gsr x civic

so then what the hell could the problem be? could it really just be that the BOV is bad? and that i got 2 bad ones ?

patrick4588

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did you buy them used? if so its a possibility. if you bought them both brand new then your luck just sucks

Tjabo

Get yourself a little mechanic's mirror and a flashlight. Position the mirror so you can see into the opening, and then shine your flashlight at the mirror from beside your cheek. You will be able to see right in there!

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gsr x civic

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damnnnn. skills. lol.

so do you guys think it'd be worth it to buy a new one just to make sure? or no?

Kyle R

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LOL, the opening to the vortech bov is massive. Get a small flash light and check when your car is idling to determine if the piston is up.

Kyle R

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Also, when you are checking to see if it is indeed open at idle. Pull the vac line off and cap the line with your finger. The bov should shut when you do this. I wouldn't buy a new bov until after you determine both are junk.

91crxturbo

Did you ever try what i suggested?? larger line from BOV to IM....i had the same problem and fixed it by running a wider and shorter line.....it takes 2 minutes, you might as well try it.

gsr x civic

i did man. how large can i get? lol. no sexual pun intended

i used a "65112" from autozone vacuum lines. i might as well pick up a thicker line tomorrow. YOU BETTER BE RIGHT . lol.

but about the shorter part, i can't really make it much shorter. it's pretty damn short.

patrick4588

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do the thing about taking the hose off and see if it shuts. that will tell you if its opens and closes

gsr x civic

yeah but then i have a huge leak in my system because of the piping. . .

Kyle R

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Huge leak from where? Cap the end of the vacuum line with your finger/hand.

gsr x civic

lol. sorry for my incompetent answers.
it's really late at night and i'm tired. lol.
you're always on around this time, boost. lol.

okay, well say the piston does open. then what? what about if it doesn't open?

Kyle R

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Ha, yeah I have trouble sleeping If it doesn't open, then it is probably stuck. If that is the case, you can just take it apart to see what's going on.

Kyle R

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Ha, I just noticed the MGD cap on the vtec solenoid

gsr x civic

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lololz

yeah man. i just finished watching some poker. that **** was so intense. ahah.

i'm going to do everything tomorrow. if i cap the end of the line with my finger and the valve is stuck and then i rip apart the BOV, how do i un-jam it or whatever?

lol

agrn93ls

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then i rip apart the BOV, how do i un-jam it or whatever?

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gsr x civic

LOL. okay well my eyes are still half shut, but i'm trying everything out today. wish me luck! :D

91crxturbo

Good luck! at least the ricers will think your cool when your car goes ptshSSSHSSSHSSH

Kyle R

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I just noticed you are in Chicago. How far are you from Kankakee? I just got back from there not to long ago (I have family that lives up there).

gsr x civic

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lol.

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kankakee is a good 2 hour drive. lol.

so yeah. the larger vac line didn't do ****. i'm still getting surge. the piston is up during idle.

so now what. . . . ?

Kyle R

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Does it go back down when you remove the vacuum line?

gsr x civic

yeah

Kyle R

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Then it's working So that means that the problem is most likely and adjustment issue. Can you post a picture of how you have the bov adjustment screw?

gsr x civic

well i set it all the way almost loose. do i need to tighten it?

also, when i was pushing the valve up, there was more resistance than the greddy type s.

gsr x civic

okay well i actually did all the work today. . .
so here's the analysis dealie.

on the vortech, the valve is NOT up. i plugged the hole on the charge pipe with my hand and disconnected / connected the vac lines to see if the valve goes up. it does not. same for the greddy type s .

when i push the valve up on the vortech, and disconnect the line, the valve drops down. it doesn't not do this for the type s.