Here's the scenario... I've got my '98 Civic EX with a '94 GSR swap in it. Everything has been running fine for the past month and a half since I got the swap done, but last night, I was driving to work, around a particularly tight turn that I like to hit at 60+, and when I got around the turn, the car started to bog, and the CEL came on.... It seemed as though I had a DX motor in there, and it went no where... I pulled over, and turned the car off, checked under the hood for loose connections, found none, and started the car again. No CEL. Drove like normal all of last night and all of today. However, on the way to work again, I hit the turn, and the same thing happened.... Turned the car off and on, no CEL.

Anyone got any ideas??? I don't think my oil level is low, but maybe it's just low enough that when I take that turn, the oil drains away from a sensor and in turn, the ECU thinks it shouldn't let the VTEC engage, or the secondary butterflies open???

Help! I don't want any problems, and I have an hour and a half commute tomorrow and Sunday to work... Is this something I should be concerned about, considering that when the CEL is off, I have full power and acceleration?

Thanks guys!!!

 

What code does it have stored?

 

Yeah, do the paper clip method and see what codes its throwing.

 

Stupid question that I know I really should know the answer to, but I don't... How does one jump the ECU to make the CEL flash??? Thanks again! In case it's different depending on the ECU, I'm using the OBD1 ECU for the '94 GSR (P78?)

 

passenger side under dash board theres a 2 pin connector the only one there jump it with a paperclip or piece of wire. (loop it so the wire is going in one connector and then into the other.)

 

It could be due to the OBD2-OBD1 conversion harness. There might be a loose wire in the harness, I had a problem where my car would stall around hard corners. Ended up being the Ignition wire that went from the ECU to the motor that provided power to the fuel pump I think. Anyways, I fixed the wire and no problems since.