Three-door hatchback · 1.3-liter CVCC inline-four
1981 Honda Civic 1300 Three-door hatchback
Honda's model-year sales literature documents this 1981 Civic trim, body, engine, and transmission pairing.
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Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- 1300
- Body style
- Three-door hatchback
- Engine
- 1.3-liter CVCC inline-four
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1981 Honda Civic 1300 Three-door hatchback. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 7
- Factory intervals
- 7
- Fitment-scoped
- 7
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine oil
Sourced interval available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.01 customer schedule and §06.02.03-2 cost worksheet: 7,500/22,500/37,500-mile service · checked
Engine oil filter
Exact reference available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids. Baldwin lists B156 for both cataloged Civic engine rows; this establishes fitment only, not a service interval.
Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · Printed catalog page 313, Honda 1981 Civic rows — Lube — B156 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentBaldwin B156
Qty. 1 · Spin-on engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 1981 Civic application; confirm the installed engine before ordering.
Catalog: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · Printed catalog page 313, Honda 1981 Civic rows — Lube — B156 · checked
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Valve clearance
Sourced interval available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.03-3 and -5: 15,000- and 45,000-mile maintenance worksheets · checked
Transmission oil or fluid
Sourced interval available
Manual-transmission oil
Manual-transmission models only.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.03-4: manual-transmission oil in the 30,000-mile worksheet · checked
Engine air-cleaner element
Sourced interval available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.03-4: air-cleaner element in the 30,000-mile worksheet · checked
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.03-4: spark plugs in the 30,000-mile worksheet · checked
Radiator coolant
Sourced interval available
US 1981 Civic 1300 and 1500; verify engine and transmission before ordering parts or fluids.
Source: American Honda 1981 LDV certification application — recommended customer maintenance · §06.02.03-5: radiator coolant in the 45,000-mile worksheet · checked
Sources
Other 1981 configurations