delapoer

Hey all,

I got done with an oil change at a dealership and they mentioned that the VTEC Spool Valve was leaking. They also threw out a $400 price tag . So I was wondering how easy/difficult this was to replace.

It seems like this video does a pretty decent job of covering what needs to be done (except maybe not having as easy of access). Also, it seems easy enough, but I'd rather not create a larger problem if I can avoid it.


I was wondering if this video would serve as a good guide on how to make the repair on a Civic? Also, I was wondering if I was going to need to jack the car up. Small side note, I am feeling the car struggle to shift every once in a while. There isn't any consistency to this problem, I was wondering if this could be related?

Thanks for any help!

Colin42

instead of buying a valve (which you should only buy an oem one), just replace the two gaskets and that should solve the problem

ezone

The large rubber gasket (with the filter screen) you can see in the picture of the video is the one I replace frequently for oil leakage on these.

I personally haven't tried to find the 2nd gasket that's under the electrical portion.