em1gangsta

well i was runnng low on oil today, and i decided to put some in. i might have put a lil to much. i think i put at least half a quart of oil in the car. i know i was running ow because vtec didnt hit what so ever. but i was driving on the highway tonight and in 5th gear, at about 3,400 rpms, it loses power and it slows down and keeps slowing down no matter how hard i press on the gas. then i stop the car. turned it off, then turned it back on and it ran fine. maybe 2 min later, it does the exact same thing. so i do the same thing before. and it runs fine. but this time, it will rn, but it runs like crap. it seems as if i have no powr what so ever. but it runs tho. so i stop the car again, let it chil for 10 mins. then drive it back about another 5 miles and it runs as it should until i get home. did i put too much oil in the car, and too much oil pressure was built up? can it be an ignition system problem? btw, the vtec solenoid works, cuz it didnt pull the code when i ran it. can anyoe help me? is my problem bad? did i throw a rod bearing? well iunno, cuz i didnt hear a knocking. but if anyone can help me, please do so, cuz this has never happened to me before.

raidacaipo

could be ur alternator.. does ur lights dim or anything like that? does ur mph gauge work??

em1gangsta

the sped sensor did go out.gotta get a new one. thats the only cel code that pulled up. my lights dont dim, the last time i checked. i dont think thats the problem tho. this just happened tonight.

raidacaipo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by em1gangsta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the sped sensor did go out.gotta get a new one. thats the only cel code that pulled up. my lights dont dim, the last time i checked. i dont think thats the problem tho. this just happened tonight.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hrmmmm speed sensor went out?? did you know that the vehicle speed sensor and the alternator are related??? check ur in car fuse. I think its fuse #15.. both alternator and vss share the same fuse.. I think you need to replace it with a 10 but yeah that would make sense.. your alternator isnt working well and its probably draining ur battery in the future.. try starting ur car and then disconnect the battery plug and see if it still runs.. if it doesnt run then ur alternator is bad...

em1gangsta

really? my alternator might be going bad? hmmmmm, well ok then, i guess ima have to check on that. im going toget it testd and replace the fuses. i didnt want to replace the vss, cuz it costs 120 to get a new one.

raidacaipo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by em1gangsta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">really? my alternator might be going bad? hmmmmm, well ok then, i guess ima have to check on that. im going toget it testd and replace the fuses. i didnt want to replace the vss, cuz it costs 120 to get a new one.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I doubt that your vss is going bad.. it might just be the fuse.. check that first.. usually it gets blown..

em1gangsta

no, i think my vss is out, cuz the code pulled p500, which is the vehicle speed sensor A the the sensor stopped working completely. it was working half the time for 2 weeks, but then gradually over time, it slowly stopped working. so i dont think its a fuse. the sped sensor is out.

raidacaipo

before you replace it did you check fuse #15????? make sure it isnt blown out first..

em1gangsta

i havent replaced the vss. so its still there and the same with the fuse as well.

raidacaipo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by em1gangsta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i havent replaced the vss. so its still there and the same with the fuse as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ALJFAJFLKAJFSLKDJFSLKDJSDFLK!!! ur driving me crazy hahah.. listen carefully.. Im asking u if u checked fuse #15 yet?? is it blown or not?

v8 integra

lol

duggy

VTEC will not work if the speed sensor is not working.

em1gangsta

ok, now i get you, i have not checked the vss yet, and so that explains alot. and i didnt know that vtec wont work if the speed sensor doesnt as well.

Okthatsdumb

I had kind of the same problem on my 88 crx and it turned out the cat was clogged. I was driving and progressively the top speed was reducing. By the time I figured it out I was only able to top out at about 45 mph. It did this because my car had excessive oil burning which ruined my cat. Just keep that in mind!

kkilo

I had this same exact problem in my 94 civic. No CELs, falls on its face at about 3500 rpms in every gear. Car has no ***** at all. Speedo and all gauges work fine. No misfires or anything. Some other guys on here seem to think its the whole distributor. ALthough Its hard to spend the money to replace it if that isnt the problem. Anyone help?

iluvmy2000civicex

You guys need to check your primary o2 sensor. Someitmes if can be going bad but just not throwing the code yet. I've heard of cases where the car starts funning like **** and the ECU sends it into limp mode and wont go past 3500 rpms. This sounds like your problem kkilo. Ive also heard of it messing with the speed sensor as well so em1gangsta may want to check that out as well.

kkilo

but in limp mode its a hard rpm limiter. Mine will rev past 3500 in neutral, and also sometimes will go as high as 5000 depending on the work load on the engine. For example if im going down a hill i can get the engine to rev higher because it doesnt require any power

em1gangsta

i found out thaat my cat was clogged and i had to replace my vss for vtec to work. so all is well now
thanks

kkilo

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