Vtec solenoid testing?
 

Well, after all of the ---- I have put up with on this car lately I thought I finally had it. I finished the mini-me, I fixed little problems here and there, and I got the timing fixed so the car actually ran worth a ----.

Now.....Vtec isn't engaging. I have it wired through a solenoid in my car like this:
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And that solenoid clicks over just like it should. I just don't think the Vtec solenoid is clicking over on the head. Is there any way for me to test the solenoid?

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

run a toggle swithch to it click it on get rough rough idle solenoid works

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

I've already got the solenoid pulled off the head. If I just run a wire from the battery to the grayish plug with one pin should that turn the vtec solenoid over?

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

You will also need to ground the solenoid, but yes that should kick it on.

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ground which pin? I think we may have just found my real problem!!!! :)

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

Its a solenoid. Just use an Ohm meter!

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

there's no ground on the vtack solenoid ;)

if the solenoid pops when you touch the wire straight to a 12v source, then that means the solenoid is good, now the question is if the ecu is sending 12v to the solenoid when it's suppose to. are you running a chipped ecu? obd0 or obd1? hook a 12v led up to the ecu, put the positive wire on the vtec pin out, and the negative on a ground, then drive the car, if the led lights up when you should hit vtec, that means the ecu is functioning properly also.

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I know there isn't a ground pin on a vtec solenoid, just one wire for power to activate it. But I thought it was grounded through the body of the solenoid. How can you activate it with no ground? That's like connecting only the positive end of a battery to a light bulb and having it turn on. Am I missing something here?

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

Well, throwing 12V+ at it doesn't do anything to it so I'll assume it is bad.
And yes, I know for a fact that it isn't the ECU. I'm running a xenocron chipped PM6 w/ TurboEDIT 1-wire Vtec. My maps have been properly hex edited as per gimpyaccord/splittime's instructions on PGMFI to get 1-wire vtec to work. :) I still may test with the led though. :)

Re: Vtec solenoid testing?
 

toggle switch old school ghetto vtec