jrvcruz1

Howdy,

Ive been getting a P0118 code as was going to order a new sensor and when I looked under the hood, I noticed this wire was eaten through or cut. Does this have anything to deal with the coolant temperature sensor it or is it something different?



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Thanks!

AE_Racer

here is the coolant temperature sensor

the picture you posted is the vtec solenoid. that wire definitely needs to be reattached but im not sure how or if that would correlate with your code. i'll let someone else chime in there.

Stratocaster

Two completely different things.

The cut wire is to the vtec solenoid, so with out it, the motor will not have vtec engaged.

The code point to wether a bad connection on the temp sensor or bad temp sensor.

cosmomiller

You also need to do something about the vermin. More wires will be chewed through, perhaps a nest will be found in the air intake. They can cause serious damage.

jrvcruz1

Thanks guys!

Yea i found 3 more wires that were chewed through!! UHG.

I can't find the nest. My intake was replaced out to a K&N kit. I'll have to get it on a lift and keep searching.

I'll try the mothballs, lemon spray and set a whole bunch of traps with peanut butter to get rid of them.

I'm open to all suggestions as he did quite a good amount of damage this winter. Gotta get rid of them somehow.

Gregg Lee

Traditional traps with pb work well, but have to be set and reset. An alternative is the sticky trays. One mouse getting stuck apparently does not deter another from touching it. Either kind of trap works in trunk or cabin, but sticky tray is easier to place in the engine compartment. Also easier to take out when you use the car, because you can place two of them face to face to store until you return.

Put traps in the garage and under the car too. Once you get the current culprits, it usually takes a while for new ones to show up, and that's usually in cold weather.

Febreze is good for the urine smell in carpet and you can squirt it into the inside air intake to draw it through the HVAC.

I live in the country, and I don't drive the car every day. Sometimes not for a couple weeks. I've had field mice chew though, then get inside the hood liner, and like you have lost wires. Stripped all the "felt" insulation from my trunk above the fuel tank and the front bulkhead to build nests. Only glue and a few threads remain. Nests were in the truck tool tray, behind the trunk lining, and in HVAC. They went through the console from trunk to dash, which is where where the wires were cut. Both seatbelt sensor wires to the airbag controller, hand brake indicator on dash and another wire not used on my car.

Did you know that the S2000 has a tiny pet door just right for mice? There is a perfectly sized passage into the trunk with a rubber flap over it. I assume it's part of positive ventilation system. In the back wall of the truck, behind the liner. Comes out under the rear bumper cover, left of license plate.

Our other cars have been hit too. On my wife's Miata we had to disassemble the dash vents to vacuum out all of the nest material. My pickup gets hit more often. It sits under a carport rather than garage. Lost the entire hood liner for example, twice. Nests in center console and in the storage bins behind the back seats dash and of course hvac. Chewed part way through both rear seat belts inside the boots around the reels.

Traps all the time is all I can suggest. And don't slack off when you get rid of the current crop. Easy to forget. Get the first one before the family can move in.

Habitforming

Damn guys, time for a few outdoor cats!

Gregg Lee

I know you're joking, but there is no good time for outdoor (domestic) cats, assuming you mean roaming free. Especially true if you are running a habitat restoration project. google search

But a cat confined in the garage, even just at night, would probably work.

Habitforming

From Time article:
Sounds like they're effective at eliminating vermin, which is exactly the problem at hand. But we don't need to veer way off topic here, just my perspective and how I've seen the issue dealt with everywhere from a sprawling auto shop to farms & barns. To each their own

cosmomiller

An operation this size, you have to expect some losses.