I just finished my b series swap in a 1994 del sol and i dont have a cel in normal driving. If you run it past say 5000 rpms the light comes on. I noticed if you hold it steady at 3000 rpms the light comes on. If you turn the car off though it goes away. what could possibly be causing it. thanks

 

Drive until it comes on, and then when it does, read it your self with the DIY technique here:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1901557

 

i know how to check it fool. thats my problem when you turn the car off and turn it back on there is no cel. does the computer store cels. if so than I will check it. soory about the mr. T moment, I ws just feeling it.

 

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Well, that is odd. Sometimes you can get a blinking Check engine light, which will indicate that there are a large amount of Codes being thrown (happened to me just after a swap, when working out kinks) or it indicates that you are running the wrong ecu ( again, too many codes coming up)

Only way to check it is to find someone that has a code reader (those $100 ones you can get at like napa) and read it as soon as it pops up as your driving. Thats the only solution i can figure at the moment.

 

how would you check an obd1 honda with a handheld reader. the only way that I knew of was th DIY way. thanks

 

do u know if your vtec engages?

 

pretty sure it did. I only drove it once because i was losing power steering fluid due to not having a power steering pump. pretty sure it did though

 

so...wait for it to turn back on and jump the connector while the car's running...
sounds vtec related

 

cool ill try that and we will see. thanks

 

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My '95 Honda Civic Del Sol has that "Vtech" stamped right onto the top of the engine. I have no idea of what that means or what it does. How do you know if vtech engages and what does it do when it does engage?

We all have to learn, somehow. Thanks.
Paull

 

When vtech engages, you should hear a dial tone
it activates when you press the button labeled "phone"...which, should be located near the top, close to the reciever.

vtec has no h....

Read:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft2.htm
Please search the forum archives rather than thread jacking (or creating a new thread for that matter)
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whats the chance of the o2 sensor being the problem or something like that. Because i am pretty sure the vtec works.

 

its not the o2 sensor... hmm

 

i didnt think you were supposed to check the cels with it running anyhow.

 

funny thing I believe it was the pcv valve. I changed it and ta da no cel.

 

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I don't see how... I could drive my car without a PCV valve and not get a light...

 

I did the exact same thing when i had the d16 but without the pcv it just didnt want to run right. not to mention i was careless and had the pcv backwards because my grommet was messed up and I had to rig it up

 

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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft2.htm
Please search the forum archives rather than thread jacking (or creating a new thread for that matter)
Keeps threads nice and clean</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks.