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turbo_ricer 09-18-2006 10:32 AM
vtec going bad
 
this is my first time on here so bare with me.
when i bought my 95 civic ex w/ a d16y8, the vtec would kick in at about 4800 rpm and you could really feal it. now when it kicks in, it bogs down, looses power. whats up with that? when its cold it will kick it. but at opperating temp it wont.

devney 09-18-2006 01:20 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
Are you sure you aren't experiencing something else. Vtec shouldn't kick in at 4800 I dont believe and honestly you shouldn't be able to feel it on that engine.

thedougler 09-18-2006 01:24 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
welll i happen to have the same engine...vtec comes on at 5500 rpm, and no matter wat anyone else says i can hear , feel , and see the difference. It defintaly changes the noise of the engine, and the rpms will climb quicker.

Nail I3unny 09-18-2006 02:53 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
who puts a y8 in an EG?

glada96EX 09-19-2006 02:13 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
Probably means z6

Nail I3unny 09-19-2006 03:30 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
ps vtec cant really go bad. you have it or you dont...thats just how it works.

baker 09-19-2006 11:50 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
i'd rather have a z6

turbo_ricer 09-27-2006 02:53 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
IT IS A D16Y8. COME OUT OF A LADIES '98 EX COUPE. 30,000 MILES ON IT.
THATS JUST HOW I BOUGHT IT.
$1,800... WASN'T GOING TO PASS IT UP

Mr Mobsta Man 09-27-2006 03:26 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
THERES NO NEED TO YELL

anyway....my d16y8's vtec starts at 5500rpm, whats better about a z6?

turbo_ricer 09-28-2006 01:02 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
sorry i didn't mean to write in all caps

SoCaL.rider 09-28-2006 02:24 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
THERES NO NEED TO YELL
haha, is that what caps means?

Pete 09-28-2006 03:27 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
its probably just low on oem honda vtec fluid. It wont engage fully without the fluid, the valves wont be lubed enough, and the ECU doesnt let it engage 100%. Under the VTEC solenoid there is a VTEC Fluid resiv.......go to the dealer and get a pint, its cheap.....10 bucks and youre back in business.

mxs 09-28-2006 03:34 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
ORIGINAL: turbo_ricer

when its cold it will kick it...
no it won't. VTEC won't engage if the engine is not warmed up. So when it's cold and you rev past 5500, it's not even trying to work. it's just running on the regular cam profile

getting any check engine lights?

Nail I3unny 09-28-2006 04:14 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
1800 is an awful lot to spend on a y8...

turbo_ricer 09-29-2006 07:19 AM
RE: vtec going bad
 
no im sorry. $1800 is what i paid for the car w/ the motor in it.

i dont know how you guys put the quote at the top of your reply... how do you.[/color]

no check engine lights are on.

do you think the headers have a part in it?

US3R!!!11one 09-29-2006 09:34 AM
RE: vtec going bad
 
Why hasn't anyone said the obvious? Check your oil.
and no matter wat anyone else says i can hear , feel , and see the difference.
Sure you can =D

t34me 09-29-2006 05:46 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 

ORIGINAL: Pete

its probably just low on oem honda vtec fluid. It wont engage fully without the fluid, the valves wont be lubed enough, and the ECU doesnt let it engage 100%. Under the VTEC solenoid there is a VTEC Fluid resiv.......go to the dealer and get a pint, its cheap.....10 bucks and youre back in business.
Is this true? Ive never heard of there being seperate fluid, i just thought it operated off the oil pressure, and the oil itself pushed in the pin

ef4life 09-29-2006 06:00 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 

ORIGINAL: t34me


ORIGINAL: Pete

its probably just low on oem honda vtec fluid. It wont engage fully without the fluid, the valves wont be lubed enough, and the ECU doesnt let it engage 100%. Under the VTEC solenoid there is a VTEC Fluid resiv.......go to the dealer and get a pint, its cheap.....10 bucks and youre back in business.
Is this true? Ive never heard of there being seperate fluid, i just thought it operated off the oil pressure, and the oil itself pushed in the pin
that was some thick sarcasm. vtec either works or it doesn't and if your vtec fluid (hint hint engine oil) is low, you will probably sieze the engine.

t34me 09-29-2006 10:48 PM
RE: vtec going bad
 
ok, its hard to hear sarcasam over the net, i thought i was crazy or somthing


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