System Description: VTEC

This system improves fuel efficiency and reduces exhaust emissions at all levels of engine speed, vehicle speed, and engine load.
The VTEC system changes the cam profile to correspond to engine speed. It maximizes torque at low engine speed and output at high engine speed.
The valve pause cam (low lift cam) is used at low engine speeds, and the high lift cam is used at high engine speeds.
The rocker arm oil control solenoid switches both intake rocker arms of the VTEC system on and off; the solenoid is controlled by the ECM/PCM.

The rocker arm oil pressure switch detects VTEC system oil pressure and sends this information to the ECM/PCM.

ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL SOLENOID REFERENCE

ENGINE SPEED	ROCKER ARM OIL CONTROL SOLENOID	ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH	INTAKE VALVE LIFT
LOW	OFF	ON	PAUSE (LOW)
HIGH	ON	OFF	HIGH

Fig 1: Identifying Rocker Arm Oil Control Solenoid, Rocker Arm Oil Control Arm And Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch

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