theelemental
Junior Member
Ok, so I have an '89 CRX with a B16a (obd0, pr3 ecu) swapped in. I've been driving it for about 3 months, and have no CELs. This problem has been occuring ever since I got it, but it is not consisent. about 50% of the time, my engine will cut in & out of VTEC in 2nd & 3rd gear when I'm racing, and when I get to about 7k RPM, sometimes my power will drop to 0 (feels like rev-limiting?), or will bounce from none to some, none to some, etc...
other times it's fine, and will let me rev all the way to 8k with no problems.
I have never noticed a problem with revving 1st gear, only the higher gears. I have replaced spark plugs, VTEC solenoid, fuel pump, fuel filter, & distributor.
The next thing I was going to replace was the coolant temperature sensor. It reads fine on the dash, but it used to drop to 0 when I commuted over a mountain to work, and then gradually "heat back up" after getting back to flat ground? Kinda questionable, I thought, so that's next.
Let me know if you have any ideas, also, will a CTS for a 1994 del sol VTEC work on my 1st gen b16?
don't want to spend $40 on the wrong sensor.
Oh, I also looked up the ECU code, and it is for a manual transmission, not auto... someone thought that could have been it.
Thanks, Matt
other times it's fine, and will let me rev all the way to 8k with no problems.
I have never noticed a problem with revving 1st gear, only the higher gears. I have replaced spark plugs, VTEC solenoid, fuel pump, fuel filter, & distributor.
The next thing I was going to replace was the coolant temperature sensor. It reads fine on the dash, but it used to drop to 0 when I commuted over a mountain to work, and then gradually "heat back up" after getting back to flat ground? Kinda questionable, I thought, so that's next.
Let me know if you have any ideas, also, will a CTS for a 1994 del sol VTEC work on my 1st gen b16?
don't want to spend $40 on the wrong sensor.
Oh, I also looked up the ECU code, and it is for a manual transmission, not auto... someone thought that could have been it.
Thanks, Matt