Intake solinoid clicks, but nothing?

Mautai916@yahoo · 01-10-2006, 06:14 PM

95 G20/HS CAI/JWT ECU/15*/stock exhuast.

So i hooked up my MSS and the first couple of times i didn't set it right and turned on my intake VVL by accident during idle, the result made my car die instantly because it ran too rich. So now i have everything hooked up properly and both solinoids click when they are being activated. But my intake VVL does not seem to be at 100%. Now when i set the intake to kick in while it idles, the solinoid clicks, but my car doesn't die like it did before. Not even a rough idle! The solinoid just clicks when engaged.

I hear my intake vvl engage when i drive just slightly, but my exhaust is more noticable. THe thing is, why would my car not die like it did before when i engaged VVL at idle? Seems like my Intake VVL is working half ass.....

mpg9999 · 01-10-2006, 06:27 PM

My car doesnt die if I engage it at idle.

Mautai916@yahoo · 01-10-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mpg9999

My car doesnt die if I engage it at idle.

Mines did when i first was "learning" to set the MSS and engaged it by accident.

Could it possibly just be the stock VE manifold/downpipe im using? Im using a stock exhaust with a stock mani. Possible because the stock mani resticts the flow so it makes it seem that the intake cam seem more subtle than what it really is?

exxd · 01-10-2006, 06:46 PM

You also need enough oil pressure at idle to activate VVL for the car to die.

Mautai916@yahoo · 01-10-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by exxd

You also need enough oil pressure at idle to activate VVL for the car to die.

Ill double check on my oil levels, Im using 5-30w btw.

Mautai916@yahoo · 01-10-2006, 10:05 PM

Problem solved! Apparently it was the fuses that didn't seem to work out for my solinoids too well. I hooked the solinoids to the mini fusebox (10a) that was with my MSS to the battery. I took all that junk off and hooked it up directly now everything works fine.

Thanks Luis!