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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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Alright my vtec isnt kicking in well its sorda bogging..yes i have plenty of oil and vtec kicks in it just bogs could it possiblity be my cat since its really rusty
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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is the car stock? check the fuel pressure, and your positive vtec is engaging?
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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yea its engaging i got a cel the other day its evap code????

i did screw on the gas cap well..
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 09:31 AM
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what would a rusty cat have to do with vtec engaging???
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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make sure the screen that filters the oil into ur vtec selanoid is clear n clean
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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already did that, vtec solenoid is clean
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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are all your grounds and vaccume lines good n sealed, fuel filter, lines, n injectors clean, um then i dunno do a compression/leakdown test
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what do i check that needs to be grounded? sorry im kinda noob at this..like i said i got a cel it said evap code..my brother-inlaw said i might have a vacuume line leak? how do i fix that?
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The honeycomb in the cat might have come lose and is clogging your exhaust flow. Is your gas mileage bad?
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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not really..my friend with a MR Civic Si said it could be my cat..cause we were both kicking on vtec side by side and i wasnt keeping up we both have same 00 civic si's
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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up for u
having teh same problem
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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vtek just kicked in y0, check aut
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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hows the fuel filter, rotor, cap, wires, plugs?
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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i think its time for me to change the fuel filter..but can that cause vtec bogging? i was thinking maybe the cat?
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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Your car would run like complete *** if you cat was clogged. It would bog at idle.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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take off the cat and look. if you can see light from the other side, it's fine, otherwise replace.
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If the cat is bad, you will still be able to go in vtec, it will just bog like you said. So the cat is a good candidate if the basic stuff is checked already.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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ya i think its my cat..cause it is rusted like crazy and does bog and i failed smog..but i got it to pass illegaly
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