HONDA S2000 2000 1.G Owners Manual

Emergency Towing
If your car needs to be towed, call a
professional towing service or,
if you
belong to one, an organization that
provides roadside assistance. Never
tow your car behind another vehicle
with just a rope or chain.
It is very
dangerous.
There are three popular types of
professional towing equipment.
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Flat-bed Equipment -The operator
loads your vehicle on the back of a
truck.
This is the only way your
S2000 should be transported.
When you contact the towing agency,
inform
them that you have an S2000
and that a flat-bed is required.
Wheel Lift Equipment -The tow
truck uses two pivoting arms that go
under the tires (front or rear) and lift
them off the ground. The other two
tires remain on the ground. Because
the
S2000 sits so low, the body could
come
in contact with the ground and
be damaged.
This method of
towing is unacceptable.

Sling-type Equipment -The tow
truck uses metal cables with hooks
on the ends.
These hooks go around
parts of the frame or suspension and
the cables lift that end of the car off
the ground. Your car's suspension
and body can
be seriously damaged.
This method of towing is
unacceptable.
Emergency Towing
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The diagrams in this section give
you the dimensions and capacities
of
your Honda, and the locations of the
identification numbers.
The expla­
nations of several electronic and
mechanical systems on your Honda
are for the more technically-oriented
owner. Identification
Numbers .................
242
Specifications ................................. 244
DOT Tire Quality Grading
(U.S. Vehicles) ....................... 246
Treadwear .................................. 246
Traction ....................................... 246
Temperature .............................. 247
Technical Information
Oxygenated Fuels .......................... 248
Driving in Foreign Countries ....... 249
Emissions Controls ........................ 250
The Clean Air Act.. .................... 250
Crankcase Emissions Control
System .....................................
250
Evaporative Emissions Control
System .....................................
250
Exhaust Emissions Controls .... 251
PGM-FI System ..................... 251
Ignition Timing Control
System .................................
251
Secondary Air Injection
System .................................
251
Three Way Catalytic
Converter.. ..........................
251
Replacement Parts ..................... 251
Three Way Catalytic Converter ... 252
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Identification Numbers
Your car has several identifying
numbers located
in various places.
The Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) is the 17-digit number your
Honda dealer uses to register your
car for warranty purposes. It is also
necessary for licensing and insuring
your car.
The easiest place to find
the
VIN is on a plate fastened to the
top of the dashboard. You can see it
by looking through the windshield
on the driver's side.
It is also on the
Certification label attached to the
driver's doorjamb, and is stamped on
the engine compartment bulkhead.
The VIN is also provided in bar code
on the Certification label.
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The Engine Number is stamped on
the left front corner of the engine
block.
The Transmission Number is on a
label underneath the transmission.
Identification Numbers
Technical Information 243

Specifications
Dimensions
Length
Width Height
Wheelbase Track Front
Rear
Engine
Type
Bore x Stroke
Displacement
Compression ratio
Spark plugs
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162.0in(4,115mm) 68.9 in (1,750 mm)
50.6 in (1,285 mm) 94.5 in (2,400 mm)
57.9 in (1,470 mm)
59.4 in (1,510 mm)
See the certification label attached to the driver's door"amb.
Water cooled 4-stroke DOHC
VTEC 4-cylinder l=)asoline engine
3.43 x 3.31 in (87.0 x 84.0 mm)
121.8 cu-in (1,997 cm3
)
11.0 : 1 See spark plug maintenance
section page
174.
c apac1t1es
Fuel tank 13.2 US
aal (50 ll, 11.0 Imp qal)
Engine coolant
Change*'
1.72 US aal (6.51\, 1.43 Imp qal)
Total 2.01 US l=)al (7.61\, 1.67 Imp gal)
Engine oil Change*'
Including filter 5.1 US qt (4.81\, 4.2 Imp qt)
Without
filter 4.8 USgt (4.51\, 4.0 Imp qt)
Total 5.9 US qt (5.61\, 4.9 Imp qt)
Manual Chanl=)e 1.6 US_g_t (1.51\, 1.31mp qt)
transmission Total 1.7 US qt (1.61\, 1.41mp qt) fluid
Differential Chan_g_e 0.78 US qt (0.741\, 0.65 Imp qt)
oil Total 0.81 US qt (0.77 ll, 0.68 Imp at)
Windshield U.S. Cars 2.7 US qt (2.61\, 2.3 ImP at)
washer Canadian Cars 4.4 US qt (4.21\, 3.7 Imp qt)
reservoir
* 1 : Including the coolant in the reserve tank and that remaining in the
engine. Reserve tank capacity:
0.16 US gal (0.61\, 0.131mp gal)
* 2: Excluding the oil remaining in the engine.

Specifications
Lights Battery Headlights Hi~h 12 v -55W Capacity 12 V -36 AH/5 H R
Daytime
runnin~ li~hts 12 v - 55W(H1)
Front
turn signal lights 12 v -21 w Fuses
Rear turn si~nalli~hts 12 v -21 w Under-hood See page 235 or the fuse box Stop/Taillights 12 v -21 W/5 W cover.
Side marker lights Front 12 v -5W Interior See page 234 or the fuse label
Rear
12 v -5W attached to the inside of the fuse
Back-up lights
12 v -21 w box door under the dashboard.
License plate
li~hts 12 v -5W Interior light 12 v -5W AI' 1gnment Trunk light 12 v -5W Toe Front 0.00 in (0.0 mm)
Rear in 0.24 in (6.0 mm)
Air
conditioning Camber Front -0°30'
Refrigerant type HFC-134a (R-134a)
Rear -F30'
Charge quantity 19.4-21.2 oz (550-600 ~) Caster Front 60
Lubricant type SP-10
Tires
Size Front
205/55R16 89W
Rear 225/50R16 92W
Spare Tire T125/70D16
96M
Pressure Front 32
psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm2
)
Rear 32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm2
)
Spare Tire 60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 k~f/cm2)
Technical Information 245

DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
The tires on your vehicle meet all
U.S. Federal Safety Requirements.
All tires are also graded for
treadwear, traction, and temperature
performance according to
Department of Transportation
(DOT) standards. The following
explains these gradings.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall
between the tread shoulder and the
maximum section width. For
example: Treadwear
200
TractionAA
Temperature A
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Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a compara­
tive rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified government
test course. For example, a tire
graded
150 would wear one and one
half (1-1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded
100. The relative performance of
tires depends upon
the actual condi­
tions of their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the norm
due to variations
in driving habits,
service practices, and differences in
road characteristics and climate. Traction
The traction
grades, from highest to
lowest, are
AA, A, B, and C. Those
grades represent the tire's ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on
specified government
test surfaces
of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction
performance.
Warning:
The traction grade
assigned to this tire
is based on
straight-ahead braking traction tests,
and does not include acceleration,
cornering, hydroplaning, or peak
traction characteristics.

Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the
highest),
B, and C, representing the
tire's resistance to the generation of
heat and its ability to dissipate heat
when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor
laboratory test wheel. Sustained high
temperature can cause the material
of the tire to degenerate and reduce
tire life, and excessive temperature
can lead to sudden tire failure.
The
grade C corresponds to a level of
performance which all passenger car
tires must meet under the Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No.
109. Grades B and A represent
higher levels of performance on the
laboratory test wheel than the
minimum required by
law.
DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
Warning: The temperature grade for
this tire is established for a tire that
is properly inflated and not over­
loaded. Excessive speed, underinfla­
tion, or excessive loading either
separately or
in combination, can
cause heat build-up and possible tire
failure.
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