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p.s. does anyone else's cigarette lighter and radio cut out every blue moon?
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Driving a ten year old car can be expensive from a repair standpoint.. But, most ten year old cars are only worth a couple of thousand... When they get big repairs, they just junk them... Fortunately, or unfortunately, the Legend is a pretty nice car and probably worth 3-4 times that much.... After you get it fixed, you'll have to decide if it is worth it to keep driving it..
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Have looked on ebay, nothing. Need a source or after market supplier.
Nothing at my local import wrecking yards.
Appreciate any help out there.
Thanks
doccasey
As far as the overheating, this does seem to be the achilles heel for Legends. Too many people on here have gone crazy troubleshooting lazy and/or dead cooling fans. Most have either given up, replaced them, or rigged up a manual switch to turn them on and off. Checking into any cooling fan anomalies would probably be a prudent course of action in addition to checking the water pump. Good luck.
i bought a 1989 acura legend coupe 2.7 v6. one owner garaged kept.
all service was up to date except the t-belt was due.
so i got my mechanic to replace t-belt, w-pump, valve cover & side cvr gskts.
cost me $512.50.
when i left the shop i noticed a vibration in steering wheel and the dash.starts about 35 mph and smooths out about 60 mph.
did not have this problem before so i took the car back. the mechanic looked the car over and started it up ,put it in gear and power braked it in drive and reverse.
he said that the frt & rear mounts were worn and needed to be replaced.he said they were causing the drive axle to bind. he also balanced the frt tires to be sure
it wasent them.
my question is- i know that the right front mount/strut/ has to be removed to access the t-belt frt. cover. and according to my manual it says that if any mounts are to be replaced the bolts on all mounts should be loosend for the engine to sit level.
and they are to be retightened in a specific order. if not it can cause a vibration.
the car does not vibrate in park or nuetral , it does vibrate worse on hills.
is it possible that a bolt could have been left out of compressor or ps pump or atl brkt.or one of the sprockets miss aligned that the t-belt goes around,
also the t-belt tensioner was ok so they did not replace it,
so do they have to remove all gears and or sprockets to remove belt ,or just the waterpump.
any way after reading your forum i ordered a new all metal radiator because of overheating problems with the plastic tanks.
thanks for your reply, blaza
As for the sending unit, since you said you were losing coolant I would worry about that. Having the fans not come on at the right time is one thing, but it doesn't account for coolant loss. Having these constant overheats puts you in very real danger of causing some expensive headgasket damage, especially with these engines. Try to track down that coolant loss!
good luck
By the way I love this car and pretty much everything about it. :confuse: I would hope to keep it for some time. Thanks MV
http://www.webradiator.com/autoparts/ACURA/LEGEND.html
Good luck, hope your legend can get back on the road in good shape
I had a chronic gas leak problem at about 125,000 until the car was undrivable.
The root cause is a manufacturing defect in the fuel injectors, according to a friend who works for an Acura dealer.
The solution is to replace ALL of the fuel injectors as each will leak eventually.
The fuel injector problem affects the ignition system causing the car to run rich
which damages the oxygen sensors over time.
I recommend ordering Bosch oxygen sensors for this car for $50 over the web and have them installed, front & rear. They have a 50,000 mile lifespan.
If you do this, the car will run like new. I expect another 50,000 miles and 3 years out of this vehicle.
Gary B.
'94 GS sedan
Good luck and let us know what happens.
http://members.shaw.ca/autocheck/overheatingc&c.htm
good luck
Helms Inc. prints true service manuals for most cars. These are the factory service manuals that show in depth repair info. But even for a timing belt change you could probably get away with going to a local auto parts store (Auto Zone, Pep Boys, etc) and picking up a Haynes manual for your car. They should have step by step instructions with pictures for this procedure. I like Haynes over Chilton's guides as they seem to have a bit more detail for certain cars. The Helms guide will run you at least $50, whereas the Haynes one will set you back about $25 at worst. The Haynes is much easier to get though, since you can only get a Helms manual via the mail. I got mine used off ebay, but you can also order direct from the company I believe.
good luck!
A DIY timing belt change is doable but a pain the butt since you'll need a large breaker bar to get the main bolt off which many car parts store can rent out. Change the t-belt tensioner also, CAM seal and the 3 acces. belts. The Helms manual is the best and most detailed book for repair and well worth the cost. It's online I'm sure or ebay.
Lastly, to check for a bad head gasket the exhaust will usually give off a whitish smoke and smell of coolant on start up. I'll bet you just have air in the system. In Google type in Acura Legend forums and you'll find the most detailed one with many members who have all the answers in the 1st query.
The one thing that bothered me was the trans - it was rough from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th, clunked, and shuddered and clunked at highway speed. I read the pro & cons about power flushing on this board and decided to go with the flush, as well as adding Slick 50 (high mileage).
95% of all the tranny behaviors have gone. Change your fluid before you judge the state of the trans.
I love this car.
Thanks
Btw, I have had this car for almost a year now, and I love it. Besides for minor problems (expected for a car with 200k + miles on it), it is very dependable. Thanks.
I find the quote absolutely ridiculous and want to know if that is the normal price.
Thanks a lot.
dose any one have ne tips on replacing a head gasket?
Could this be a transmission problem or something easier? PLEASE HELP ME!!
Also (regarding another poster who was responding to a message from 2000) not sure if you read the response to that 2000 message but......the D4 light does NOT flash for no reason. A fault code should be logged if the D4 light, or any similar light has flashed while driving. This may also be accompanied by "limp-home" behavior from the car.
Check for the FAN REGULATOR SWITCH & try to change it , its not a costly part & may solve ur problem,
Joe
Thanks again!
Thank You!
I have a 1990 Legend and the "S3" light flashes. Its like I get stuck in 3rd gear... Do you remember around how much it costs to get the speed sensor relaced? Does my problem sound the same as yours? (S3 light compared to D4 light)
THANKS!!
I replaced my vehicle's VSS (vehicle speed sensor) and it was under $70 for the part. It is pretty easily accessible in my car and it took me about 40 mins to change only because I had a hard time finding the right size tool for the job. I would not pay more than $200 to have this done. Anything higher is a severe rip off. At that point, get the part online and just have them charge you an hour's labor.