I took delivery of the car Friday the same day I had my wisdom teeth out so I did not get a chance to drive her until Saturday (and drive her I did ) but the problem is my VTEC refuses to go on. Is it possible that the dealer put crappy gas in it and therefore the VTEC will not engage because of that or should I bring it back to them and just tell them to fix it. (I have a 3rd party 6mo. warranty)

 

bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

umm.. how do you know the vtec isnt engaging..

 

You don't have a DOHC so your not going to have a VTEC engage like an Integra or Prelude.

 

did u actually have the engine checked? or are u guessing because you got smoked by a civic si?

 

thats why i asked him how he knew it wasnt working.... right on bdog

 

Did ur check engine light come on?

 

you dudes are crazy

 

code 21: vtec malfunction

 

i speak from experience. before i bought my cl, i had a 96 civic lx. after driving my friends brand new 01 prelude, i said shit, i need to get a car with VTEC. so I figured the cl was nice and when i lifted the hood and saw the word VTEC on the engine cover, i was like, ok, now i can hang with the big boys. boy, was i ever wrong. no feel in the VTEC changeover, no rush , no nuthin,. i was so pissed. SOHC blows. your VTEC isnt malfunctioned, its just non-existent.

 

I've never been beaten by a civic. it's either I win or a draw. even stock teggys.

 

which cl u got? i got the wimp.

 

Me too. lil' ol' 2.2 5speed ...maybe they weren't SIs

 

now that i have intake and the header, i can hang with an si, but i cant pass it. they go pretty good modded those little fockers. i almost bought one as a project car for 6 grand. it was an 00 si in black, mint condition with only like 55k miles or so. i was gonna buy it "for my wife" () but she wasnt buyin it.

 

Yeah I've had my i/e since like the first month with the car, so never really had a
stock race.

 

usually the cause of no vtec engagement is low oil pressure. check the oil level and check for leaks. if thats not the case then its the vtec solonoid.

 

^^^^

All you 2.x guys sound weak. You can feel the VTEC changeover in a 3.0.

 

you should feel vtec on my 600 weeee

 

You can't really compare sohc vtec to dohc vtec. It's all about the extra cam.

 

maybe you need to get one of those fancy VTEC lights installed.... then you'll know if it engages or not

The VTEC light


just f**kin with ya...

 

i have no idea what you are talkin about!!

 

the vtec on the h22 pulls way harder than a j30.

 

:captainobvious:

 

Ok, ok - I meant the F2.x guys.