Acura TL and TLX

The 2002 Acura airbag control module is located on the firewall in the engine compartment. The airbag control module will be on the drivers side of the firewall.

the switch is about $55 and the labor is .5 hours (or about $50

If you asking about the emissions plug, it is located in the center of the counsel below the radio. There is a small flat piece of plastic that has to be disengaged; probably with a screwdriver.

It means your sensor heater in Sensor 1 or Bank 1 is malfunctioning. Get it replaced.

Jack you car, or the best is if you have ramp (2) a lot better. Unscrew the trasmission bolt and drain the transmission fluid. The tansmission fluid is about a quart and half to fill it. Dont ovefill it, check manual how many quarts it needed. Any more question call 817-946-5337

If the windshield wipers work when pushing the lever down but not when they are turned on all the time, the problem could be in the wiper motor relay switch. There are two different relay switches for the windshield wipers, so that if the one fails a person can still clear the windshield manually.

There is no external filter on the 2000 tl--its internal to the transmission----you will have to flush the transmission-to clean the filter-or dismantel it. Lot easier to take to a dealership or local garage and have the transmission flushed..

timing belt.

Disconnect battery to prevent getting an accidental 25,000 volt shock from lamp socket. Remove the plastic cover which extends across the top of radiator beam from left fender to right fender after removing plastic retaining pins. Each lamp has a cover that unscrews after removing security torx screw. Each bulb has a socket called an igniter in the manual. Right bulb is easy to get at after removing filler neck bolt, washer fluid dipstick for window washer and flexing washer fluid neck out of the way towards center of engine. Tuck it under power steering hose to stay down. Remove the security screw and remove cover, turning CCW facing windshield. Remove lamp socket/igniter CCW facing front of vehicle. Spring clip holds lamp in. Observe that it has a hook on your left facing windshield, press down and out to pivot out of the way to remove lamp.

Reverse procedure to install new lamp.

Left side/drivers side requires small upright air deflector to be removed. It's held in place by small plastic pin on top and rubber grommet on bottom. Also you need to remove small 90 degree air cleaner input snout. This snout is held in by an o-ring, just wiggle and pull up to remove. This gives you access to lamp cover. Proceed as above to replace left lamp. I believe cover unscrew CW facing windshield. Do not touch lamp glass during process. Reconnect battery and reenter radio code.

pull the negative terminal off of the battery. if it comes on again remove it.

i would disconnect the battery and look for a red or black wire going to the pos cable and if the alarm trigers your door locks that wont work any more, so you would have to us ur key to get in but your syco alarm will shut up

Hi,

I bought an '02 MDX without Navi and found the whole sysetem (screen & DVD player) on eBay for under $1,000.

Either eBay or an auto salvage business will have them. You can still buy them new (Google it), but the 2 componets alone will cost you well above $4,000.

left rear top of the engine

on the intake manifold mounted and held in by screws

START BY REMOVING THE GLOVE BOX,THERE ARE 2 STOPPERS ON EACH SIDE THEN REMOVE THE SCREWS HOLDIN THE COVER PLATE DOWN THEN JUST PULL THE 2 FILTERS OUT AND REPLACE,REVERSE PROCEDURE,YOU CAN GET THE FILTERS AT AUTO PARTS FOR ABOUT 15.00,

Try this link:

http://www.acuraworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=2eacf0dc3dde8d3ec11b868d05c94558&t=24702

The instructions are almost identical for a TL and RL. The filter on my 04 TL is located behind the glove door/box. Take them off and you will find the filter.

The headlight bulbs just twist counter-clockwise in and out of place. They are located under the hood on either side of the radiator, directly behind the headlights. The foglights are 9006 low beam bulbs.

Right. If it calls for Higher Octane, use it. :) Unfortunately yes. ...that is...if you FLOOR it... High boost, and load need a higher octane, so as not to "ping" which can cause damage over time.. good luck dave I have a 1996 Buick/Riviera _Supercharged Owners manual recommends using premium fuel, if supercharged. I put "regular gas" in by mistake & It wouldn't go over 55 MPH. Gil Raker

I haven't noticed any difference, at least as of yet. With the high price of gas now I am using regular in my 98 Riviera, and every once in a while I will fill it with Premium. I have been told by a friend who works at a Refinery, that in the winter, you can use the "winter gas" regular. They have to make it a higher octane, but they don't tell you that. It will not cause any ping. It has something to do with Government standards. However, he does recommend using the Premium in the summer as it is made with the lower octane, especially if you do notice it is pinging. This is a common misconception that ... However ... is simply not true. The compression of you engine determines what octane fuel you should run in the engine. Follow the recommendations in your owners manual. If it says to use 87 octane, then using a higher octane will not improve performance, MPG, or in any other way, help. If however your engine requires, 89 or 91 octane, then using a lower octane than recommended may cause pinging, and pinging can cause engine damage. The exception to this are some of the modern computer controlled engines of today. An engine requiring 91 octane may indeed be able to burn 87 octane but at a penalty in MPG & power. The reason for this is that the computer will readjust the fuel air mixture and the timing to compensate for the lower octane fuel. This will prevent pinging, but at a penalty. It is simple, burn what is recommended by the people who built the engine, no more and no less. Do not listen to people who tell you that high octane fuel will help performance or mileage in a engine designed for 87 octane. It is a myth that still persists today. Even some car guys who should know better believe this. A ll you are doing is wasting your hard earned money.

If the car recommends premium gas, you can get by using 87 octane, you will just lose a little performance and fuel economy. It's been proven though that your savings in gas costs when using the lower octane are greater than your savings when using the proper premium and paying more. Older cars didn't have the engine management to change the timing on the car to get rid of pinging (knock boxes), so it was bad on the engine. If the engine requires premium, use it. If it recommends it, use it if you want to.

If you have an egr valve failure why are you replacing th oxygen sensor? Most likely the EGR valve assembly is blocked or partially blocked. Often they build up exhaust deposits on the EGR valve and ports.

It means the traction control system is on and that your car will less likely spin out or over rev

for regular driving leave the system on so it means the light will not be there

Just open the engine hood, and look behind either headlight that is out, and remove the cover behind the headlight, should probably be a turning cover, turn cover counter clockwise to remove, then un-plug connection for bulb, and remove light bulb. Light bulb will probably be held in by 2 metal spring clips, that are hooked in, just un-hook springs to remove bulb.

Locate the hole in the bottom of the bumper that is situated in line with the inside corner of the foglight. You'll need a 10mm socket and an extension for your socket wrench (I actually ended up using 2-3" extensions). Unscrew the bolt inside and remove the bolt. Use a flat head screwdriver to help pry the fog light housing out of bumper. Easiest to wedge the screwdriver between the inside edge of the foglight and the bumper (i.e. the side away from the tires). Also, wedge your hand through the air dam and help push the foglight housing out. It should pop out fairly easily. Undo the connector to the bulb, unscrew the bulb from the housing (just a small turn), and reverse the process to put in the new bulb. Hope that helps.

I am really not sure but I thought I had to this evening. I purchased a new fuel pump from advanced auto parts for $133.00 and the screen for an additional 18.00. I knew the fuel filter was completely clogged so I changed it, still nothing. The main relay assembly which is under the driver's side dash, left side wall, turned out to be the problem. Apparently as the fuel filter clogs the pump runs harder to keep the required fuel pressure. This also requires more current, without blowing the 10 amp fuse, it heats up the relay board, there was a cold solder joint on the number 2 relay which drives the pump. The overall repair turned out to be 18.50 for the filter, 2 hours of highly evolved 4 letter words, and an hour of reassembly of the undercarriage still not knowing how to drop the fuel tank, I summise there are hidden bolts that hold the fuel tank but I do not have a clue where they are located. I'm guessing somewhere between the front and back bumpers. Under the back seat, tried that, in the trunk - tried that. Maybe once I dropped the tank cover and the two straps I could have used a larger hammer. Or maybe a large Sumo wrestler to yank it down????? Good luck.

I'm trying to remove the fuel tank of an Acura 97 tl 2.5, How I can do that?

The '97 Acura has about 200 hp. Also, the 3.2 V6 engine from 99 on has 225 HP

It has an IAT sensor which is located under the plastic engine cover. It is on the curve at the top right of the intake manifold. It is screwed in and it is grey. There are two wires comming out one is red/yellow other is black green.

the number one cylinder is located on the pulley side, then goes 234 to the transmission side.