I have 97 ex with an h22a swap with turbo and hondata..my vtec is not working their is no check engine light..also my oil pressure will not go above 62 when it hits it's like their is something kicking it down an keeping it their..also with the vtec I tried changing the vtec lil. I even tried doing the a an d running it directly an nothing and I can not figure out why it is doing this

 

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First question for anything like this, is the oil pan dented?

 

i havnt really checked on that iv been so into trying to get it to work that iv done everything but have not checked anything like that..does that cause vtec not to work or is tht the oil perssure problem?

 

NO VTEC JDM H22A VTEC HONDATA S300 HONDA CIVIC EX TURBO T3/T4 TURBONETICS PRELUDE ACURA...that the youtube title for the video my user name is ekcivicf20b if anyone could check out the videos an let me know..greatly apperciated

 

VTEC works based on oil pressure, so if your pan is dented and blocking the pickup tube, you won't have high enough oil pressure to activate the system.

 

Hmmm alright thanks..I'm gunna check it out after work today an see if thts it

 

Also you need to check your vtec soleniod screen if its clogged up, that will also cause this.

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and with that try to check if its actually going bad. I have replaced 1 before. If you take a regular c or d battery and attach wire to the end of the battery and attach them to the vtech see if its activiting.

 

I have tried the vtec solenoid etc. I even took the noid off from a jdm f20b civic that vtec pops in. The oil pressure will rise to 85 psi on a cold idle at 4k rpm. Once the car is at normal temp, the oil pressure will not rise past 62 psi UNLESS I unhook the vtec noid. It will rise to a tad over 70 psi. Is it just that my pump is weak and once the oil is warmed up in thins out?? IDK. I am just curious if anyone has ever seen this. There is not a dent in my pan, and my pickup tube is wide open. It has to be the pump. That's all there is to it. I just didn't want to pull the motor back out if I didn't have to ... cause it is OHHH SOOO CLEAN!!!
Thanks for the input guys.