keeblar

Car: 95 teg Gsr
Mods: AEM intake
Others: all stock but intake- untill I fix what you are about to read.


Recently I had my gasket for my V-tec solenoid blow/crack. Well it was leaking tons of oil so I went down to the dealer and picked up a new set. I purchased the upper top gasket that sits on the solenoid and also the gasket that sits against the head. When I changed it I didn't remove any other hoses or wires from any other part of the motor. But now my cars check engine light is on when it was not before. Also to add to my crap that is going wrong. My car is doing the opposite of what its suppost to do when it is at warm up. When I start the car it acts like it is already warmed up ( Sitting at 800-900 rpms )
And when the car is warmed up it jumps the RPMs to around 2k, and it will stay there when the temp is at normal operation. Another thing to add is that my car is harder to start. If I turn the key it takes forever to start. And If I even try to pump the gas when trying to start it. It will do a back fire. I don't know what is going on with it so I tried to go down the simple things like, unhooking the battery, checking to see if any vacuum leaks where around, replacing the AEM intake filter because it was dripping oil from being sprayed at by the blown gasket, checked to see if oil got into the intake system. All that and I am still stuck. If anybody else could help out to try and give me some tips on what I could do to try to fix it before I toss it into a shop please help =-(.. O ya!!!! also to add my final bitching (MY V-TEC IS NOT ENGAGING!!) when it was working just fine before it blew that gasket. Whats the point of having a Gsr if the V-tec is broken.

TheAsian

What is your code for. Jumper your scs connector and let us know

sinnerscope

My cuzin had problem wit his vtec n it was odameter fuse check that

HondaPartsHero

Pull the code and check back in, sounds like it might be iacv but the vtec problem would be unrelated to causing it

masintegrafleet

mine is doing the same thing but has lots of mods. let me kow what you find out to help me also.

keeblar

Well the Iacv I changed about 3 months ago because it was reving high..
And I also checked it by pulling off the intake and closing one of the ports in it to see if it dropped the rev..
It stayed the same..
And I pulled the codes off the net but I thought that since it was a 95 I could read the blinking light on the ecu..
But it was not there..
Is there a jumper I can plug to check my code?
And if so how would I be able todo that.
I can read it on my crx because it has that light on the ecu.
But not on my teg ecu..
Thanks guys for giving more tips..
I will check back in a few hours on my lunch break to give more info..

Bump..

HondaPartsHero

https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-6/ecu-abs-codes-here-978933/

TheAsian

The SCS connector is located in the passanger foot well right above the ecu in the front corner of the dash. Look up and you should see a blue or green connector. I dnt remember what color it is. Its a 2 pin connecter that goes to nothing.

keeblar

Well I tried to get the codes after I got off work.. But my *** could not find a paper clip for the life of me. But after hours of Looking for one . I tried to get the codes. I lifted back the carpet ect and found 2 blue jumper looking things. One had a 2 wire thing on it and the other had life 4 wires going into it. I tired sticking the paper clip into it and nothing happen when I turned the key to on. The Check light was still solid without any blinks. So I tired the other one that had the 4 wires.. How would you say this !!! O ya NO GOOD!! I made a spark from it and decided not to stick it back in that port. I am going to try again tomorrow with the 2 wire one but my car is being on its rag and wont let me touch her =-(

Ps: I tried checking on you-tube for movies on if I was placing the paper clip in the right port, but found nothing.
Think anybody that knows what they are doing could maybe send me a picture on where the clip might go...

Thanks peeps.

keeblar

Ok ok!!!
I got it .. I didn't want to let this make me not want to sleep tonight.
I went back out there and stuck it back in the 2 wire blue jumper this time and I got the code off of it..
I am getting- 6 ECT - water temperature sensor
Any Idea on how to fix this?
And would this make my v-tec not kick in ? Because I thought it works off oil pressure.

TheAsian

Check your water temp sensor see if the wires going into the sensor are corroded. That causes alot of sensor failure codes.

Get for voltage and ground.

Next step is to test the sensor

94VTECoupe

I would assume this could have something to do with your idling/VTEC issues. I'm not exactly sure how OBDI reads, but I'm guessing your ECU just defaults to assuming your engine is cold without a reading from the sensor. Also, VTEC doesn't engage when the engine is cold, so your ECU might not be sending any power to the solenoid at crossover.

masintegrafleet

nice picture! i hate it when vtec isn't working

keeblar

ahahahaahah!!!
I woke up this morning asking myself if I would smile because I have to work on V-day...
Well thanks to 94vtecoupe I smiled and laughed. Thanks for that pic..

And thank you guys for helping me..
I will check to see if the wires got oil or dirt on them.
I would assume that they did because I had oil all over the place..
Hell oil even spotted on my windshield because that gasket blew up.
Checking it on my lunch .
Wish me luck

jacob4lester

wouldnt hurt to just try and change out the temp sender, if i am right which i may not be it should be a bronze or gold nipple to the right of the thermostat housing, i know thats where it is on both my cars but could be different for yours just a suggestion

keeblar

Ya I checked it out on my break and the wires had alot of caked on oil from the oil leak I got sum super clean that I am going to toss on it and let it sit so I can get in there and change out the temp sen.
Called up auto zone and it was cheap..
So I will swing by there and pick it up on a lunch break.
Thanks for the help guys.
Hope this fixes my vtec problem.
My car feels like geo metro without it running right.

jacob4lester

you do have a water temp gauge correct?

keeblar

Yes I have a temp gauge.
But I found the problem..
After letting the super clean sit on the spots that I sprayed it on.
I discovered that the connecting plug that connects to the sensor had only one wire on it.
After taking a second look at it.
I noticed that the plug had a broken wire from the male side that plugs into the sensor.
I was sht that's the problem..
Well I called Autozone and my boy that works there said they don't carry it.
In my head i was thinking "Another damn dealership item I have to buy" " fk my life"
He said don't trip I have spare motors laying around that have that clip I need.
So hopefully I can cop that sht tomorrow and see if that fixes it.
Apon asking him question just like I do here on Honda-tech.
He said my car was thinking for itself and put it into safe mode so that I don't blow my motor.
Because like I said up top. My car feels like I am driving a damn geo metro >_<

Also to add to my hell.
I noticed on the ground after leaving Autozone that my car was dripping water.
I got underneath it to where it was leaking and seen that the drain plug on the radiator was leaking. I went to tighten it because it was odd it was leaking and....
One turn two turns three ta urn! And snap!!
There went that.
So now I have to try and get that plastic item out of the radiator.
What a hell of a day =-(
well thanks again guys. I will post again in the moning.

94VTECoupe

I'm glad I could be of service, I thought that picture needed to be shared.

Good luck with it!

jacob4lester

just buy some easy outs for the drain plug and go pick up a new one, it could have been a bad o ring on it. just hit up a junkyard for the other plug you need, if you dont want to pay for it do what i do, find what you need, go to the fence of the junkyard or in the corner, and throw that sh** over the fence then drive around and pick it up, get your stuff for $.free99

keeblar

LOL.
Well I am always down to pay for stuff..
But pick and pull is on lock down because everybody including me used to do that.
I will try the easy out thing or get some plyers..

Till then back to killing people in Borerlands

keeblar

So I got up this morning this thinking it would be a good day.
Little did I know that it wasn't. Called up the boy to see if he had the plug and it was all bad. He didn't have a extra one he could cut to ruin his harness. So np got my *** up and I am going to pick and pull.
I am hopeing luck is on my side today..
Off to pick and pull !

jacob4lester

good luck dude if you do get a new drain plug go to the auto store and get variety pack of o rings and replace the one on it, better safe then sorry

keeblar

Your telling me!!
Fk my life!!
I went to the pick and pull and took some..
No good.
Went to 3 differnt auto part stores and same stuff..
I got the plugs that go to my year model Ect..
They all don't fit..
So I was kicking myself thinking wow this makes me want to put a bullet in my head.
Could it be that the radiator got replaced before??
I don't know but the radiator is the same that came from the factory.
Hell the bolts on the thing don't even have scuff marks.
So damn me to hell.

jacob4lester

all bad!!!!!! if you have any left from the one you broke, bring it in to the store and match up the threads, or you can go to a junk yard and just take a bunch off of different cars close to the same year as yours and one of them is bound to work!