This 2005 Acura RL came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead if the car sat parked for more than three days straight. The battery had been replaced a couple of times already. I first connected a jump box connected in parallel to the battery before installing the meter as shown below. … Continue reading “2005 Acura RL Battery Goes Dead While Parked”
This 2007 Acura MDX came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead. Usually after sitting a day or more. I checked and sure enough there was a small drain present most of the time and sometimes it would spike higher. Since I was already familiar with a common drain on the TL … Continue reading “2007 Acura MDX Battery Goes Dead”
This 2006 Acura TSX needed the cabin air filter changed. After opening the glove box, I pushed the arm on the right side forward to release the hook as shown in the next picture. Next the stops on either side of the glove box interior have to be removed. I had to lift up on … Continue reading “2006 Acura TSX Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 1993 Acura Legend came in with the complaint that the air conditioner was not keeping the car cool enough. A quick check revealed that the air was cold but there was not much volume. Time to check the cabin air filter. It is located behind the glove compartment on the passenger side of the … Continue reading “1993 Acura Legend, Low Air Flow From A/C Vents”
This 2006 Acura TL came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead while the car was parked and not being used. The first thing that I found was a dead cell in the battery but I wanted to cover all the bases and checked for a drain condition. I installed my trusty … Continue reading “2006 Acura TL, Battery Goes Dead”
This 1996 Acura 2.5 TL came in with the complaint that the battery goes dead. The customer said that he thinks that something may not be hooked up properly because the alternator worked before and this is the second alternator that has been put on since the engine was changed. I confirmed the no charge … Continue reading “1996 Acura 2.5 Tl, No Charge Condition”
To order parts please click here. To see how easy it is to repair your own starter please read on. This post has been a long time coming and it is pretty lengthy. It pertains to repairing the clicks but will not crank sometimes failure found in Denso & Nippondenso Offset Gear Reduction Starters (OSGR) … Continue reading “Replacing The Contacts And Plunger In A Denso OSGR Starter”
Car came in with a very classic complaint of the engine will not start sometimes and customer has noticed a change in temperature seems to make a difference. This is a very common problem with both Acura and Honda. What happens is that the solder joints on the main relay circuit board will weaken over … Continue reading “1993 Acura Legend, No Run Condition”