H22 problem 6500rpm

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:05 pm

Think it is man I remember when we put it on it was soft like tin

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:09 pm

Whether it's a steel or alloy sump, it shouldn't be soft! That sounds not too good...

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:14 am

Don't mean like you can squad it lol should have said more like it was thinner than steel lol

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:15 am

I take it to work every morning and let it heat up before I go. Then vtec works fine every gear until I get to about 8miles then it stops In 3rd and 4th ?? Arrrrgggghhhhhhhh

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:45 am

Steel dumps are thinner than alloy ones (steel is comparatively stronger so can be made thinner).
Oil heats up more slowly than the coolant.
what oil are you using?

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:53 am

Castrol can't mind of top of head but I'v used it for over a year tho

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:10 pm

sounds like a restriction in the exhaust.

I started having strange issues about a month after a track day. The cat had gradually started to disintegrate and get clogged up. Had it happen on another car and can only describe it as 'breathlessness' under high load.

You wouldn't notice it so much in the lower gears, but under load in the higher gears it would start to feel really down on power and quite unusual.

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:34 pm

Don't have a cat mate and it's more like electrical or oil starvation

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:35 pm

Sometimes works fine in 3 rd 4th sometimes doesn't

Dogg1210 · Post by **Dogg1210** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:14 pm

Well changed my vtec solinoid tonight so I'll see how it is tomorrow if not fixed mechanic looking at in wed so hope it will get sorted