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CEL 21 VTEC selenoid (warning pics)

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Old Dec 13, 2002 | 03:08 PM
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okie well the cel light doesnt not come on but if you go and check for cels i get a 21 and i took a few pics of the selenoid after i looked at it and looks like oil take a look









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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 04:18 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 05:38 AM
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ok....what do you need to know?
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 09:01 AM
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how do i change that line, i have to take the clamp off and the line but is there gona be coolant in the line, if so do i have to drain all the coolant from the radiator all the way through? and this cant be related to the cel 21 i am getting
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 09:18 AM
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what line are you disconnecting?
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 09:35 AM
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if you look in the first pic there is a hose coming from the left and curves down and there is green coolant coming out of it
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 09:36 AM
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i got a vtec cel too. what is up with the cel? i mean what needs to be done. is what he is asking.. is it a matter or replacing the selenoid? or huh?

thanks for both of us
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 09:37 AM
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kteller8 do you have a vfac?
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 10:53 AM
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have you checked your oil level lately? and your solenoid is the light brownish colored cylinder off to the right in the first pic, sometimes they get clogged and need to be cleaned, that's what happened on my car

is your high cam engaging?
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 11:02 AM
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oil is there and i clean the selenoid b4 by jus takin the screws off and cleaning out the screen, and i have a vfac and it does show i go into vtec
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 11:19 AM
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is there a seal that might need to be changed?
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Old Dec 16, 2002 | 04:45 PM
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Replace the silenoid with one that you know works. Then see if you still have the cel. That should be the first step.

Are you able to engage the high cam?
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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 07:32 PM
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kteller8 do you have a vfac?
no sir.. no vfac on my ride yet
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