I just changed my oil for the first time in my new 2000 Civic Si, and now I am noticing that the V-Tech is not working. I used Mobil 1 10W-30 and a the top line NAPA filter. Someone help I'm not getting a good impression from this car.

 

5qts

 

I put 4 in it and the dipstick read full. Of course the previous owner put a chrome dipstick in.

 

Get yourself a manual, you need it.

I don't usually say this, but I'm really tired of reading it over and over, go and read your valve cover and come back to edit some information.

 

WTF is that supposed to mean? It says V-Tech?

 

Not to mention I'm loaded on Tanqueray and tonic.

 

FOR THE VICTOLY


Modified by daklown at 10:53 PM 8/16/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BG Performance &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WTF is that supposed to mean? It says V-Tech? </TD></TR></TABLE>

No no, please, do me a huge favor and go outside to your car with notepad and a pen and pop the hood. Read the valve cover, then come here and tell me what it says.

I know we enforce not to say anything to the vtech users, but I read this word EVERYDAY and it's getting to me.

daklown, if I'm going to help one person in my lifetime in the correct spelling of his engine's feature, it's going to be him. I took down the pic for the time being.

 

my bads it is a slight gramatical error, i need technical advice not an english lecture.

 

I did give you advice, get yourself a manual.

When some ricer places some chrome dipstick, you're asking for trouble since oil level is vital to your engine's performance.

A manual tells you EVERYTHING and ANYTHING pertaining to your car. Go by it, and you'll be solid.

 

No hard feelings

 

I hate ricers thats the main reason I haven't fooled with Hondas until now. Guess I thought I could start some kind of anti-ricer campaign. Give me time though I have just had the car 2 weeks now.

 

No problemo. Best advice is getting a Helms manual from http://www.helminc.com

1,000+ pages of knowledge.

 

get yourself a stock dipstick...pour about 4.5 quarts and keep adding until its on the right level.

i support vtech products.

 

i thought it was supposed to be 5w30 too.. lots of miles?

 

every one of those vtech products that i have owned broke in like 2 weeks. i dont think you should suport em, they suck. now vtec thats another story.

 

95K

 

Your VTEC isn't working because the car is low on oil, if its below a certain amount the ECU wont allow the VTEC solenoid to kick in because it uses oil pressure to switch over. Hope that helps you because that's my "Nice Comment" of the evening.

 

thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Deemeetree &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get yourself a manual, you need it.

I don't usually say this, but I'm really tired of reading it over and over, go and read your valve cover and come back to edit some information.</TD></TR></TABLE> exactly what i was gonna say

 

ahahhaha..damn i missed the pic.

 

4 quarts is more than enough for my B16. It's usually a little less than that even with filter change. Are you sure the car was warm enough? And yeah, the vtec police are out in full force in this place, that and ricer bashing are the cool things to be doing.

 

im pretty shure that the b16 doesnt hold 5 quarts.... actually i believe that the b and d series motors hold only 3.5 quarts

 

noobie
make sure you got enouf oil

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 13link EG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">noobie
make sure you got enouf oil</TD></TR></TABLE>

Make sure you get enough education.

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