VTEC sputtering/quits after 2-6 hits

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

09-17-2013, 06:01 PM

#21

ironmonkey

Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2013

Posts: 5

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

what code did you get?

Reply Like

09-19-2013, 07:47 AM

#22

killboy

Thread Starter

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: Western NC

Posts: 108

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt

Soooo, Darryl, did you find the problem yet? Saw you driving the car last week Thursday in Robbinsville after the rain quit. Sorry you didn't make it up to Fontana this past weekend.

Nope, too busy right now to try the next couple of remedies. Later on in the season we'll probably swap the head out with one from a spare motor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmonkey

what code did you get?

Vtec Failure if I keep hitting vtec until it goes into limp mode. Turning the ignition off and back on resets it though.

Reply Like

09-19-2013, 05:43 PM

#23

Utah S2K

Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Ogden

Posts: 4,307

Likes: 4

Received 11 Likes on 9 Posts

Any mods? Sorry if I missed it. Exterior in sig modded....anything in the bay?

Utah

P.S. Congrats on your two S household. My wife insists on her Infinti FX-35.....I gave up on the conversion years ago. Lucky man you are!

Reply Like

09-19-2013, 05:46 PM

#24

Sceanzo

Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: Wilmington, NC

Posts: 213

Likes: 0

Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by killboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt' timestamp='1379462862' post='22783639

Soooo, Darryl, did you find the problem yet? Saw you driving the car last week Thursday in Robbinsville after the rain quit. Sorry you didn't make it up to Fontana this past weekend.

Nope, too busy right now to try the next couple of remedies. Later on in the season we'll probably swap the head out with one from a spare motor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironmonkey

what code did you get?

Vtec Failure if I keep hitting vtec until it goes into limp mode. Turning the ignition off and back on resets it though.

This is code 1259?

Reply Like

09-20-2013, 06:27 PM

#25

killboy

Thread Starter

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: Western NC

Posts: 108

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Utah S2K

Not really, just intake and exhaust...stuff that's been on there all along when VTEC worked fine. I have a turbo kit to go on this winter, but I really need to get this figured out first.

Thanks, she is pretty awesome...loves her S!