95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
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95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
help! i got a 95 civic dx with a swapped d16 vtec. vtec is not hooked up i plan on getting the plug and pins and a p28 ecu. my problem is i have a leaking vtec solenoid? and ive replaced the gasket and the solenoid itself still leaks. so i plan on replacing the head with a d16z6 head thats where i need some information. any help is appreciated!
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
You can probably fix the VTEC solenoid oil leak if you HondaBond seal both gaskets - that's what I did.
And I don't believe you need to swap to a Z6 head and distributor. The P28 ECU will run the Y8 engine, but you may or may not need to get a Y8 basemap chip. The swap gurus should be able to answer this question.
And I don't believe you need to swap to a Z6 head and distributor. The P28 ECU will run the Y8 engine, but you may or may not need to get a Y8 basemap chip. The swap gurus should be able to answer this question.
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
oh ive tried just about everything havent tried hondabond but i eventually want vtec to work so i was just gonna replace the head and solve that problem all together and then i found a z6 vtec head for 70$ that i dont have yet but was planning on buying
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
i see what your saying prolly fixing it with the hondabond but i read that the z6 head is better so i just figured why not?
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
i think i might have read it wrong i read that the z6 has better high end and the y8 has better low end but i might just buy another y8 head or try replacing the gaskets again and try the hondabond
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
i dont think there is enough of a difference between the y8 and z6 thats worth doing all that.
supposedly the factory intake is better on the y8 and the factory header is better on the y8
supposedly the z6 head flows better than the y8 ive heard that as well.
but in the end you will be disappointed in the work required to change to a z6 head for something so minimal.
supposedly the factory intake is better on the y8 and the factory header is better on the y8
supposedly the z6 head flows better than the y8 ive heard that as well.
but in the end you will be disappointed in the work required to change to a z6 head for something so minimal.
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Re: 95 civic dx/d16y8 swap/P28 ECU - VTEC solenoid oil leak
oh ok thanks man i think i need new piston rings as well because its got some low end torque but when im at a higher rpm you can smell the oil burning and it sounds like its struggling or something i know its got a lot of miles on it but maybe when i get vtec hook up it will run better
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