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Old 10-26-2004, 03:48 PM
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ive got a dz16z6 in a 94 civic si hatch , i got it with 130 thousand miles on it and since i purchased it the vtec does not want to ingage what are some of the causes of that?
Old 10-26-2004, 04:07 PM
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the vtec pressure switch sensor could have went bad or the vtec solenoid is bad or it just needs taking off the motor and cleaned(there is like a lil screen behind there and gets dirty) but normal if the solenoid is dirty is just bounces in and out of vtec (cuts in and out)
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low oil, car not warmed up, lots of things.
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