ecu throwing code 21

93egcoupe

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sup guys.. today i installed my pherable chip into my p28... but now its showing a code 21.. i re wired my vtec and everything and its still throwing the code.. what can it be? i notice that if i dont punch it then the check engine light doesnt come on.. but once it exceeds a certain rpm the light comes on...
 

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93egcoupe said:
sup guys.. today i installed my pherable chip into my p28... but now its showing a code 21.. i re wired my vtec and everything and its still throwing the code.. what can it be? i notice that if i dont punch it then the check engine light doesnt come on.. but once it exceeds a certain rpm the light comes on...

It comes on when vtec engages. IS the ecu a converted P06? It sounds like a bad transitor.
 


93egcoupe

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and i also tried a stock p28 and the vtec worked
 


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code 21:
VTEC Solenoid Valve
defective circuit or unplugged / defective solenoid valve

sounds liek something is wrong with teh chip
 

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Green 91 said:
code 21:
VTEC Solenoid Valve
defective circuit or unplugged / defective solenoid valve

sounds liek something is wrong with teh chip
I don't think the chip would cause it. It would be the ecu it self or faulty wiring.
 


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