Last week i put alot of money into the TL to get Serviced

Idle Control Value
Motor Mounts
Brakes
Transmission Flush
O2 Sensor

This week:

She is getting a New Timing Belt and Water Pump

" After all this I really hope she gets me to 300k plus "

 

^oh she will.

 

sure hope so, i bought her from your area matter of fact

 

what were the symptoms on the idle control valve ? Were the RPM's fluctuating 300- 500 rpms ? How much was the ICV ?

 

brand new?
how many miles does she have now?

 

I have a 2000 Acura TL i bought it from Coparts Auto Action the car was in a Accident but was repaired in Houston and i just picked it up last week

Symptoms of bad idle control valve was Rpm reving up and down after it warmed up

She had 144 when i picked it up but now she has 146 as of today!!

The Valve was 300 from i got it serviced

 

hopefully you mean $300 installed.... I remember I paid $160 just for the part and I installed it.

 

dealer changed trans fluid or what?

make sure the 105 service with timing belt was done, also spark plugs and valve adjustment

 

ur on the right track



I have to get major work done to my car

 

yea the dealer changed the tranny fluid / so far the car is running pretty good drove it from Texas to Atlanta with no problem

now just waiting for them to tell me the Timing Belt Service is Complete then im praying thats all she needs for a long long long time except the Oil Changes but nothing MAJOR

 

I would have just done a 3x3 on the tranny fluid and not even have messed with the dealer on that but thats just me

 

eh. some are comfortable with doing that and some are comfortable with going to the dealer. Lokee99 will attest that if you have the transmission serviced by the dealership, they are more likely to give you a goodwill. The had his transmission serviced at Hall Acura in Virginia Beach and months later it shitted out. Hall replaced his transmission for free charged him about $700 for labor and gave him a free TSX for the week while they were working on his car.

 

hmm I have a good relationship with my dealer so hopefully if anything goes wrong they will hook me up

but yea thats why I said thats just me though

 

I wouldnt mind to have the dealer to service the tranny, but my concern is that weird things are surfacing out of the woodwork. Here you go, just to have an idea:

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...r-Auto-Repairs

 

Oh I can understand that, that's why I'd have the right mind to know that a new knuckle isn't going to cost $2000. But now that I'm 6spd, I won't have to worry about doing the trans flushes at the dealer.

 

I never really go to the dealer unless its going to be some work for free

I usually search the forum or have some of the local members check out my car.. Plus it always helps when u have friends that are mechanics family members that are mechanics or just have a good relationship with a mechanic

 

Knocking on WOOD nothing goes wrong with mine

I really like that car

An i never owned an Automatic til now!!

 

How many r's is it moving up and down ?

 

its was going up and down from 2 grand down to 1 once the engine warmed up,

i was told to clean it out but that didnt work so i had to get it replaced

 

did u happen to replace your idler bearing too? I believe thats what it's called