Ok so drove the car home, about all of half a mile, slow speeds... no more than 30 mph. No problems. Waited until wife got home to test it out. So I step on it, and at just before 4000 rpms, it starts jerking like its redlining or some shit. Consistently... in every gear. Whats the deal? I'm thinking V-tech malfunction , right? Please help I'm taking it back tonight so they can fix it tommorrow. they obviously didnt test it out-

 

damn dude, you just got it back, I hope everything works out and they get it back quick

 

yeah it's fucked up that they didnt test it more. Probably have to order more parts that'll take another week to get here

 

ouch.

 

V-.... graaaaaahhhhhhh hold it in, Hold it in, Hold It In, HOLD IT IN!


anyways, sorry about your car man. What was being done on the car?

There seems to be a lot of shitty mechanics lately...

 

Top off your oil... That will fix your problem. Has nothing to do with the mechanic.

 

so does the whole oil thing help to keep the back of my seat on? or wha..

 

I took it back to the shop..... so, top off the oil? That's it? Cause I checked it and it was at least a quart low, barely reading on hte dipstick. I just wanted to test drive it before I did anything. Do you think hte mechanic will figure that out, or should I drop them a hint? When I pickep up the car a printout for daignosing V-tec malfunctions for a 1998 2.3 motor was still sitting on the seat-

 

Just had a crate motor put in, just picked it up from the shop.

 

Vtec can mess up when oil is low I have heard.

 

regardless, i'd go back and get some money back

 

Vtec doesn't have enough oil

 

Is it like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ckSyoy9x8

 

No. Dont take it back to the mechanic... Just put a quart of oil in it and call it a day. You would be wasting your time as well as your mechanics.

 

thanks for the suggestions, but I had already taken it back. He topped off the oil and that wasnt the problem. He thinks it's a part for hte V-tec that is not working properly, and is ordering the part.