VTEC Archives – CarTreatments.com Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:36:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cartreatments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-gear2-32x32.png VTEC Archives – CarTreatments.com 32 32 What is VTEC and How Does It Work? https://cartreatments.com/how-vtec-works/ https://cartreatments.com/how-vtec-works/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:41:25 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=184 How can you have the extra power of a turbo, but not have a turbo? The answer—VTEC, baby. What is VTEC? “Don’t mess with VTEC bro.” We’ve all heard it one time or another at a car meet. The idea ... Read more

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]]> https://cartreatments.com/how-vtec-works/feed/ 0 4 Symptoms of a Bad Oil Control Valve (and VVT Solenoid) https://cartreatments.com/bad-oil-control-valve-symptoms/ https://cartreatments.com/bad-oil-control-valve-symptoms/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:25:04 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=682 To understand the variable valve timing (VVT) solenoid and associated oil control valve (OCV), it will help to know the history of this device and how it benefits our cars, SUVs and light trucks today. The valves in the engine ... Read more

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