Vryantec

Hey guys i recently just got my car dynoed and it ran very well and idled well. Day by day the idle got worse and worse (sitting at a lower rpm) and it came to the point where my car wont even start anymore. Does anyone know what could cause this? Like i said it started really good for a week and then after a week is kept getting worse and worse.

Thanks guys!

NVturbo

either bad tune or IACV going out

K20.ek

tony_2018

tune, iacv, loss of compression, or **** build.

Vryantec

Alright thank you ill look into it from these suggestions. The build is solid, vtec wasnt working so we put a half *** tune on it till i got it to work. So i haven't really driven it. Just idled once in awhile

NVturbo

That pretty much sums up to a SHITTY BUILD.

Vryantec

WOWW!! Funny guy, maybe it didnt work because my tach wasnt wired to my dizzy?? Lets not hop on pages and call peoples build shitty, because mines no ebay build. Its probably better than your build so hop off.

JRCivic1

Even a good build can break... so don't just assume the problem is the tuner. Reset the ECU and clear out the fuel trims, clean off your spark plugs (or replace them) and see how that goes. If the issue persists, a compression test might be a good test to get an idea about the engine's health.
You have alluded to a problem with the VTEC system, and suggested that the reason that it isn't working is a failure to wire your distributor to the tach. This is incorrect... the distributor reports the RPM count to the ECU, so as long as your VSS is functioning and you have the necessary oil volume, VTEC should work.

It is best to get the engine functioning fully before going to the tuner.

TomCat39

Unfortunately you have chosen phrasing to give the impression of the feedback you are receiving. As well as you are being hypocritical by thanking one person saying it and condemning the other person saying it.

I'm not saying the opinion is nice or couldn't be presented more tactfully but I am saying it is at least partially if not mostly self induced. Had you not responded in kind, it may have been removed, but **** has been thrown from both sides so the **** sticks.

Focus on the helpful advice in the thread and go from there, and if possible phrase your responses in a way to avoid giving the impression of half assed work.

NVturbo

haha...real funny. Remember, I'm not the one making a thread on H-T. You said it yourself about throwing on a shitty tune. What does wiring up a tach have anything to do with VTEC not working? Enlighten us all with your knowledge........

TomCat39

To be fair, I think OP was trying to say they fuqed with the tune which got it running more or less. However the tune is now not really a tune anymore as it's not calibrated to the car as much as morphed into something the car will at least idle on.

I think JRCivic1 covered all the critical possibilities in the event it wasn't the tune or ECU but something mechanical.

K20.ek