behind right kick panel
Below right front footrest
Below right front footrest
Below right front footrest
Below right front tootrest
Left side ot engine compartment
Left side of engine compartment
Middle of engine
liliddle ot engine
Middle of engine
Nriddle ol engine
Right side of engine compartment
Middle ol engine
Right side of engine compartment
Middle of engine
N,liddle of engine
Right side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Bight side of engine compartment
Main wire harness
CKF sensor
Engine oil pressure switch
Alternator
Alternator
No. 1 fuel injector
No. 2 fuel injector
No. 3 fuel injector
No.4 fuel injector
IAC valve
TP sensor
MAP sensor
IAT sensor
Power steering pressure switch
EVAP purge control sol€noid valve
Junction connector
Junction connector
Vehicle speed sensor (VSS)
Countershatt speed sensor
Engine coolant temperature switch
Distributor
Engine coolant temp. sending unit
ECT sensor
Primary HO2S (sensor '1)
Primary HO2S (sensor '1)
Back-up light switch
Lock-up control solenoid valves
Secondary HO2S (sensor 2)
lvlainshafl speed sensor
Lanear solenoid
Shift control solenoid valves
Starter solenoid
Junction connector
Main wire harness
ECM/PCM connector A
PCM connector B
ECM/PCNI connector C
ECM/PCl\,,| connector D
Main wire harness
Maln wire harness
Knock sensor (KS)
IAC valve
VTEC solenoid valve
VTEC pressure switch
EVAP control canister vent shut valv€
EGR control solenoid valve
Secondary gear shatt speed sensor
EGR valve
EGR valve
Drive pulley speed sensor
CVT transmission solenoid
Driven pulley speed sensor
USA
Canada
AlT
USA
'2( tr\
'3
-1 (M/r)
t\4/T'2 (Anl'1
'2 (An)'2 (Nr)'2 (AtT)
'2 (Atr)
-1 (An)-2( fi|
M/T
.1 (Arr).1 (A,T)"1 (A/r)-1 (M/r).1 (CVT),1 (cw)'1 (CVT)
203-2

Connector ldentification and Wire Harness Routing
Connector
or
Terminal
Number of
Cavities/
Color
LocationConnects toNotes
Engine wire Harness (Dl6Y5, Dl6Y8 engines): '99-'00 models except D16y5 w/M/T
c 101
c102
c103
cl04
c104
c105
c106
c107
c108
c109
c110
c111
cl12
c1 13
c115
c117
c118
c119
c120
c120
c12'l
cl22
c123
c124
c124
c125
c126
c127
c128
c129
c130
c'131
c133
ct34
c 135
c137
c138
c139
c 140
c142
c143
c144
c'|45
c147
1O-GRY
3.GRY
1-CLR
4-GRN
3-N/A
2.BLK
2.BLK
2-BLK
2.BLK
3-GRY
3-GRY
3.GRY
2-BLK
2.GRY
2-BLK
14-BLU
14-GRY
3-GRY
2-BLK
2-GRY
1O-GRY
8.GRY,1-BLK
2.GRY
4.GRY
4.GRY
2.GRY
2.GRY
4.GRY
2.BLK
2-BLK
2-GRY
1-BLK
2O-BRN
22-GRN
25-GRY
31-BLU
16-GRY
2-GRY
2.GRY
1-GRY
2-GRY
2-GRY
2-BLK
3.GRY
2.BLK
8-GRY
2.BLK
Left side of engine compartment
Left side of engine
Middle of engine
Left side of engine
Left side of engine
Middle ot engine
Middle of engine
N,liddle of engine
l\4iddle of engine
Middle of engine
Niliddle of engine
N,,liddle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Rjght side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Middle of engine
Mlddle of engine
l\4iddle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
[iliddle of engine
lvliddle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
l\4iddle of engine
Middle ol engine
Middle of engine
N,liddle of engine
Right side of engine
Under right side of dash
Behind right kick panel
Below right front tootrest
Below right front footrest
Below right lront footrest
[iliddle of engine
l\,liddle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
L4iddle of engine
Right side of engine compartment
Middle of engine
Right side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Right side ot engine compartment
Main wire harness
CKF sensor
Engine oil pressure switch
Alternator
Alternator
No. 1 fuel injector
No. 2luel injector
No. 3 fuel injector
No.4 fuel injeclor
IAC valve
TP sensor
MAP sensor
IAT sensor
Power steering pressure switch
EVAP purge control solenoid valve
Junction connector
Junction connector
Vehicle speed sensor (VSS)
Countershaft speed sensor
Engine coolant temperature switch
Distributor
Distributor
Engine coolant temp. sending unit
ECT sensor
Primary HO2S (sensor 1)
Primary HO2S (sensor 1)
Back-up light switch
Lock-up control solenoid valves
Secondary HO2S (sensor 2)
Mainshait speed sensor
Linear solenoid
Shift control solenoid valves
Starter solenoid
Junction Connector
Main wire harness
ECN4/PCM connector B
ECM/PCM connector C
PCM connector D
Knock sensor (KS)
IAC valve
VTEC solenoid valve
VTEC pressure switch
EGR control solenoid valve
Secondary gear shaft speed sensor
EGR valve
Drive pulley speed sensor
CVT transmission solenoid
Driven pulley speed sensor
USA
Canada
ATT
USA
'2 (An\
'1
-1 (cw)
Mft'2 lNr)'1
'2 (Afil'2 (An)'2 (Anl
Atf
t\4/T
-1 (CVr)'1 (CVT).1 (CW)-1 (CVT)'1 (CVT).1 (cw
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Connector ldentification and Wire Harness Routing
Connector
or
Terminal
Number of
Cavities/
Color
LocationConnects toNotes
Engine Wire Harness (Dl6Y7): '96 model
c101
c102
c103
cl04
c104
c 105
c106
c107
c108
c109
c110
c111
c112
c11 3
c114
c115
c116
c117
c118
c119
c120
c121
c122
c123
c124
cl24
c125
c126
c127
cl28
c129
c130
c131
cl32nl2?
c134al eR
1O.GRY
3-GRY
4.GRN
3-N/A
2.BLK
2-BLK
2-BLK
2-BLK
3.GRY
3-GRY
3.GRY
2-BLK
2.GRY
2-BLK
14-BLU
14-GRY
3.GRY
2.BLK
2-GRY
1O-GRY
1 -BLK
2-GRY
4.GRY
2.GRY
2-GRY
4-GRY
2.BLK
2-BLK
2-GRY
1-BLK
2O-BRN
22-GRN
32.GRY
25-GRY
31-BLU
16.GRY
Left side of engine compartment
Left side of engine
Middle of engine
Left side of engine
Lefl side of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Right side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Middle of engine
Right side of engine
Under right side of dash
Behind right kick panel
Below right front footrest
Below right front footrest
Below right front footrest
Below right front footrest
Main wire harness
CKF sensor
Engine oil pressure switch
Alternator
Altemator
No. 1 fuel injector
No. 2 fuel injector
No. 3 fuel injector
No. 4 fuel injector
IAC valve
TP sensor
MAP sensor
IAT sensor
Power steering pressure switch
EVAP purge control solenoid valve
Junction connector
Junction connector
Vehicle speed sensor (VSS)
Countershaft speed sensor
Engine coolant temperature switch
Distributor
Engine coolant temperaturesending unit
ECT sensor
Primary HO2S (sensor 1)
Back-up light switch
Lock-up control solenoid valves
Secondary HO2S (sensor 2)
Mainshaft speed sensor
Linear solenoid
Shift control solenoid valves
Starter solenoid
Junction Connector
Main wire harness
ECM/PCM connector A
PCM connector B
ECM/PCM connector C
ECM/PCM connector D
USA
Canada
A/T
USA
Atf
Aff
M/T
Arl
AtT
A/T
Afi
T101
T102
Left side of engine compartment
Right side of engine compartment
Alternator
Under-hood fuse/relay box
G101Right side of englneEngine ground, via engine wirenarness
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'97-'98 models:
cl30 cl3l
T1
c117
c119
c120
l'qii
ENGINE WIRE HARNESS
cl2122
c101

T10l
c104
c102
cl09
c11s
clt6
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