Check Engine light and VTEC DOESNT KICK IN YO!!!
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Check Engine light and VTEC DOESNT KICK IN YO!!!
i did a search for "vtec not working" and found a bunch of crap!.... if its a repost please post the link...
well as i was driving my 2.3 on the freeway.... my check engine came on and i thought it was just a stupid O2 sensor for the Cat or something.... so as i proceeded on teh freeway, i floored it, and when the my RPMs reached 4000.... MY CAR SEEMED TO HAVE HIT A REV LIMITER...so it seemed.... i took the car to autozone... the Manager ( fucking noob ) said my alarm was tripping it out!...WTF IS THAT SHIT ABOUT!!! stock alarm buddy... and that shouldnt make my RPMs bogg.
got a scanner and plugged it in....gave me a code (which i forgot. gotta do it again) and said air fuel mixture or something of that nature. the code was erased and my car worked fine for 2 more min... light came back on and same shit...
yesterday i cleaned out the VTEC solenoid.. hoping that works.... IT DID..for 20 mins....half way to work this morning the light came on and my frustration skyrocketed!... anyone know how to fix this problem??
sidenote... i also put a lil more oil in the car thinking that may also be the case... that didnt do much either
thanks fellahs
well as i was driving my 2.3 on the freeway.... my check engine came on and i thought it was just a stupid O2 sensor for the Cat or something.... so as i proceeded on teh freeway, i floored it, and when the my RPMs reached 4000.... MY CAR SEEMED TO HAVE HIT A REV LIMITER...so it seemed.... i took the car to autozone... the Manager ( fucking noob ) said my alarm was tripping it out!...WTF IS THAT SHIT ABOUT!!! stock alarm buddy... and that shouldnt make my RPMs bogg.
got a scanner and plugged it in....gave me a code (which i forgot. gotta do it again) and said air fuel mixture or something of that nature. the code was erased and my car worked fine for 2 more min... light came back on and same shit...
yesterday i cleaned out the VTEC solenoid.. hoping that works.... IT DID..for 20 mins....half way to work this morning the light came on and my frustration skyrocketed!... anyone know how to fix this problem??
sidenote... i also put a lil more oil in the car thinking that may also be the case... that didnt do much either
thanks fellahs
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
Check your oil. Your oil is too low.
i just hope my car doesnt pull a Palayhata on me and drink a qt of oil a week
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kool... ill look into it on my lunch break.... i just hope thats all it is. still wondering why when i cleaned the solenoid it worked.... 
asianspec.... do u have the code that i got when i plugged the scanner into it??

asianspec.... do u have the code that i got when i plugged the scanner into it??
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VTEC engages based on a number of different factors, but one of them is volumetric pressure of oil. If you don't have enough oil then it won't engage. Also, yes sometimes teh filter in the oil pressure sending unit will get clogged so check that too. Also see what the code is. It may be the VTEC solenoid not getting a good signal or sending a good signal.
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Originally Posted by Excelerate
VTEC engages based on a number of different factors, but one of them is volumetric pressure of oil. If you don't have enough oil then it won't engage. Also, yes sometimes teh filter in the oil pressure sending unit will get clogged so check that too. Also see what the code is. It may be the VTEC solenoid not getting a good signal or sending a good signal.
maybe i should invest on a Autometer oil gauge er something
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Originally Posted by PimpCL23
has anyone ever had to change their solenoid??? if so how much would it cost for a new one?
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so does anyone know about the trouble codes for the 2.3's???
ey its a P028 some shit like that.. its vtec malfunction for sure.. are u going to replace it..
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Originally Posted by Palayah8ta
ey its a P028 some shit like that.. its vtec malfunction for sure.. are u going to replace it..
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well i checked my oil level on my break... and its up to where it should be!.. so the oly thing i can think of is the solenoid..... ima try cleaning it one last time to see if that helps, but if not then i guess i might have to change the damn thing.
anyone have any other suggestions?
anyone have any other suggestions?
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hahahaha... i remember one day i was on the way to skool... and i was in teh right turning lane.... someone tell me why did this stupid ass lady, cross 2 lanes of traffic, (she was in the left turning lane) into my lane forcing me into the curb to avoid her stupid ass! i chased her down into THE TEACHERS PARKING LOT!! (she was a teacher) gave her a piece of my mind and punked her out of 200 bucks cash!!!
i told her that i had to get my rim repaired and my axle is now fucked up!... my car was fine except for a scrape on teh rim
i told her that i had to get my rim repaired and my axle is now fucked up!... my car was fine except for a scrape on teh rim
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aiight fah sho.... dude i went to autozone on my lunch break.. they wanted $183 deposit just so i can check the code.... i was like WTF!!! so i asked them if they can just come out with me to check the code and ill be on my way.... they told me that there is a fee for that... FUCK!
ima try aamco or some shit
ima try aamco or some shit
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Originally Posted by Palayah8ta
its jades bday, i dont know mang...... u home? call me
BTW... i started my new job last friday.. i work over in panorama city... its off the 5 fwy
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lol... ya... just thought id share it!....
man... this morning when i was leaving my house, i put my emergency brake down, and i noticed the "BRAKE" light was still on... i was like, WTF NOW?? i kept playing with the e-brake and nothing work... so i assumed that the sensor was just stuck. but as i played with the e-brake a lil more i noticed that the BRAKE light wold dim just a lil bit when the e-brake was down... But when the E-Brake was up.. it was slightly brighter.... so now i thought that maybe one of my taillights went out and caused "Brake" lite to sho...
But...as soon as i got on the fwy.. the light came off.. so i think it was just a stuck sensor....
has that ever happened to u guys?
man... this morning when i was leaving my house, i put my emergency brake down, and i noticed the "BRAKE" light was still on... i was like, WTF NOW?? i kept playing with the e-brake and nothing work... so i assumed that the sensor was just stuck. but as i played with the e-brake a lil more i noticed that the BRAKE light wold dim just a lil bit when the e-brake was down... But when the E-Brake was up.. it was slightly brighter.... so now i thought that maybe one of my taillights went out and caused "Brake" lite to sho...
But...as soon as i got on the fwy.. the light came off.. so i think it was just a stuck sensor....
has that ever happened to u guys?
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lol... ya... just thought id share it!....
man... this morning when i was leaving my house, i put my emergency brake down, and i noticed the "BRAKE" light was still on... i was like, WTF NOW?? i kept playing with the e-brake and nothing work... so i assumed that the sensor was just stuck. but as i played with the e-brake a lil more i noticed that the BRAKE light wold dim just a lil bit when the e-brake was down... But when the E-Brake was up.. it was slightly brighter.... so now i thought that maybe one of my taillights went out and caused "Brake" lite to sho...
But...as soon as i got on the fwy.. the light came off.. so i think it was just a stuck sensor....
has that ever happened to u guys?
man... this morning when i was leaving my house, i put my emergency brake down, and i noticed the "BRAKE" light was still on... i was like, WTF NOW?? i kept playing with the e-brake and nothing work... so i assumed that the sensor was just stuck. but as i played with the e-brake a lil more i noticed that the BRAKE light wold dim just a lil bit when the e-brake was down... But when the E-Brake was up.. it was slightly brighter.... so now i thought that maybe one of my taillights went out and caused "Brake" lite to sho...
But...as soon as i got on the fwy.. the light came off.. so i think it was just a stuck sensor....
has that ever happened to u guys?


haha i started laughing soo hard when i saw this




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