Saturday, 29 April 2006
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| New transmission in TL Ron Jones 04:21:18 |
| | Well I got my 2000 TL back from Acura today. With 87k miles on it they put a
new (remanufactured) transmission, fuel regulator, PCM (computer), and front
engine mount. I had to pay for the latter. I also had to pay for a new
seatbelt that had a bad buckle switch that caused the SRS light to stay on.
BTW he told me there was a SB and extended warrantee on the passenger seat
sensor and computer for the SRS (but that turned out not to be the problem).
It drives like a new car! The general roughness I was experiencing was
obviously the transmission. He claimed the remanufactured transmissions have
all new guts. It seems to have extra parts attached to the top compared to
the old one so hopefully there were some changes made to the design to fix
the problems.
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Ron Jones
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Friday, 28 April 2006
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| Help! 1992 integra seat belt warning hell! Joshdavis77 04:44:44 |
| | If someone could help, I would be most grateful.
The seat belt warning beep that is supposed to last for 6 seconds when
you start the car has gone haywire. It does it's 6 second thing, and
then starts beeping a little bit faster until I turn the car off. The
seat belt light stays lit and even tho the seat belts are securely
fastened. I checked the manual and the fuse box and there wasn't
anything relating to the seat belt beeper.
I would really like to get this fixed as the car is pretty much
undrivable at this point, it is not a quiet noise.
Thanks
Josh
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Thursday, 27 April 2006
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| acura stereo system Ted5 20:31:04 |
| | my decks power wire is not working i toke a volt meter and checked it and
noting was showing up(volts on the screen).what can i dofrom here???
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Wednesday, 26 April 2006
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| Accessory Sockets Fuses Twpeters 04:26:21 |
| | I have a 2003 TL and while using an inverter for my laptop the fuse blew.
Does anyone know where
the fuse for the Accessory sockets are located? Everything in the car works
except the accessory socket
and I have checked all the fuses listed in the owners manual.
Thanks
twpeters
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| Frame Damage, keep or sell James 02:33:58 |
| | Whats the general opinion here. My 05 RSX got t-boned...frame had "minor
damage"
Its been repaired since, should I keep it or sell it?
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006
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| Replacement Tires for 2004 TL Russell Lombardo 22:38:21 |
| | My 2004 TL is nearing the need for replacement tires, even though Acura
replaced the original Turanzas at about 5000 miles; the car has about 19,000
miles currently. Those Bridgestone Turanzas are just terrible tires.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on replacement tires. All my other
cars have Michelins. They include my beloved 1997 Acura NSX, my wife's PT
Cruiser, and our dog's Nissan Pathfinder (we keep it to transport him). I
have had good luck with Michelins. Unfortunately, there are so many types
of Michelins, I have to go to Tire Rack just to do a comparison.
We live in Santa Barbara, CA where the weather is mild year round, so winter
driving is not a concern.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
- Russ
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| Wide Price Difference James 05:40:36 |
| | Does any know how if there is a reason for this...The suggested price for
the RSX-S in the States is listed at $23 845US before freight tax, etc.
This equals $27 117 Canadian.
If you go to the Canadian acura website, the price is listed at $33 400
before taxes etc...Which equals $29 390US...
Why would the exact same car cost so much more to buy in Canada? You can't
tell me it costs acura an extra $7 000 to ship the car into Canada...
Anyone have any idea on what the reason is?
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| "Add-A-Circuit" Klara 04:30:01 |
| | Can Littelfuses' "Add-A-Circuit" be used on an EXISTING fuse slot ?
I've planned on adding one to an UNUSED fuse slot that's hot on ACC,
and I just found out to my dismay the unused ones are all hot on either
Position 1 or cranking.
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Monday, 24 April 2006
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| Where to Buy This Wire Tie Klara 21:02:09 |
| | Where can I get this wire-tie-clip thing ?
http://static.flickr.com/47/132635424_566ddd60d6_o.jpg
(Preferably real store)
Local AutoZone does not have it.
Also where can I buy Honda/Acura clips and fasteners ?
(broke several)
Thanks
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Sunday, 23 April 2006
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| Re: 2002 TL Noisy Transmission Charles T. Low 16:40:12 |
| | www.acurazine.com > TL > 2nd gen > Problems and Fixes > Tranny Failure
Thread
(although not sure if that's the same as your problem)
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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com
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"BG" <nobody@uu.net> wrote in message
news:q67u22h546uq300v23umogiftg7vurc47t@4ax.com...>I have a 2002 TL-S that seems to have a very noisy transmission at> drive speeds. (60+kmh)> Actually sounds like a 4x4 with big tread tires.> I've just put a new set of Michelin MXV4's on and no diff at all.>
Anyway, I suspect Transmission.> Does anybody know if Honda Canada would consider this a warranty> issue? (With all the transmission recalls there were for these models)> I'm not the original new purchaser of the car> and it currently has 145,000 km on it.>
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Wednesday, 19 April 2006
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| Acura car cover Mark Foreman 08:24:50 |
| | Does anyone know if the Acura car covers are indoor or outdoor? Want to get
one for my RSX type S. Tho I'll probably get one from California Car Cover,
the Acura dealer gives a price that is $150 lees. Cover has to be an outdoor
one however.
thanks and I sure love my new RSX tpye S. Goes well with my saleen Mustang!
Mark
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006
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| Re: New TL Reliability not great? Pj . Chris 15:50:10 |
| | On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:25:17 -0500, "karinhall" <ah@nsdp.com> wrote:
"KnockKnock" <knockknock@fox.net> wrote in message news:gCpld.53960$_g6.21502@okepread03...>> Bought new 3/04. Since then have had the front windshield polished to>> remove slight scratches caused by windshield wipers which was not covered by>> warranty. Replace rear tires at 8500 miles after a 2500 mile highway trip>> which left them totally bald, also not covered by warranty but paid by>> dealer. Excessive dash rattles that the dealer is unable to fix. Extreme>> body flex driving over the smallest pot hole causing the front doors to>> "pop" (no known cure). Appearance of several air pockets in the over head>> liner (waiting for corrective action). Cloth covering the rear center>> mounted stop light coming off (waiting for corrective action). Poor gas>> mileage (it's a rare day to get over 25 mpg even going down hill and with a>> wind, my Silverado V8 truck gets 22!). It's the first and definitely the>> last. As soon as 30,000 miles rolls around (next summer) - it's history,>> and I'll have a new 5 series in place of it.> Sounds like a "flood" car,.....from New Orleans?? 
Mine bought new 1/05. Only problems to date have been a front seat
cover peeling off the stain from the bead on the driver door edge.
Replaced in 2 hours under warranty. Nav system recalled to install a
modification to reduce the idle power the display pulls when the car
is turned off.
Car has 9700 miles on it. Front tire wear looks good for at leat 40K
if I rotate them on schedule. Rear tires show almost no wear.
Michelins on the car.
Gas mileage about 24 in town and a steady 33-34 on the highway at
about 70mph.
Paul
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Sunday, 16 April 2006
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| 1996 TL 3.2 security help Chinatown 21:44:47 |
| | Just bought this car yesterday. On the driver's door there is this
rectangular-button-like thing which has a security printed on it. I don't
know what it is. Is it an alarm system? How does it work? Thanks.
JL
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| Re: 2008 - TL - V8 James S 19:10:03 |
| | having had the 1st gen Legend coupe, and now with the 2nd gen Legend coupe,
i concur.
I can imagine its a marketing thing, people would say,"...I can get a Lexus
with a V8 instead of a V6 Acura". But if Honda can pull off a torquey and
efficient 8, good on them. It would have to be an option cause the timing is
not good with gas prices nowadays, or forever. And they even have more
reason to, Toyo/Lex just came out with their hybrid GS.
"Venture Rider" <dontbother@bogus.dom> wrote in message
news:4p0r32dcjkhm5ik8p1vh1m5b6kvvc0ej63@4ax.com...> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:42:03 -0400, tww said:>
Bill> >Although I am a Honda 4 cylinder type -- have an 01 Prelude and think the> >S2000 and Civic Si are the "right stuff," I should imagine Honda will do V8 that will water your eyes and be fuel efficient too.> Their V6 is pretty nice but not extremely fuel efficient.> -- > "I refuse to answer that question on the grounds> that I don't know the answer."> - Douglas Adams
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Saturday, 15 April 2006
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| Very good experience dealing with Bonnie Ericsson at Los Gatos Acura,
CA John Horner 21:14:39 |
| | Last night we picked up our new TSX w/Navi. We got the Glacier Blue
Metallic with gray leather interior. Personally I think it is the best
color combination on the TSX  .
We have the earlier generation Navigation system on a 2003 Accord and
this generation is even better. I also love the Bluetooth integration
which works perfectly with my Verizon Razr phone. Way cool stuff!
I went in to see Bonnie several times and she was always helpful and
never pushy. I'm happy with the price paid and the professionalism we
were treated with by everyone there.
So far I haven't visited the service department, and I sure hope not to
spend much time at it .
John
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| 2000 TL - Front Motor Mount Bad? Sam 18:41:43 |
| | I just had the trany fluid changed on my 2000 TL with 46,200 mile.
I do this about once a year as I know that these transmissions have
had their share of problems.
I had this done a an independent shop that specializes on Honda's.
They told me that the front engine mount was bad, and needed replacement.
I've noticed that other people seem to have had this problem when they had
their transmission's replaced. Does anyone know if this is a common problem
with these cars? Fortunately I still have a warrenty on this car so it should be
a cover repair. ( I Hope) .
Sam
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| Re: TL vs lexus IS350 vs G35 John Horner 18:13:03 |
| | joon wrote:> i'm leaning more towards is350 since the new model just came out and> won't change for another 4-5 years. if i get the TL now I'm afraid> acura may come out with the new model in 2008. or maybe i should just> wait for the 2007 G35? i hear there's a new look on the 2007 G35. what> do you guys think.>
joon
Personally I think the sweet spot for buying a model is in year 3 of
production, but I value a low annoyance factor highly! I don't care
which company is building the car, the first year is always more trouble
prone than later years.
John
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| Acura Longevity Kevin Miller 15:51:14 |
| | Hi,
I'm looking at buying a used Acura, probably an EL or an RSX. Right
now I have a corolla that has 270,000 km's on it and it is still
running well.. my question is can I expect the same type of results out
of an Acura? How many Km's does your acura have on it, and what type
of problems have you experienced?
Thanks.
Kevin
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| Re: tranny 1990 integra Invisible Elephant 03:45:33 |
| | Acura trannys are pretty sound except for the 2001-2003 3.2 TLs and
CLs. If yours failed it must have been negleted or not taken care of.
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| Acura CL 2003 Trim Question WebLord 03:42:57 |
| | I am considering buying the 2003 Acura CL, and I love the car, but I am
not a big fan of the wood trim that it comes with. Is there an
aftermarket trim kit I can use to switch this out? Is it even possible
to do, or is it a huge pain in the butt?
I appreciate your help!!
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Friday, 7 April 2006
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| acura blower speed Guest 20:23:35 |
| | Hi, My '93 Legend blower only works on high speed. Is there a relay or seleniod somewhere? if so where? |
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Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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| How Easy to Steal a 2002 RSX? Drew Faber 14:58:49 |
| | How easy is it to steal a 2002 RSX Type S?
Should I get a steering wheel lock?
I did get Lojack.
Thanks,
Drew Faber
Long Beach
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Wednesday, 15 March 2006
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| bought TL-S - 2002 - did i get a good deal? Sim 11:25:02 |
| | Acura TL Type S
2002 - 51,000 miles
No Navi
Black Color
Certified Used - from Acura Dealership
everything is excellent condition
Illinois dealership
$17,000 before taxes, title, etc
Internet Sale price was $17,500.. I could only get the dealer to go
down $500. My dad says if he negotiated with them that he would've
gotten a better deal.. I don't know how thats possible since KBB and
Edmunds True Market Value all show the car being sold for or valued at
around $19K.
your thoughts please?
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| Integra - Coolant issues and questions... Synergy 09:37:35 |
| | I have an Integra 94 and live in Los Angeles area. When I was on
vacation, I let my nephew used it for a few weeks. On my return, he
told me that the radiator had developed a leak, but he had been
refilling it using just water (not coolant). The car was running fine
and no overheating was observed (other than losing about 1/2 Qt of
coolant every 50 miles).
My question is what exactly does the coolant do, other than keeping
the boiling point higher than water and freezing point lower (hence
the anti-freeze function)? Does it also prevent the engine from
rusting? I have heard that Integra has an aluminium engine. What
does the coolant do in this case? Would a few weeks running with
greatly diluted coolant harm the engine?
Thanks.
Need to know
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| 05 leftover TL's Dana 07:32:33 |
| | Sure seem to be a lot of them on dealer lots , 06's have been out for 4 or 5
months now . Anybody know why ?
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