Hi, I am new to this forum, but I am currently in the market to buying an 07 TL Type-S. What should I be looking for when checking out the car? Any thoughts, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

hello welcome.

great threads all over this sub-forum, i suggest you start reading, you'll learn A LOT!

Pay attention to the Problems & Fixes sub-subforum.

 

This is what I recently told another member who had asked for the same thing. Again thoiboi is right but I will give the benefit of the doubt this time & make your life easy.

Here's a list of items I made when I went searching for my TL-S;
1) Compliance Bushings - check for broken rubber
2) Noisy power steering hoses - check to service records to see if recall performed
3) Oil Pump Seal - look for a small area of oil residue usually covering a little bit of the oil pan, they do not leak as so much to pour on the ground so just give the oil pan a quick glance
4) Rear Main Seal - this is pretty obvious, you'll most likely see oil on the ground
5) 3rd Gear Syncro 6MT - if you're shopping for a 6MT, check to see if 3rd gear is abnormally notchy, grinds or pops out of gear
6) 5AT "Slippage/Shuddering" - this is self explanatory
7) Loud valve tick noise - this could be due to the 5th cylinder spark plug being loose which is an easy fix as you just have tighten it back down

At around 105k miles/170k kilometres there is a timing belt service which is a major service which can cost anywhere from $600-$1200 depending where you get it

Best of luck with your search.

 

thanks guys.. greatly appreciated.. thinking of picking up an 08 with 50k miles

 

Welcome to AcuraZine, JZ. Best of luck with your impending purchase.

 

Each body panel has a VIN # sticker on it. Easy way to see whether it had any body work.