P1259 cel, No vtec yo:[

HondaLuver83 · Apr 20, 2011

How could vtec not engauging damage ur valves? It does nothing to them if its not working. Grade of oil has nothing to do with vtec working or not. Cats dont rob power unless they are clogged, ull gain maybe 3-4 with it removed. Been there done that, wasted my time.

4 cylinder hondas all have valvetrain noise, its just the nature of the valvetrain design. Valve adjustments will help but wont eliminate noise on an 10yr+ old engine.

Frisky Arab · Apr 20, 2011

cirsurvive711 said:
Are you leaking oil anywhere?

No

HondaLuver83 said:
How could vtec not engauging damage ur valves? It does nothing to them if its not working. Grade of oil has nothing to do with vtec working or not. Cats dont rob power unless they are clogged, ull gain maybe 3-4 with it removed. Been there done that, wasted my time.

4 cylinder hondas all have valvetrain noise, its just the nature of the valvetrain design. Valve adjustments will help but wont eliminate noise on an 10yr+ old engine.

The thing is, it's not that it isn't engaging. It is just malfunctioning. It still engages, but it is now making a loud ticking sound. I can understand if an old car has a noise, but my car sounded perfect one day, and had the ticking the next. And the only reason I want to do a valve adjustment is because i've checked all the things that people say fixed this problem for them, but nothing has worked.(also because it has been 126k miles and i'm not sure it has ever been done before)

If I can't figure it out after trying a few more things, I might just break down and take it to the stealership.

HondaLuver83 · Apr 20, 2011

Take the valve cover off and check the vtec mechanisim, btter yet take pictures

Frisky Arab · Apr 20, 2011

Alright i'll see what I can do about pics when I get home.

Frisky Arab · Apr 21, 2011

Did a valve adjustment today(took pics while the cover was off. i'll upload them when i get home) and it did absolutly nothing. Due to other complications it was also a major pain in my ***. All I can think of now is new solenoid, and new oil pressure switch. If those don't fix my problem then i'm done trying myself, because i'm already frustraded enough.

Frisky Arab · Apr 22, 2011

Kinda late, but here are pics as requested. As far as I can tell everything is in good shape. Had my instructor look at it too, but he isn't exactally an expert on hondas so maybe somone will catch something we didn't see.

Frisky Arab · May 11, 2011

http://s1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb388/frisky_arab/?action=view&current=IMG_0004.mp4

Been a while, but the problem is still here. Finally got a video where you can hear the problem. Still lost, and way too broke to take it to a shop.

Frisky Arab · May 18, 2011

Bump, No input? Really tryin to get this fixed. Summer is coming up and I can work on it without having to worry about it being undrivable for a few days. Any help is appreciated.

99CcordMTF23 · May 19, 2011

Pretty clean under the valve cover. I see nothing wrong. I SEE. i dont know, Lost motion assemblies make alot of noise when they get saggy. Provided you have spring one not hydraulic. And... If i was you, if you have not cleaned the screen, just get a new one. Then take off the Vtec solenoid, and try to push that plunger down, it should move. Then check the oil pressure switch. then connector. Then... I have no idea. Clean your air filter. My car threw a Vtec malfunction code, p1259 or whatever. Something like that, Turned out to be an air restriction. Bleh. Cleaned Filter, Life is good.

cirsurvive711 · May 19, 2011

I still get the same code roughly every 500 miles. However I'm losing coolant too along with all the oil the car is burning. I think I have a cracked head gasket so I'm taking it to a mechanic at the end of the month to get it checked out

P1259 cel, No vtec yo:[

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