1.6L Mystery
- Thread starter Ronco85
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Damn! I don't see the vtec solenoid. Am starting to think the person b4 you replaced the head and instead of slapping on a y8 head they slapped a y7 head.
This is the motor I have...
Anyone can slap a y8 mani on a y7 head...
What cutout? And from that angle you should be able to see the solenoid perfectly.
Anyways there's not enough info on this motor to actually evaluate.
All I can tell you bro just go with your instincs and do the pressure test. Go to autozone and rent the pressure tester. Its screws on to where the banjo screw is. Just remove the screw and screw in the tester. Turn the key without turning the car and chck the pressure and tell us what's up.
after hooking up the fuel pressure gauge
Start the engine. Measure the fuel pressure with the engine idling and the vacuum hose of the fuel pressure regulator disconnected from the fuel pressure regulator and pinched. If the engine will not start, turn the ignition switch ON (II), wait for two seconds, turn it off, then back on again and read the fuel pressure. Pressure should be: 260 - 310 kPa (2.7 - 3.2 kgf/cm², 38 - 46 psi)
Reconnect vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator. Pressure should be: 200 - 250 kPa (2.0 - 2.5 kgf/cm², 28 - 36 psi)
--Thats how honda says to test it--
Start the engine. Measure the fuel pressure with the engine idling and the vacuum hose of the fuel pressure regulator disconnected from the fuel pressure regulator and pinched. If the engine will not start, turn the ignition switch ON (II), wait for two seconds, turn it off, then back on again and read the fuel pressure. Pressure should be: 260 - 310 kPa (2.7 - 3.2 kgf/cm², 38 - 46 psi)
Reconnect vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator. Pressure should be: 200 - 250 kPa (2.0 - 2.5 kgf/cm², 28 - 36 psi)
--Thats how honda says to test it--
Bcus bro. To be able to know what's wrong with the motor we gotta evaluate it. We gotta know all the info on what's up with the motor. It supposed to be a vtec motor in that car. So if sum one swapped it out or did anything to it and did not do it right then we can zero out a few things and jump on to other ideas.
That guy at first didn't even know what motor he had in his car nor that his car was supposed to be vtec. So how are we gonna help him if the owner himself doesn't even know that.
Swapping the motor for another y8 and not done right can create problems, swapping out another motor in that's not vtec but still has vtec ecu, wiring ect can create problem, some one swapping out the head cus it went bad and didn't put a y8 head can create problem ect. So many possibilities bro. That's why we need to nerrow it down as much as we can.
Alright my readings for the pressure was 35psi while running so I'm assuming good, plus reving it took it to about 42 psi MAX. Ordered a front and rear o2 sensor (pretty penny) and just going to installl those and see what happens...I figure I need those regardless if thats the problem or not, plus it wouldn't hurt. It'll at least take care of that CEL light, with the adapter for the rear one of course. 
The readings are ok, so you know that's not the issue, as for the O2 sensors, yes they can influence a lot more than what you think, i was not getting the right amount of power on my car until i changed the O2 sensors, so believe it or not it could be helpful.