Recently I had to swap out my USDM engine for a JDM one after one of the cylinders gave out on my old engine. The swap went fine but there is a problem with the VTEC after the swap. The VTEC does not kick in at all and there is a loss of power.
I reset the CEL light but it comes on as soon as you turn on the car. I think the VTEC is suppose to kick in at 4000 RPMs if I'm not mistaken. I checked the connections and the solenoid and everything seems fine but the oil pressure switch (the green one) was missing from the JDM engine, there was only a bolt plugging the hole. So I took the OPS from the old engine but it was banged up and the prongs were misaligned. I'm still getting the same CEL as soon as I turn the key.
Would it be wise to buy an OPS from autozone, the aftermarket ones and try that? or any other ideas..possibly the solenoid itself is bad?