could someone please tell me wuts wrong with my car??...I was at the 1/4 mile strip and my car's vtec wouldn't engage until 6500rpms and it goes on and off till 8000rpm's where it cuts fuel?

I am totally puzzled cuz i even made sure my car was fully warmed up
someone please help

 

Do you have a CEL by any chance?

Hint: CEL = Check Engine Light

 

nope...everything seems fine...no lights turn on

 

Oil level?

 

Well my VTEC does not engage until 6000 to 6500 rpms. Our tachs suck so when you accelerate real fast the needle gets a lot of momentum and you get a false reading. As for cutting off at 8000 that is odd. Mine cuts off at 9000 when I accelerate real fast. Try the search and check your oil and stuff.

 

if oil level is low, would it show on my dash/tach??


[Modified by Type-Rare#1248, 12:46 PM 9/14/2002]

 

no, my tach is pretty accurate...normally vtec comes on 5700rpms indicated

 

Bad tank of gas?

I mean if you changed nothing on your car and aren't throwing any codes, it is really hard to diagnose the problem.

Was your car taken into a shop for any work recently?

 

How about spark plugs and wires?

 

i got a new tank of gas and it's still like that

my car was taken to a shop, but only for body reasons

 

didn't check that...could that cause the problem i described??

also, i have never resetted my ECU after my mods...could that be the reason??

 

Try changing your cap and rotor.

 

Highly doubt it.

 

could you please tell me where the cap and rotor is?

 

Try taking your car to a shop and asking them to change your cap and rotor.

Cap and rotor are parts of the distributor.

 

thanx

 

I drove my car again today and the oil light came on...so my problem was probably oil related

i am currently using mobil synthetic oil but i heard people say that oil burns too quickly

i want to switch to red line but is it okay to put 2 bottles in without draining out the remaining mobil oil first??

Any help is appreciated

 

Dude, stay with the Mobile 1 just ck it every 500miles or after a hard drive. thats seems to be your problem- No oil.

Let us know how low you were on oil.

(Also ck your gas cap if its not on it could cause a problem)

 

thanx for the advice

 

screw your oil
what did you run chinaman
did you meet your goal?

 

no not my goal

but i did run 15 flat with half my vtec working

 

holy moly your up pretty early
i thought your like ant and those guys who sleep till friggin 3pm


do you still have your slip? post up the times for your slip!!!


[Modified by unKnown, 10:28 AM 9/15/2002]

 

could be the following:

1v-tec solenoid. check voltage and oil pressure

2broken oil pump which in case could mean low or no oil press.

Oil light you say? Dont drive the car and have it towed. Start the car only to check oil pressure.

 

yes...i'm up early everyday
i don't have a scanner but i'll show you my slips in person

 

i don't think it's the vtec solenoid
My bumper is filled with black dots so i think im burning oil...wut could be the reason for that??