i am having a prople going past 5500rpm... also has low idel and after long tips (25 mile or longer) when coming to a complete stop car dies.. would this have anything to do with having a bad VSS?

 

So no one knows anything. Not even a point in the right direction?

 

Is the CEL on, if so check for codes

 

The only codes it shows is 17 witch I believe is the VSS

 

I'm assuming its not engaging vtec(5500 rpm) which would more than likely be caused by your VSS issue

 

Do I change the top part? The sensor its self. Or the hole thing with the gear?

 

Has anyone ever had this problem before?

 

If the vss isn't working then your vtec will not engage.
This could also be your problem with the car shutting off.
Before just changing the sensor verify that you have the correct voltage going into the sensor. And that your ground is okay. Meaning continuity to your chasis. If those two readings check out then monitor your output voltage to the ecu.

 

ok i changed out the vss, engine light dose'nt turn on now and the car dose'nt shut off anymore but the car still bangs out at 5500 rpm like its got a rev limiter... now the only light thats on is the srs light.... is having that light now cause the v-tec to not work?

 

No that has no affect
Did you reset your ecu?
Remove the power cable from your battery for 15 min to reset it.

 

ok i disconnected the neg. battery cable for a good 15 min. or so. i went out for a pass and nope. the car is still rev limiting at 5500

 

or is it ingauging and im just not noticeing?

 

Problem might exist in the ecu itself then.

Check over all your grounds, all the wiring, check all the pins on the ecu side. Take the connectors off the ecu and check all the pins make sure none look coroded, pushed out of the connector
Check all the connectors and make sure the pins look ok. Not corroded etc.

Hook up a code reader on the car and go over all the sensor data if its all on point and no sensors are off then swap ecu's.
Or just swap the ecu and keep going from there, if this were my car I would do the first step up top.

 

What ecu do you have? Check for continuity from the vtec solenoid wires and the vtec pressure switch, back to your ecu.

 

damn and the ecu was replaced from the previous owner... ok thanks for the heads up i'll start check things out another day when there is day light

 

ok i have checked out the ECU and i think i found the problem. on the ECU some one wrote on it like if it came out of a junk yard. AUTOMATIC now the numbers on it is 37820-p06-A02 and under that 740-64 AUI is this really the wrong ECU


ps... my civic is manual

 

P06 is an auto if I'm not mistaken

 

ok so witch ECU do i need to have? im sure this is why my v tec dont work

 

p28 with chrome installed, or wichever freeware.
You can send me that p06 and ill chip it for you.

 

how much? and r u in the houston area?

 

i have a digital msd window switch after the p06 is chipped would i be able to adjust the v tec with the window switch?