melt

Hi All,

I am looking into buying a pre-owned 2000 TL. Is there any way to find out whether the tranny has been previously replaced? Should it appear in the service record? I am worrying about the reliability of the replaced tranny...

Thx.

`ill*tl

http://www.acura.com/owning/owning_index.asp

.. click on "Owners Link"
.. sign in/sign up
.. enter in VIN#

melt

Thanks, but it seems that I can't sign up because this vehicle was bought in Canada.

`ill*tl

The only other option I know of is to go into your dealer and have them run your VIN# for you..

melt

umm... Is it possible that a mechanic can find that out?

`ill*tl

I don't see why not a mechanic should be able to find out. But in either case, you're still going to have to contact Acura in some way to get a history report of your car. Why don't you get the VIN# off your car and then call Acura yourself?

atl-abp

acura service rep told me that the upgraded trannys will have the mounting bolts from the bad one - so he said the paint would be worn off of the bolts.

He said original trannys will have the paint on the bolts.

Of course at some point it will come off.

just relaying what I was told and I have no idea if this is true

Street Spirit

Just call the Acura dealer. They will need the last 4 or 8 digits of the car's VIN... Any service that has been done on the car at that dealership will show up - so obviously, call the one where you believe it was taken for service.

bbznyc

actuallly, there will be blue paint on the bolts... i didn't have any paint there before but it's there now after tranny was changed...

AnhKevin1012

HEy, i have a 02 tl-s with a replaced tranny. i have a feeling of lossing power. especially on the start from zero. is anyone having this same problem???

gregtomash

I have 2000TL and when time comes to sell it, I am going to stress it to the future buyer that I have replaced transmission (twice) and have an upgraded/fixed version now. Point is, just asked - whoever is selling the car should tell you the truth.

Strannik

My replaced tranny has blue paint on bolts.

LeftCorner

iTrader: (1)

Just look to see if the VIN plate is missing, we never swap the VIN plate when installing a replacement trans. If the plate is missing it's a good indication that it was replaced, or stolen?