Originally Posted by
SleepingB18
What does the paper clip accomplish? does this reset the ecu? i forget.. also FITV? what is that? sorry im not that into cars anymore. no flaming!
haha no prob man, i should have elaborated.
there is a small green harness on most hondas next to the ECU in the passenger footwell. if you jump the two terminals with a paper clip, the CEL will blink whatever codes you have. long blinks are tens digits, short blinks are singles digits. it will blink whatever codes you have, then repeat itself indefinitely. its just quicker than going to autozone.
FITV is the fast idle thermo valve. it is a 4" long, sideways lookin metal cylinder mounted on the bottom of the throttle body. it controls idle when the engine is cold, but, if not properly adjusted, it will allow air to enter when the engine is hot (which is not what you want). so if you pull off the intake while the car is running and at full op temp, you should feel NO suction on the lower port in the TB.
good luck.