thekidandyou

The other day my engine light came on. Went to advance auto parts, had them run their little computer on there. It came back with a code reading : TCC googled it and it came back as 'tcc circuit malfunction' Help!!!!!!!!!!! what does that code mean!!!!.. sorry about the typing at work ..lol

fsttyms1

What was the actual code number

smartypants

Dude,

Get the actual code ! I checked the code list and here's all I could find with a TCC reference.

"P1887 TCC Release Switch Circuit (***(May not be applicable for Honda / Acura)***)"

Notice the note in brackets....

Get the code...

smartypants

thekidandyou

ok will have to go back and get it re done. There was no code number.

01tl4tl

there is always a code number- the car doesnt spit out actual info

remember codes are clues to the prob -not a real diagnosis in itself- as they are often misleading
Have to figure out why a certain combo is together and go from there

thekidandyou

the code P0740 and i forget to say that the TCS light came on the same time the engine light came on also

01tl4tl

hows the trans fluid smell on the dipstick? burnt?
any harshness or slipping when car shifts into 2nd and 3rd?

fsttyms1

Torque Converter Lockup Malfunction.

Unfortunately when that happens its usually time for a trans rebuild. You can try changing ALL the fluid by doing the drain fill procedure a bunch of times, and taking the solenoids out and cleaning them, rest the ECU and see if it comes back.

dudeinaTL

iTrader: (1)

TCC is probably P0740. Your torque converter is probably burnt up...time for a new tranny. The clock is ticking. I went about 1.5k miles with P0740 before getting a rebuild. Other people have had failures much sooner.

01tl4tl

thanks guys- I didnt want to be the bearer of bad news~

piggylover1985

You're so nice :-). Anyway in this forum, i think many people had that same problem. So he won't be left out.

thekidandyou

Wow that sucks there. what does the TCS light have to do with it. Yes the tranny oil had a burnt smell to it As of yesterday my cousin that fix car's told me as he was driving the car as long as the TCS light is not it the car with shift gears once the light comes on it so slips

thekidandyou

Sorry guys. as long as the TCS light is not on. the car shift gear's fine, as soon as the light comes on that's when it starts to slip. DID a tranny drain and fill at a local acura dealer a couple of months ago. I should have went with the LS

01tl4tl

what year is your TL? and mileage?
not salvage/rebuilt title? usa car?

Amazing how often a higher mileage car goes to the dealer for a 3 qt trans fluid change and soon after-- the trans fails~
Washed out the crud holding the clutches together

If a reasonable age/miles you talk to the service MANAGER, explain you were just there for trans service and now you need some `Goodwill Assistance`
as it has predictably failed

thekidandyou

the car is a 2003 i got it at 126,000 and now it has 186,000 per as my cousin said the car shift fines but once the TCS light comes on.. she goes crazy

thekidandyou

usa car.. title is free and clear

fsttyms1

replace all the fluid, clean the solenoids and hope it works. If not you need a new trans.

thekidandyou

are the solenoids inside the tranny or outside the tranny

01tl4tl

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/new-official-2nd-gen-tl-diy-thread-706083/

should be in the diy section--external selenoids

thekidandyou

there was nothing there about that

01tl4tl

look in gen3 diys- I know its on azine~

fsttyms1

They are taken out from the outside. Unbolt and remove.

01tl4tl

I think he needs a complete diy--

(sound of Alices restaurant playing in the background)

on 27, 8 by 10 color glossy photographs
with the circles and arrows pointin to the Offending parts, and a paragraph description on the back of each tellin of what they was looking at ~

gen3 has a great diy

thekidandyou

ugh thinking about getting rid of this freaking car..;((((((

thekidandyou

any know where I can get a good used tranny for this car. If not she will have to go

01tl4tl

good used acura trans..and a dash of miltary intelligence? I mean- those words dont go together!

probably not from a junkyard~when they sit they go bad

maybe from a trans rebuilder shop that has one built and ready to swap with you
or get yours redone

or in our private sales from someone doing a 6 speed swap