mchaely21

hey im kinda new i have a 99 its runnin pretty good but rev limiter is hitting at 6500 and no vtec. just did a fresh oil change???

indylude18

Did you use 5 quarts?

CEL on?

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bouckarooo

are you warming it up or just turning it on and driving?

mchaely21

yep i used 5 quarts and i always warm it up good and no cel.

bouckarooo

what is your idle? does your oil light come on or flash at all?

mchaely21

not to sure on the idle. just under 1000 or 800 idles just fine. and no lights have ever come on so far

lilredlude

is there a light behind the cel, or did the previous owner take it out so it would appear that there is no cel?

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mchaely21

im pretty sure there is a light back there because the guy i got it from didnt know anything about them so im not worried about that one. just so you all know tonight will be my last night on here for a month im in the army and im gonna be gone for march

lilredlude

maybe someone that sold it to him took it out? it should light up when you turn the key before you start it. just something to check. i know some shady ppl that have taken the bulb out before they sold their cars.

auto or manual?

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mchaely21

its an auto its for my wife like i said im more of a jeep guy but still when i drive it you know lol so yeah i'll lok for that

dirtsean

check the oil level just to be sure, if it is not right below/near the top dot then that might be your problem.

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mchaely21

oil is good rev limiter still hitting at 6500 and i guess the vtec is working i can hear it. its just not as strong as i had expected. but that limiter is getting irritating you know

lilredlude

is the transmission shifting gears or is it hitting rev limiter because it isn't shifting? is this happening in ss mode or D?

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mchaely21

its shifting pretty good. if i literaly keep it on the floor you can tell its about to shift then the limiter hits early so yeah. i dunno what to do to fix that

KraserK

Yeah something is definetly up. I suggest you check the cel light. Your rev limit is supposed to be 7200rpm Vtec kicks in at 5200rpm or 5000rpm because it's closer to the 5 lol. Is your engine a h22a? It should say it next to the extractors.

bryforlife

when vtec doesnt kick on it bounces off a rev limiter at about 6.5k -- does this when cold or low oil. when vtec is engaged i dont know when it bounces, but redline is 7.4k. I'm having similar vtec problems right now too... just had my clutch replaced, im hoping they just forgot to plug something back in, if anyone knows what they might have forgotten let me know

mchaely21

yeah i cheked the cel its there when i start it up but its all good it goes away. and its an H22A4

KraserK

Might be oil flow problems or pressure. That is too weird very very very weird.

IconOfSin

does it hit the limiter in every gear?


also check the screen filter on the vtec solenoid. its on the bottom half of the solenoid.
Its pretty easy to do.

lilredlude

just curious how you check that without having to buy a whole new one? i just changed mine, and the old one was stuck on the gasket, and i don't see that being a reusable gasket.

if you choose to check it, i'd just have a new one. its only like $13

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