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    vtec not working

    well the car after 5k rpm does a wierd sound and vtec doesnt come on...the sound is like if the car wanted to turn off..poping sound and the vtec won't engage....please help me out
    92 accord dx....traded
    97 accord ex....traded
    93 civic si ....stolen
    96 tercel ....sold
    97 ek hatch b17 ..traded
    97 civic 4door b16 sold
    04 tsx traded ...for a honda coupe (top secret)

    #2
    I would check the solenoid 1st.
    always out numbered never out gunned..

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      #3
      ok, what about after that?
      92 accord dx....traded
      97 accord ex....traded
      93 civic si ....stolen
      96 tercel ....sold
      97 ek hatch b17 ..traded
      97 civic 4door b16 sold
      04 tsx traded ...for a honda coupe (top secret)

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        #4
        well I don't have a v-tech so I don't really know after this point. try checking all the common stuff related to it next.
        always out numbered never out gunned..

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          #5
          Check your oil level and make sure you are between the 2 dots on your dip stick. VTEC eats up my oil and if your oil level isn't where it is suppose to be than VTEC won't come on.
          "This is a jaded bunch. To gain notice, you have to challenge conventional wisdom, test assumptions, and ignore the naysayers."

          FS Part out thread koni/skunk2 suspension, jdm pole, HID retrofit, Tanabe exhaust
          http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...10#post2119010

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            #6
            wat else can this be?
            92 accord dx....traded
            97 accord ex....traded
            93 civic si ....stolen
            96 tercel ....sold
            97 ek hatch b17 ..traded
            97 civic 4door b16 sold
            04 tsx traded ...for a honda coupe (top secret)

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              #7
              check any wiring that involves the v-tech maybe?
              always out numbered never out gunned..

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                #8
                possibly reset your computer if it still does not work run it for codes

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                  #9
                  I've been having the same problem recently...

                  heres my thread about it:
                  http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=32487


                  I still havnt solved the problem, but it will come with time

                  good luck on sortin it out.

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                    #10
                    And the oil pressure switch, the knock sensor...
                    Originally posted by Junior Smurff
                    Nevermind guys, google search works wonders!

                    I don't have road rage, my car just goes faster than yours!

                    Accords are for winners. And Grandmothers. But mostly winners.


                    I have grown so Tired of Internet Illiteracy. Please learn proper spelling and grammar. For your sake and that of your children.

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