High RPM

[lizard200]

Hello to everyone. I'm starting to have problem with High RPM on my RSX-S 2002. When you shift and push the pedal instead of going RPM going high and car try to catch up to it. Very strange. It started doing it about 2 weeks ago? I wonder if that relates to Timing chain? I heard Honda has problem with timing chain. I can't think of nothing else. Unless one of the vacuum hoses came off? Any ideas. Did that happened to anybody? The last things I'm thinking of. I just had alignment done and I keep coming back because it's still not right. They finally said they couldn't do it since it was lowered. So I wonder if the mechanic did something for a spite?? It sure happened just about same time since the car was aligned!?

[daveersx-s]

Is your i-vtec still kick's in at 6000Rpm? Cause i also got a 2002 rsx-s and i had problem with my high rev. Im lucky cause i bought the car with a exttension warranty (2010 and 160 000 kms) so i went to acura and they told me it was due to my AEM CAI??? Supposely water came into it and i almost f***d really bad my engine?! CrazyCanuk and RSX-S777 will tell you much better than me, but if you got a CAI and is located in the bumper, watch out for water.

[paulkramer]

Hmm.....a CAI, right behind the bumper.

Good thing this is not a street car!!

[lizard200]

Originally Posted by daveersx-s

Is your i-vtec still kick's in at 6000Rpm? Cause i also got a 2002 rsx-s and i had problem with my high rev. Im lucky cause i bought the car with a exttension warranty (2010 and 160 000 kms) so i went to acura and they told me it was due to my AEM CAI??? Supposely water came into it and i almost f***d really bad my engine?! CrazyCanuk and RSX-S777 will tell you much better than me, but if you got a CAI and is located in the bumper, watch out for water.

It does kick in at 6000Rpm it seems to not as much? But also the engine seems to sounds a lot louder?
Maybe just my imagination? It does really suck. Since I have to gradually step on gas to not rav. the engine?
I guess I have to go to Acura to find out what the problem is? I'm not sure if regular mechanics would now much about IVTEC engines? Timing and all that.

[daveersx-s]

Originally Posted by paulkramer

Hmm.....a CAI, right behind the bumper.

Good thing this is not a street car!!

What do you mean, ``Good thing it's not a street car``???
i know two dudes down here that have their CAI right behind the bumper ,like me, and both have a type-s and far as i know a type-s is a street car??? I had two choices, behind the bumper or on the side over the...i don't know the word in english but in fench ; en dessous de l'aile.

Do you have any suggestions?

[daveersx-s]

I would go to an Acura dealership cause they are suppose to be the best, they built it...

[lizard200]

Originally Posted by daveersx-s

What do you mean, ``Good thing it's not a street car``???
i know two dudes down here that have their CAI right behind the bumper ,like me, and both have a type-s and far as i know a type-s is a street car??? I had two choices, behind the bumper or on the side over the...i don't know the word in english but in fench ; en dessous de l'aile.

Do you have any suggestions?

Mine is also behind the bumper. Today I did check all the hose connections and they are fine. I think I will try dry gas injector cleaner see if that does anything?

[RSX-S777]

I didn't fully understand the question, but it sounds like when you punch the throttle, the rpms jump but the car doesn't accelerate quickly? Is that right? If that's the case it sounds like the clutch is going. Try shifting from second to fourth and then floor it. If the tach jumps way up but you don't really go ANYWHERE, it's the clutch. If it just bogs a little and the tach doesn't jump, it's something else. Get it checked for codes anyway at the dealer or an import mechanic. Should be easy enough to diagnose.

And I wouldn't worry about hydrolock unless you drove through a HUGE puddle...like a small lake. And you'd certainly know if you had hydrolock...because you probably wouldn't be driving your car anywhere. Then we would all laugh at you for being retarded. Cruel, but true. Let us know what you find. Good luck.

[lizard200]

Originally Posted by RSX-S777

I didn't fully understand the question, but it sounds like when you punch the throttle, the rpms jump but the car doesn't accelerate quickly? Is that right? If that's the case it sounds like the clutch is going. Try shifting from second to fourth and then floor it. If the tach jumps way up but you don't really go ANYWHERE, it's the clutch. If it just bogs a little and the tach doesn't jump, it's something else. Get it checked for codes anyway at the dealer or an import mechanic. Should be easy enough to diagnose.

And I wouldn't worry about hydrolock unless you drove through a HUGE puddle...like a small lake. And you'd certainly know if you had hydrolock...because you probably wouldn't be driving your car anywhere. Then we would all laugh at you for being retarded. Cruel, but true. Let us know what you find. Good luck.

Just talked to my mechanic, he right away told me that it is a clutch. And I better go and get it fixed before car stop and don't move anywhere! The only question would be what kind of clutch since the time is the essence! Thank you for the input!

[crazy_canuck]

Aftermarket clutch? How much are you willing to spend and are you looking for streetability, drag or track racing, or sometyhing in between (and if in between, how far in between)? There are many companies to choose from, from ACT to Exedy to Centerforce and more.
Remember that if you put too much of a racing clutch on a daily driver you're going to drive yourself insane because of how precise you'll have to be and how hard the pedal will be to push down.



As for daveersx-s, I really don't think that water went into your engine and i'm willing to believe that the dealer is just trying to be lazy. I might be wrong but i really doubt it. The only way it could happen is by washing the car and spraying the water right into the filter at high pressure, or by driving over a huge puddle. If it happened while driving you would have felt the engine seize right away and it'd more more serious than just a problem with the revs. You wouldn't be able to drive as far as I know.


Oh and every cold air intake is located behind the driver's side fog light grill.

[daveersx-s]

Originally Posted by crazy_canuck

Aftermarket clutch? How much are you willing to spend and are you looking for streetability, drag or track racing, or sometyhing in between (and if in between, how far in between)? There are many companies to choose from, from ACT to Exedy to Centerforce and more.
Remember that if you put too much of a racing clutch on a daily driver you're going to drive yourself insane because of how precise you'll have to be and how hard the pedal will be to push down.



As for daveersx-s, I really don't think that water went into your engine and i'm willing to believe that the dealer is just trying to be lazy. I might be wrong but i really doubt it. The only way it could happen is by washing the car and spraying the water right into the filter at high pressure, or by driving over a huge puddle. If it happened while driving you would have felt the engine seize right away and it'd more more serious than just a problem with the revs. You wouldn't be able to drive as far as I know.


Oh and every cold air intake is located behind the driver's side fog light grill.

Maybe your right, i realy don't know?? The only that count for me is my car runs well now And i really don't know why paulkramer wrote me that, do u know

[crazy_canuck]

Well at least it runs good now

If it really was the intake, warranty or no warranty, it would not be covered and it would take a while.


As for the comment, i'm not too sure.

[RSX-S777]

^I hate when mechanics blame problems on aftermarket mods when they fail to diagnose the real problem. It's no wonder everyone is so paranoid about CAIs...

And Lizard- you must drive pretty hard to burn out a clutch on an 02. Did you learn stick on that car or do you race? If you do race, I suppose nows as good a time as any to upgrade. If not, just stick to a standard replacement.

[paulkramer]

Originally Posted by daveersx-s

What do you mean, ``Good thing it's not a street car``???
i know two dudes down here that have their CAI right behind the bumper ,like me, and both have a type-s and far as i know a type-s is a street car??? I had two choices, behind the bumper or on the side over the...i don't know the word in english but in fench ; en dessous de l'aile.

Do you have any suggestions?

I meant - who would put a CAI on a street driven car (driven in all kinds of weather conditions) and not expect problems?

I wouldn't dream of using one unless it was on a car I only drove on sunny days.....

[crazy_canuck]

Problems with CAIs are overated and very rare. If you're really scared of hydrolocking and you see a puddle just engage the clutch while you go over the puddle, disengage it after you pass and you're alright.