arsenalgunner

Morning everyone, 3 days ago, my acura TL (mileage 210000 KM = 130000 miles) could not start, I should say it does not have enough power to start, the lights can be on. I jump-started it and it worked again. I checked the battery and it is in good condition; i sanded the buildups on the battery's connectors; meanwhile changed 6 spark plugs.

today, it can not start again. please help to diagnose and advise. thank you and much appreciated.

peter6

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...eo-fix-972867/

Try that first.

There are couple more threads about the same issue:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...nk-fix-900427/
https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...roblem-961523/

arsenalgunner

quick question: do all related problems showing HFL booting up on the dash? Thank you

imakeholesinu

Yes. If HFL is stuck at Booting Up in the dash, your HFL is dead yet stays on when the car is off and drains the battery.

thoiboi

Remove HFL, battery draining = starter can't start.

arsenalgunner

Once removed the HFL, do I still need to replace the battery? I boosted my car and took the battery to the autoshop the other day yet it showed the battery is still in good condition. i thought if the battery is drained, it should show something else right?

thank you all. and please forgive my stupid questions...i know nothing about cars.

much appreciated.

thoiboi

well replace first then test. if symptoms still persist, yes. If not, no. How old is it?

arsenalgunner

i have the car almost 6 years and hfl stops working around half year.

thoiboi

talking about the battery.. If it's been 6 years and you haven't ever needed to replace the battery, consider yourself lucky. Also go get a new battery.

arsenalgunner

it's about 8 months old..

i unplugged the HFL and will sit it over the weekend to see any further issues.

thanks all for the help.