Project Save a TSX
02-09-2011, 01:24 AM
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Project Save a TSX
i bought this car about a week or two ago. its an 05 with about 60k miles.
something with in the electrical system had cause an engine fire. I believe it was the alternator wires. but after a full day's worth of work, the car is almost ready to start. it actually should have started already, but when i cranked it, the fuel line started spraying every where. so thats the last part i need to get and after that it should be working fine, just as new!
as you can see in the picture, the Hi-pressure PS hose also burnt down and i know that there was a recall on that, which was performed already so i couldnt get acura to replace another one. So i ended up buying a brand new one and it was about 10 minutes to replace it.
Other than that, are there any other major issues or problems that i should be aware of?
something with in the electrical system had cause an engine fire. I believe it was the alternator wires. but after a full day's worth of work, the car is almost ready to start. it actually should have started already, but when i cranked it, the fuel line started spraying every where. so thats the last part i need to get and after that it should be working fine, just as new!
as you can see in the picture, the Hi-pressure PS hose also burnt down and i know that there was a recall on that, which was performed already so i couldnt get acura to replace another one. So i ended up buying a brand new one and it was about 10 minutes to replace it.
Other than that, are there any other major issues or problems that i should be aware of?
02-09-2011, 11:05 PM
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i bought this car about a week or two ago. its an 05 with about 60k miles.
something with in the electrical system had cause an engine fire. I believe it was the alternator wires. but after a full day's worth of work, the car is almost ready to start. it actually should have started already, but when i cranked it, the fuel line started spraying every where. so thats the last part i need to get and after that it should be working fine, just as new!
as you can see in the picture, the Hi-pressure PS hose also burnt down and i know that there was a recall on that, which was performed already so i couldnt get acura to replace another one. So i ended up buying a brand new one and it was about 10 minutes to replace it.
Other than that, are there any other major issues or problems that i should be aware of?
something with in the electrical system had cause an engine fire. I believe it was the alternator wires. but after a full day's worth of work, the car is almost ready to start. it actually should have started already, but when i cranked it, the fuel line started spraying every where. so thats the last part i need to get and after that it should be working fine, just as new!
as you can see in the picture, the Hi-pressure PS hose also burnt down and i know that there was a recall on that, which was performed already so i couldnt get acura to replace another one. So i ended up buying a brand new one and it was about 10 minutes to replace it.
Other than that, are there any other major issues or problems that i should be aware of?
02-10-2011, 09:48 PM
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i bought this car from the owner after insurance had totaled it out and paid the owner off. But great news is that it turned on fine and everything, but i had a CEL, P2176 " Throttle Position Not Learned"
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
02-11-2011, 05:12 AM
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i bought this car from the owner after insurance had totaled it out and paid the owner off. But great news is that it turned on fine and everything, but i had a CEL, P2176 " Throttle Position Not Learned"
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
02-11-2011, 09:32 AM
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i bought this car from the owner after insurance had totaled it out and paid the owner off. But great news is that it turned on fine and everything, but i had a CEL, P2176 " Throttle Position Not Learned"
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
I erased it but it would come right back. The accelerator wouldnt work at all and the car would only stay idle.
So i had the car towed to a honda dealership where my friend was going to use the HDS and see if he can make the ecu relearn it. but a weird thing happend when the car got towed there. Right when my friend started the car, the accelerator started working fine and he could rev it up easily. We cleared the codes again and nothign came one. Did the oil change and replaced all fluids. Now its running perfectly fine. just need to change out tires and a couple of small suspension parts in the back and its good to go!
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02-11-2011, 09:41 AM
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Did you repair or replace the engine? Looks like you got a nice DD for cheap 
02-11-2011, 09:54 AM
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OK, so since it was totaled, it must have come with a salvage title? Were you able to get insurance for the car? I know things are kinda loose in Texas, but I've always been under the impression that insurance companies hate to pay for a car twice (even if another company paid for it first). Just curious.
Salvage is not the only kind of title out there. there's also, "for parts only", "export only" and some others, but i cant remember. Now these titled cars are the ones that cant come back on the raods and insurance companies wont insure them.
No DD, I bought it to fix it up and resell it.
02-11-2011, 09:58 AM
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it is a salvage title now. And you can definitely get insurance on a salvage title car again.
Salvage is not the only kind of title out there. there's also, "for parts only", "export only" and some others, but i cant remember. Now these titled cars are the ones that cant come back on the raods and insurance companies wont insure them.
No, same engine, there was no damage to it. Only the valve cover and everything else on top.
No DD, I bought it to fix it up and resell it.
Salvage is not the only kind of title out there. there's also, "for parts only", "export only" and some others, but i cant remember. Now these titled cars are the ones that cant come back on the raods and insurance companies wont insure them.
No, same engine, there was no damage to it. Only the valve cover and everything else on top.
No DD, I bought it to fix it up and resell it.
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