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Valve Lift Control Solenoid

Admits engine oil pressure to the gallery that operates the rocker arm actuators. Distinct from the camshaft oil control solenoid, which phases the camshaft rather than switching valve lift. It contains a fine mesh screen that clogs with sludge and starves the gallery of flow — cleaning that screen resolves a real share of rocker arm actuator codes for a fraction of the cost of the solenoid, let alone the mechanism behind it. Its connector sits in oil, which wicks along the wire strands and insulates the terminals, producing what looks exactly like a broken wire.

Also known as: vtec solenoid, vvl solenoid, spool valve, afm solenoid, mds solenoid, lift control valve, rocker oil control solenoid

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