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Old 07-23-2005, 04:35 AM
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when i finished bulding my h22 (Je pistons & eagle rods) and started it every thing was running smothly but when i drove it VTEC was not starting even though my vtec test light was on, so i opened the vtec solenoid and saw Metal Shavings in the filter, i cleand it and tested the car the vtec started first but it didnt at the second time, so i opened the solenoid and again there was Metal Shavings. what could be the problem, will oil pump do this if its going to be dammaged?
Old 07-23-2005, 05:01 AM
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maybe rod bearings are broken.... had this also a few years ago and my rod bearings was gone... sure everything was build properly because as you said that the engine is build up new?!

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did you clean the motor out good when you rebuild it? i would change the oil and see if it goes away. if it doesnt i dont think you got the right bearing in there
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i just had that problem at the dyno last thurs. I spun a bearing and I got it fixed. The same materials was still in the oil channels. Once it was clean out vtec was kicking in
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def flush the oil a few times and change the filter.
Old 07-23-2005, 09:22 AM
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That happened to me. But it was too late to fixit because I already threw a rod through the block.
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You really need to check your bearings immediately. The shaving are going to be from fresh bearings coming apart, not left over garbage from a previous problem.
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What color are the shavings?
Old 07-24-2005, 08:33 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Suprdave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What color are the shavings?</TD></TR></TABLE>
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