Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Definitive 2nd Gen Acura TL AV6 Transmission Swap Guide

This blog entry is just going to be a collection of resources to help people doing a transmission swap on their 2nd generation (2000-2003) Acura TL.  Some of this will apply to the '99 model as well, but since it uses a 4 speed transmission you cannot swap in any of the newer 5 speed transmissions including the '06-07 Accord which is recommended.

NOTE: I had the wrong address for car-part.com listed before, I left out the dash. My apologies. This has been corrected.

Also, if you need an immediate answer please visit the Acurazine forum listed below! I don't get to comments very quickly.

Saturday, May 14, 2016

CRV VSA pump fix

One of my favorite things about working on cars is helping someone out and saving them a bunch of money.  We just had the opportunity to do that with two of the most deserving people I know - our dear parents.

A while back the ABS indicator started lighting up on the dash of their 2006 Honda CR-V.  The dealer diagnosed it as a bad VSA pump (basically the ABS pump, so called because it also performs traction control functions).  The cost to restore ABS functionality to the vehicle - $1800 for the part plus labor.  Yikes!

From homdapartsunlimited.com - What a deal! How about no.