MTracing

ok so i bought a 2000 honda civic ex a few days ago, and i have a few questions about it. the power mirrors dont work, and i was wondering if anyone knew any fuses that i should look at?? I looked under the steering wheel, but there are so much and i have no clue which one is which, but everything else works electronically......except the left side back up light. Then my next problem is when i switch gears the and i dont floor it then i will be riding the clutch because it gets stuck. It gets UNSTUCK when i do floor it. it feels like there is a spring tension or maybe a rod or something that connects the two.....because there is a certain spot on the throttle i pass, and i feel like a little tick(bump) and thats when the clutch pops out(gets unstuck). sorry its so long, but i was wondering if anyone can help me out?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
P.S. is there such a thing as a ex that is not vtech, cuz my block says d16y8 but the head i have no idea.....maybe different.....and i feel no vtech so i was just wondering if there is such a thing. i have never heard of that before.

egp95

Here is the location of the VTEC. If your head has this vtec selinoid then you have vtec. Have you driven honda's with vtec before?



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MTracing

Ok, i went and checked and i do have the vtech sylinode. So i think that it maybe cloged up or something along those lines, how hard is it to replace?? also is there anything that might be bad (i guess thats the right word to use) with maybe internals or fuel pump or something?? and yes i have drivin a few cars with vtech and some i-vtech cars.
Also is there any way maybe it might not be plugged in because i notice that that there is a green connection into the one in the picture??

NikoEJ2

Lol I've had a y8... Vtec in single cams are more of an economic crossover not nearly as aggressive as the b,h or k series crossovers basically what I'm saying is they have vtec to carry the powerband not to produce quaps more power after engagement like in the dohc motors do... Pretty much the more stock a d16/15 is the less you can hear or feel vtec

O and do make sure to warm up your car before trying to crossover vtec cuz it won't work if u don't

MTracing

i see, thats interesting well the motor is all completely stock except for an intake. i mean my friend had an all stock y8 also but i can feel his vtech and on this one i cant. He also drive it and couldnt feel nothing. But also i forgot to mention that my knocking sensor is out so i dont know it that would effect it or not?? I just ordered one, so it should be here soon.

NikoEJ2

O and your clutch might need some pressurizing/bleeding lol maybe but that's kind of odd

NikoEJ2

I can't remember if that made a difference is your car throwing codes

MTracing

Ok well the car was saying the knocking sensor code, so the check engine light is on but other then that no its not.

NikoEJ2

Does your speedo and tachometer work

MTracing

yes everything works just fine, well at least for now. But according to the seller the bottom end was rebuilt 9k ago and has a new clutch....i dont know why tho

virgineg6

pretty sure you can find a diagram of the fuse location just google it, and can you stop writing vtech please its actually VTEC.

NikoEJ2

Ok I don't think the knock effects vtec cuz I had no knock on mine before for like a month and vtec still worked

MTracing

ok well thats good then, i dont know if i should replace the vtec sylinode tho, is there any chance that could be clogged up??

NikoEJ2

Most of the time ppl who say rebuilt with low miles with no papers are nothing more than greasy car sales men that you shouldn't trust point is if the engine looks like it came in that car most of the time it has never left it's mounts so don't believe what that guy say

NikoEJ2

The whole system not likely the screen in the solenoid maybe you warming up the car good and is your coolant temp gauge working?

MTracing

ok well i know this guy but ya the block is very very clean, looks new. the bottem end is a different shade of silver then the top....its like light silver. and the miles are 100k with all the paper work

MTracing

and ya its all working. well ok, how long do you think i should warm the car up for before i drive it for the next time??

NikoEJ2

The coolant temp needs to be at operating temperature for vtec the needle should be a quarter of the way up the gauge check you vtec wires see if they arnt cut or shreded and oil pressure is a must also

MTracing

ok, ill do that next time. but shouldnt the car be warm enought if you have been driving it for a while to have the needle a quarter of the way up, cuz i have had it a quarter of the way up and more and there is still no vtec. ok ill do that also, when i get the chance. i was kinda thinking the same, maybe some wires but i should have looked sooner. what do you mean by oil pressure?

NikoEJ2

Oil pressure needs to be sufficient in order for vtec to work to but if your driving around it should be enough as far as temp but yea check the wires make sure they are all there and make sure they all go to the ecu plugs btw what kind of ecu u got in there

MTracing

ok. sorry that i have no idea, what kind of ecu i have. is there any way i can check??

NikoEJ2

Lol yea it should be on the passenger side of the car under the carpet next to the door

NikoEJ2

U said something about your solenoid doesn't have a green connector? What does it have??

MTracing

What kinda numbers am i looking for on the ECU or where is the type located on it?? And i figured out about the connector it does have one. i checked all the wires and connections and they were all good. i also let it warm up before i drove it and the vtec didnt work either.

MTracing

Here are some pictures of my vtec solenoid and then the fuse box under the dash and the ECU