Okay, i have a brand new built LS block with a used B16 head....... Basically LS/Vtec..............I was driving yesterday and i started to see my idle going really low. Like around 600 rpm....... Then later on, when i was driving, i put it in neutral, it died out on me! I would start it up and it would be fine again. Then i started to hear ticking noise, assuming valves cause it cant be rod knock cause i have a brand new built block, i have oil, and rod knock makes a really loud knocking noise........Anyway, i kept driving cause i had to go to work and i would try to accelerate, it wouldn't go, it would like take forever just to go up 1 mph.......... Then i slapped it back to neautral and it died out on me......... I cant' figure out the problem guys! I check the timing to see if i skipped a tooth because i needed to change my timing belt, but the cam gears teeth were aligned...........Please help me honda-tech members because i spent a lot of money on that motor! Please give me some answers, thank you!

 

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Sounds like whoever adjusted your valves left the adjuster loose and they came out of adjustment. Loss of compression can cause you to lose your idle. Just a thought. Do a compression test.

 

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Everytime I put my car in neutral it was dying on me also. I have a fresh built ls/vtec turbo. I guess I was having the same problem but my car would still get up and go though. I couldnt figure it out and it just stopped automatically.

 

yeah, it would stop to but it would lose power also

 

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theres not much we can do with just that
get a compression test done on all the cylinders
do a leakdown test done
make sure the engine timing is right (not by just looking at the cam gears)
drain the oil ,and pass a magnet thru the oil see if theres any metal
put a oil pressure gauge and monitor it

 

thanks, bump

 

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