Ok i have a 95 GSR with around 160k milage kinda high and almsot 10 years old :P anyways i know the specs for the rev is about 7900 or so depending on the ware and tear well if i get near 7600 wich i dont often but i have gotten into that area i notice that my check engine light comes on almost like im over reving but i had my friend tail me no smoke comes out the tail and after this i go shut off the car and a second later i turn it back on and the cpu dose a quick check and the light is back off....

also another problem my check oil light... lol it comes on often but i jsut changed the oil... like 2 weeks ago correct oil and all did it myself. i check the dipstick nothing seems burnt or anything these two lights bother me alot it dosnt seem like anything wrong then other my ecu might be sending out false CEL and COL. dad (30+ year machanic) told me to not worry that there might be somethign wrong with the ecu but i want to see what you guys think of this.

 

We can't really make any guesses without knowing the CEL code. The next time you have this problem you can check the code using the method described here: http://www.c-speedracing.com/faq/06.php

 

Well i know what to do with the codes so its just me getting in there and checking when it comes on again but im babbieing it to save the timeing belt wich im looking into replaceing when i find what i need and want ya know gotta do it right the first time :P then i wont have to worry about it snaping in high rpms as much lol im afraid of that so ill get back with you guys if i figure this one out jsut incase someone else has these problems

Thanks anyways booty

 

Yeah, like MisterFatbooty says, check the error code so nobody has to guess.

Since your dad's a 30-year mechanic, he'll know about the oil light. It works the same way as they did 30 years ago. There's a pressure switch & a light bulb. The computer has NOTHING to do with that circuit.

Those pressure switches can fail. But if your oil pressure is actually low, you might want to check if your oil pickup screen is full of crud. It's not that hard to take off the oil pan.

 

$10 says both lights are oil pressure related. Tell us if the code that comes up is for the VTEC oil pressure sensor.

 

I have the hardest time reading your posts, Racter. :uhhok:

I agree, q. Do you have enough oil in there? h:

 

lol yes there is enought oil one of the first things i checked was the oil and i keep an eye on it too. also the oil was just replaced. im thinking its just a bad sensore, the car is old and the original owner didnt know how to take care of a nice car like that :\. but all i wanted was to get more imput and other ideas to check for. Ill just check out the sensor next time im under the hood. thx for any help that was given.

 

CHECK THE FREAKIN CEL CODE.

 

... ok im not gunna go turn the CEL light on purpusly im waiting for it to happen on its own again. Im just trying to find things to look for untill it happens again. it has only done it in the winter so far ( hasnt happend once at the beging of this spring/summer) and i got it at the end of the winter so i just changed the oil cause i had no idea how bad it was when i first got the car. also what you guys dont understand is that im asking you guys for any other ideas on to look for, and top post im sorry i didnt reread my post and it should have said sensore not ecu my mistake.

 

WHAT??

For 75 years everyone complains that their cars NEVER screw up while the mechanic is watching. Now we've got computers that remember what went wrong, once, last month...

Yes, it STORES the error codes. You don't have to wait for anything to happen again. That memory is one of the coolest features about the OBD stuff. Why doesn't anyone want to take advantage of it?