Acura Legend

the relay is located right under the panel under the steering colum remove 3 screws and you will see it right above the hood release. i just did this today. if you have anymore questions feel free 2 email me at cubanito06@optonline.net

Code 9 means: CYP Sensor Position 1

On a 1988 Acura Legend, this is:

True. But first check the ohm/resistance reading with a multimeter. It should read between 500 and 1000 ohms. You can check it on the terminals coming off the wiring from the passenger side, front of car , about 8 inches below top of engine, just to the right of the plastic timing cover (behind it, towards the engine). There are four terminals coming from the sensors (2 sensors inside the timing cover, below the timing gear). One is the number one cylinder sensor (CYP, Number One Cylinder Position Sensor) and the other is the Crank Sensor, to sense the speed of the engine, to time the spark and gas input. The other sensor on my car, the TDC Sensor, (INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTOR, BELOW THE ROTOR AND TOP PLATE) only senses when the engine is at top dead center, not which cylinder is at TDC. My engine shuts down after starting, because this sensor is ok, but the info is handed off to the ECU, which then relies on the other two sensors to keep running.......Crank and Cyl sensors, under the timing gear. All 3 of mine test ok. But since I disassembled the rebuilt distributor from the auto parts store to make sure it was not bad, I reassembled incorrectly, I think. There is a gear inside which distributes spark and that has to lined up. Now I need to figure how to check my installatioin of this gear.

Anyone out there can help?

no a Philips screw driver and a 10mm socket

where do you install a new flasher for a 1991 Acura Legend?"

The most common cause of overheating is a thermostat stuck in the closed position. However, other causes are: faulty water pump, clogged radiator, clogged hose(s), coolant leak or a broken drive belt. I had a 1987 legend with around 160K that was overheating. Antifreeze would boil out of the overflow. I changed my radiator and it fixed the problem.

no it should be ok to add cooloant but onething you might have to do is to bleed the cooling system to make sure there is no air trapped in the system to cause overheating.

Make sure that the battery fuse is not blown. It is a 40 or 70 amp in the fuse box under the hood.

Check the Coolant system, there is a coolant temp sensor that will cause the engine to do this if it is not actually in contact with the coolant. You will need to vacuum drain the coolant, refill then bleed all the air out of the system. On my legend this happened until realized the radiator cap was bad, it had lost it's seal so the coolant system lost pressure. I didn't realize because the coolant reservoir was full, but there was no pressure to pull the coolant through the system. It could possibly be the idle speed motor needing to be cleaned as well. Once I cleaned mine I haven't had any problems ever since.

There is none.

ITS TIME CONSUMING , BUT U NEED TO REMOVE BOTTOM PANEL UNDER CAR, REMOVE TOP RADIATOR SUPPORT.. PULL RADIATOR AND COOLING FANS UP BUT BE CAREFUL...MAKE SURE YOU DISCONNECT ALL THE SENSORS AROUND THE FANS. ITS A PRETTY EASY THING TO DO, IT JUST TAKES SOME TIME AND PATIENCE. DONT FORGET TO REMOVE THE HOSES TOP AND BOTTOM.
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i just came across the same thing within the last week and it wasent a sensor its a cable drivin speedo...if that helps any

easy i had one of them also..look under the passenger side of the car...best bet,,flip yourself upside down and look under the glovebox....youll see a the blower..it has three screws in it...first thing i suggest is disconnect the battery, then pull off that panel underneath the glovebox, remove screws (should be 3), one is near the wall of the car close to the pass door, unplug the blower and do the same in reverse..took me 20 minutes to R&R ..Zno

it sounds like your turn signal relay is going out. Replace that, and you should be good.

yes....the solenoid is attached but you can take it off by disconnecting the wire tha runs to the starter...and 2 bolts..rather easy took me 15 minutes to replace my solenoid.

with car on Press 1 and 6 at the same time, turn the radio on, then enter the 8 digit Serial Number exactly as it apears on the display.

It's behind the back seat on the driver's side.

There are 3 fuse/relay boxes in the engine compartment. (Standing in front of car facing the engine), there is one on the passenger-side to the rear of the engine compartment there is also one to the right mid-way back on driver's side. But the one that you need resides up front slighty off to the right just behind the radiator. This houses the horn relay.

Whatever you want, And if someone tells you that you can not change to A different brand of oil, BULL!, I have owned about 500 cars and I change to my favorite brand oil on every single one of them. Oil does not soak into metal, when you change the oil on A car that requires 5 quarts there is only about 1/15th of A cup that does not come out. It would not hurt to have the same amount of water put into the oil, So another oil will not matter either.

Postive battery cable should connect to the starter relay (solenoid)

Go to auto parts store & buy a rear view mirror attachment glue kit, and follow instruction included. HELPFULL Hint! Mark the outside window with a fine point marker, so you'll know where it goes on the inside.

The thermostat is just under the throttle assembly at the front of the engine. You will need to remove a black plastic shield in order to access it. Is it difficult to remove and replace? Should that job cost $100? Would a failing thermostat cause the radiator to crack,leak and overheat on my 1991 Acura?

When you open the hood from the front, the brake fluid reservoir is to your extreme right mounted at the top of the firewall between the engine and driver. My 1992 Legend LS manual recommends DOT 3 or DOT 4 but NOT DOT5. Of course they want you to use Genuine Honda Fluid. Topping up the fluid to between the max and min mark is what is needed. If the fluid is below the min mark, your brake system definitely needs attention. If the pads are nearly worn out the fluid level will drop below minimum. Don't top up the fluid in that case get the pads replaced. No offense, but for you to ask this question indicates that you have minimal knowledge of the system and would be better to get proper help. Good luck

the motor mounts

I don't know how long this question ahs been posted, but I have the answer. It is located just to the left of the oil filter as you look under the car. Go to http://www.acura-legend.com (its a forum) and do a search for "how to replace a VSS" there is some great info and DIY's there. .