well ill start off by saying im fairly new to the site. ive been on other honda forums but im finally making the transition to hondatech. so if this thread is in the wrong spot sorry


My issue is ive got a 95 gsr block with a 99 b16 head, and for some reason my vtec isnt working. I just swapped the motor and ive tried everything i know to try and get my vtec to work but nothing so far.

I cleaned the solenoid, checked my wiring at least 10 times, made sure it was properly grounded.

If anyone know anything i can try please lmk

 

how do know the vtec is not working?

what cams do you have?

 

was the head tapped for ls/vtec?

 

check engine light?
is your computer fried?
what car?
what dizzy?

 

there is no vtec cross over(cant hear or feel it)



gsr cams

nope


well i would hope my ecu isnt fried
its a 94 civic hatch
and im not sure on the dizzy, some obd1 one

 

is your vtec pressure switch hooked up

was the car up to temp when you drove it

your ecu or vtec solenoid could be fried

 

yup, my pressure switch it hooked up.

the car was running right between 1/4 and 1/2 on the temp gauge, but the radiator fan comes on so im assuming that its all the way warmed up and the coolant is running in the open loop.

is there any way to check if the ecu or solenoid are fried?

 

is your oil pan dented?

 

nope.

 

isnt there an o-ring under the center cam cap...might check it out....also, could you manually jump the solenoid with a 12v power source to see if it activates.

 

you can use a test light on the ecu hook it up to pin a4 and take it round the block and it should light up where vtec cross over