I got a Honda Civic, 1.8 - liter 4 cylinder engine. What does 1.8-liter mean in this context?

Displacement size of the engine.

displacement ofthe engine.. it translates to 1800 cubic centimetre..

1.8 liter is the 4 cylinders added up in volume so if you filled each cylinder with pop it would total 1.8 liters

The displacement of the engine. In other words the volume of space moved by the movement of the pistons from the top position to the bottom position.

INSTEAD OF CUBIC INCHES AS OLDER AMERICAN CARS RATED IN ----CHEVY -283 , 327 350 , 396 , 427 , 454 -------FORD - 289 , 302 , 351 , 390 , 428 , 429 , 460 ---------DODGE,PLYMOUTH - 318 , 340 , 360 , 383 , 426 , 440 ------ALL OF THESE WERE C.I. ( CUBIC INCHES )------NOW ALL ARE RATED AS HOW MANY LITERS ( A LITER IS ABOUT 61 CUBIC INCHES ) 1.8 X 61 = ABOUT 110 CUBIC INCHES .

its the displacement size of your engine.

it also means that you have a 140 hp, 16 valve SOHC i-vtec.
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displacement size of the engine

it means it is smaller than a gnat is nutsack

Pretty big gnat.. lol

1.8 Liter is the displacement of ur civics engine that means the capacity of each cylinder So, ur car has 4 of em that means 1800CC(cubic cylinder) Thank you

The 1.8 liter pertains to the displacement of the engine. Not the amount of oil, even though that is what many people thank.