the screen might be clogged on the solenoid

 

yea so its been rainin a lot here i checked and its not a fuse. its a gsr in a 98 civic and as soon as it stops fuckin rainin here i was gonna take the solenoid off and check it and clean it. i checked all the wiring and there arent any shorts or anything. i have only really dealt with obd0 before i got this so if anybody wanted to give me a tip on how to check the code it would be much appreciated. let me kno. one more thing is that before it stopped working all together for a couple of days it wouldnt hit VTEC when it was cold but when it warmed up it did fine. i reset the ecu and it did fine until that night when it quit. so yea. thats what i got so far.

-joe

 

It will never engage VTEC when cold. There's certain requirements to engage VTEC.

1. Oil pressure
2. Temperature
3. In gear
4. Hit certain RPM(4400 in a GSR)

If those things are met, I'd look at the solenoid, since thats the next step in the equation.

What OBD are you running? Search Honda-Tech to find out how to pull the codes. Its pretty simple. From there we will be able to help you more.

 

yea i didnt think the cold thing was a problem but i just wanted to make sure. like i said this is my first VTEC motor i just ran straight ls before. so yea im gonna check out that stuff tomorrow. if u have any more ideas feel free to post them ill let you guys know what i find out. thanks

-joe

 

damn i wish my vtech hit at 4400

 

I ASKED earlier.... did you CHECK your oil level????

 

dont forget speed sensor too.

 

ok i so went out today and oulled it off, cleaned the hell out of it with carb and choke cleaner, cleaned all the connections, and added a quart of oil to the motor and it runs just like new again. thanks for all the help guys i really appreciate it.

-joe