vtec issues
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Originally Posted by Billman250' timestamp='1330993674' post='21479849
How do you know your oil pressure is ok? did you check it with a gauge? I'm learning more and more no VTEC = major bearing damage and the engine doesnt have the psi to lock the rockers.
Number one causes are dirty air filter and bad MAP sensor.
make sure you carpet is not stuck up behind the gas pedal too
Number one causes are dirty air filter and bad MAP sensor.
make sure you carpet is not stuck up behind the gas pedal too
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Originally Posted by soulplane' timestamp='1330993743' post='21479854
i dont move the car untill it is fully warmed up so i know that isent the issue and about 2 weeks ago i found out about how to engage it with full throtle, i usually put the pedal to the floor at about 5000rpm, but even then the car still wont engage, for example i raced a friend of mine that has a cadillac devill, we did a 40 roll witch puts me at like 5200 rpm we beeped took of and getting to 6500rpm the vtec still hadent engaged i styaed racing i beat him but only by a bumper, my oil was fine the next morning everything seemed fine, its not the only time during a race or even for a cruse that it dosent engage, also im not one of those people that pop vtec every 5 minutes so there isent much abuse on the motor, i do have 112,xxx miles but its mostly highways miles, ive been looking at ways to clean the solenoid to see if there is a difference
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Well I dont just let it sit either but ill let it sit for a minute or two, but I wont pop vtec tills its on three bars or untilled I've been driving for a while and just feel like Poping it but some times it wont engage, I'm using 10w40 oil. Idk if that helps
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hello everyone, i wanted to see if any of you have encountered a problem like mine, there are certain times ill be driving and ill go past 6000 rpm and the car will just keep driving as if it had no vtec, my oil pressure is fine and the car is always full on oil so i wanted to know is there anything i can do check or clean the silenoid to try and fix my problem and in puts will be awsome thanks!!
If cleaning the screen or the solenoid contacts doesn't help, try testing the solenoidal itself with a amp meter, if no luck there give it a nice tap with the back of a ratchet. AP1's especially have had reports of v-tec not working due to bad solenoid. If none of these suggestions work its a very good possibility that your v-tec solenoid had gone bad
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In hundreds of s2ks, I have never cleaned a throttle body or intake in all my services. With that, there is never a problem I couldnt solve with a different fix.
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well sometimes i feel that the throttle body stayed open as if there was carbon build up stopping it from closing it all the way, and if the vtec screen isent dirty what other reason could vtec not be poping, and what could i use to clean the plug on the solenoid to try and help it and were do i check for the amps on the plug or solenoid side? and if i do check it with an amp meter what should the reading be please give me some more info so that i can do run this test
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