Firestarter

I have a civic that had a motor swap, it has no vtec, It was tested when the motor was warm/ hot.

1>the VTEC solenoid has been tested (it was jumpered & there was a jump in oil pressure)

2> the temp gauge & the speedo work

3> NO CEL.

4> oil level is good

Chiovnidca

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How much oil pressure? Your using a vtec ecu?

hondakevin21

I'd say check the wire from the ecu to the solenoid using a wiring diagram, if that isn't it make sure you have the right ecu.

Firestarter

I'm using a vtec ecu. I donot remember the oil pressure reading. But when it engaged there was an audible difference.

"I'd say check the wire from the ecu to the solenoid using a wiring diagram"--- I attempted that got lost along the way (I found the pin on the ecu... b16 if I'm not mistaken ) although I'm not too sure how to test it with the test light . since it activates around 5k rpm when the car is in motion

powerfulperformance

iTrader: (1)

try checking to make sure that all the pins in the rocker arms are there. My friend wasn't hitting vtec and i found out that one rocker arm didn't have a pin..

hondakevin21

I wouldn't check the ecu with a test light because it sends back a small voltage and can hurt you ecu, don't do it use a digital multimeter.

Firestarter

I 'm not too sure what to do with the multi meter, I'm just aware of the beep noise mode.- "It beeps when a power manages to flow from + to -" I 'm also not too sure how to test the circuit .