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Old 03-09-2014, 03:26 PM
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Hi, Simple one really, can someone tell me what this thing is, what it does, why its rusting, can I replace/paint/cover it?

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VTEC solenoid valve. Cover is the rusted piece.....

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That ^ a lot of people put beer caps over it haha
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I painted mine with silver caliper paint, some vendors sell vtec solenoid covers too as they do get ugly with age
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Never dull will solve your problem. As stated above it's your VTEC solenoid.
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Here is mine painted, I used some leftover silver duplicolor brake caliper paint

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