Okay, first post on here since seems to be more action on this forum than hondatech.
Past couple weeks i've been doing a lot of maintenance on my aging 2003 Acura TL
It all started with TCS light and cel light. Took it to the dealer and told me. I needed a new transmission to the tune of 3500 new or 2500 used. I was like no way..
I managed to locate a JDM import shop in town and got my hands on a low mileage engine tranny combo. j30a with msga tranny $1500 out the door. Not bad considering what the dealer was charging me for a just a used transmission.
Yes i know its a different model engine and tranny but I only needed the tranny.
There are a few qurks to this transmission swap but I got around those qurks fairly easy, with no major problems. The only difference i can see is that the Msga tranny does not have the power steering speed sensor mechanism.
Which leads me to my question... since this tranny did not have this sensor I bypassed the ports on my power steering lines. ie.. I jumpered the two ports together. Should I have just capped them off?
So this fixed my transmission problem and the car was driving great even though steering was a little tighter due to not having the power steering speed sensor.
While driving down the highway my TCS and CEL light come back on.. WTF.. last time this happened I replaced the tranny.. so I know it can't be the tranny again.. and its shifting better than ever..
researching the forum.. I see EGR cleaning, O2,, maybe even knock sensor maybe the culprit. hopefully its just the EGR and intake in need of some cleaning...
Past couple weeks i've been doing a lot of maintenance on my aging 2003 Acura TL
It all started with TCS light and cel light. Took it to the dealer and told me. I needed a new transmission to the tune of 3500 new or 2500 used. I was like no way..
I managed to locate a JDM import shop in town and got my hands on a low mileage engine tranny combo. j30a with msga tranny $1500 out the door. Not bad considering what the dealer was charging me for a just a used transmission.
Yes i know its a different model engine and tranny but I only needed the tranny.
There are a few qurks to this transmission swap but I got around those qurks fairly easy, with no major problems. The only difference i can see is that the Msga tranny does not have the power steering speed sensor mechanism.
Which leads me to my question... since this tranny did not have this sensor I bypassed the ports on my power steering lines. ie.. I jumpered the two ports together. Should I have just capped them off?
So this fixed my transmission problem and the car was driving great even though steering was a little tighter due to not having the power steering speed sensor.
While driving down the highway my TCS and CEL light come back on.. WTF.. last time this happened I replaced the tranny.. so I know it can't be the tranny again.. and its shifting better than ever..
researching the forum.. I see EGR cleaning, O2,, maybe even knock sensor maybe the culprit. hopefully its just the EGR and intake in need of some cleaning...