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Old 08-04-2008, 09:01 AM
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My boy has a 1997 Del Sol and for some reason the V-tec does not engage. Do you guys have any ideas of what could cause this or even how to fix the problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 08-04-2008, 09:06 AM
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maybe if you spell it right it will engage...j/k...check oil pressure and vtec solenoid would be first on my list
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Old 08-04-2008, 09:13 AM
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lol my bad.....we took the solenoid off but it looked pretty clean
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oil level??
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Is it a del sol SI with the DOHC B16?
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No it doesn't have a B16 I believe it has a D16Y8
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Originally Posted by Carbon Blue,Aug 4 2008, 12:31 PM
oil level??
Low oil would be my first guess too.

Is the ECU in limp-home mode? At what RPM do you hit fuel cutoff?

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We checked the oil level and it was good. I'm not sure about the ECU or fuel cutoff
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what kind of gas are you using?

Does the rpm go all the way?

also the d16. Is vtec noticeable?
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no D series vtec is noticeable IMO.
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