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[Timmah!]

Have a 1 year-old Vtech solenoid, the gasket was leaking oil.
The gasket cost $9.00 after taxes.
It took me under 30 minutes to replace that gasket.

There was nothing wrong with the solenoid. 
Honda dealership wanted to sell me a new Solenoid for $400, then charge me $330 labor.

Edited yesterday at 02:19 AM by Timmah!

[TBB]

That's cause they knew you are an >IDIOT< 

[Nycz]

i could give you an oriellys quote tomorrow for the part

[Timmah!]

21 minutes ago, Nycz said:

i could give you an oriellys quote tomorrow for the part

It was the $9.00 gasket that needed replacing; there was nothing wrong with the solenoid. 

Again, I removed the solenoid, replaced the gasket & reinstalled the solenoid in 24 minutes. 

The job is done.

It cost me $9.00 for the gasket & 1/2 hour of my time.

They wanted to sell me a $400 replacement solenoid when there was nothing wrong with the one I had.

Then charge me $330 labor to do that 1/2 hour job.

Edited yesterday at 02:18 AM by Timmah!

[major-mark63]

Thats the problems with dealer ship sometimes they what to sold new  parts no repairing them.

i suggest to change garage...or maybe high prices of parts are affected already with tariffs....

 

[BUDMAN]

It's called cover your ass...

[KaptCrunch]

16 hours ago, major-mark63 said:

Thats the problems with dealer ship sometimes they what to sold new  parts no repairing them.

i suggest to change garage...or maybe high prices of parts are affected already with tariffs....

 

Just out right thivery when that happeneds,  Tim  should check the spool moves freely for sometimes the casing warps or dirty spool area making it stick.

also  surface the mating surface  sand it flat on marble/glass with give better sealing presure on the 0-ring. 

make a mark on it so you know if are getting back same part, will fix them from screwing you, take before and after pictures  needed with newspaper date in pic a day before going garage.

funny you see on UTube they always look at the part carefuly looking for your mark. 

[Timmah!]

38 minutes ago, KaptCrunch said:

Just out right thivery when that happeneds,  Tim  should check the spool moves freely for sometimes the casing warps or dirty spool area making it stick.

also  surface the mating surface  sand it flat on marble/glass with give better sealing presure on the 0-ring. 

make a mark on it so you know if are getting back same part, will fix them from screwing you, take before and after pictures  needed with newspaper date in pic a day before going garage.

funny you see on UTube they always look at the part carefuly looking for your mark. 

Turns out that the check engine light came  on after replacing the gasket, so I went to AutoZone & had them do a free diagnostic & printout. 

Went online & found a replacement VTEC solenoid made by Hitachi just like the Honda part, but for $80 instead of $400.

And yeah, I did a mild sanding of the mating surface to smooth & remove debris before installing the new part.

[KaptCrunch]

5 hours ago, Timmah! said:

Turns out that the check engine light came  on after replacing the gasket, so I went to AutoZone & had them do a free diagnostic & printout. 

Went online & found a replacement VTEC solenoid made by Hitachi just like the Honda part, but for $80 instead of $400.

And yeah, I did a mild sanding of the mating surface to smooth & remove debris before installing the new part.

then  seems spool stuck or the coil went dead was the issue,  if still engine light still on with new part, can check oil pressure when hot

 (Ozhonda.com) VTEC system requires 25 to 30 psi to kick in, but it is recommended to have a good 50 to 70 psi for reliability. At idle, the oil pressure should be about 15-30 psi, while at 3000 rpm, it should be around 55-70 psi. The VTEC oil pressure switch would only be ON when pressure is something above 40 PSI. If the oil pressure is below the recommended range, it may indicate a problem with the oil pump or a clogged oil passage, which can affect the proper functioning of the VTEC solenoid.

and the fuel pressure pump is putting  38-40 PSi on fuel rail.

[KaptCrunch]

6 hours ago, Timmah! said:

Turns out that the check engine light came  on after replacing the gasket, so I went to AutoZone & had them do a free diagnostic & printout. 

Went online & found a replacement VTEC solenoid made by Hitachi just like the Honda part, but for $80 instead of $400.

And yeah, I did a mild sanding of the mating surface to smooth & remove debris before installing the new part.

note:  over torquing the screws may distort the valve body, this why i surface the mounting area to get a good seal @ 15 inchLBs torque.

see dealer is 400% mark up on the part 

[Timmah!]

57 minutes ago, KaptCrunch said:

note:  over torquing the screws may distort the valve body, this why i surface the mounting area to get a good seal @ 15 inchLBs torque.

see dealer is 400% mark up on the part 

104 inch-lbs for my model year.

Edited 7 hours ago by Timmah!

[KaptCrunch]

1 hour ago, Timmah! said:

104 inch-lbs for my model year.

 you clear the codes, question is the engine light out ?  i like duedillance  there Tim  for me for me on hydraulic spool bodys i go under the spec, your @ 24 Ft-LBs. total of the 3 bolts.

best is  Surface the body when grooved  for 0-ring will allow more tension on 0-ring an let viscous seal take over without distorting the valve case. note when machined isn't at engine tempureture. 

[Timmah!]

3 hours ago, KaptCrunch said:

 you clear the codes, question is the engine light out ?  i like duedillance  there Tim  for me for me on hydraulic spool bodys i go under the spec, your @ 24 Ft-LBs. total of the 3 bolts.

best is  Surface the body when grooved  for 0-ring will allow more tension on 0-ring an let viscous seal take over without distorting the valve case. note when machined isn't at engine tempureture. 

104 inch-pounds is 8.667 foot pounds.