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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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for the life of me i cannot seem to fix my car... it continues to throw a 21 ... i know that its for the VTEC spool solenoid valve but what the hell is it actualy? where is that located and what do i do to fix it... this car is obd1 and running a p28 on a jdm d15
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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any one?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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have you changed out teh solnoid?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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also check your oil, and make sure you have no leaks.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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new sylonoid (sp)... new every thing.......leak was fixed.... if my oil is seriously due for a change change that cause it?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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yup. vtec works on oi pressure, and if your oil is shitty you could be loseing pressure. change it and then get back to us..
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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im still throwing this code...any one have any ideas?
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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have you reset the ecu?
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 05:54 AM
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yes sir....
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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check wiring for VTEC solenoid again (if the connection is poor, the CEL goes off)
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