20 Most Recent 1997 Acura TL Series - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Possible thermostat but more likely fan belt is slipping when idling causing waterpump to slow or even stop spinning. Tighten or replace fan belt that runs over waterpump pulley

If you do it your self between 85. to 110.00 you can buy a chiltion or hayens book from autozone or orilles auto parts stor the book will cost about 20.00 but gives you a compleat teare down of the engin how to fix breaks and everything inbetween includeing electrical diagrams.

Please check the timing belt settings, possible it is set a little OFF and resulting in heating due to bad timing.
Secondly check the fan thermostat- thermistor sensor. This can be faulty as the fan is not coming ON. Check the fan relay and voltage from the relay.

check the relays

Replace the cv axles.

either the SOLENOID or loose battery cables(either at the battery side or the starter side)

Try reloading the freeon at a garage....it doesn't cost much

I have looked everywhere for good instructions on replacing the expansion valve on your Acura. What i found is a great pictorial on getting to the blower motor, and expansion valve. I am sure the dealer wanted a small fortune for this repair, and after reading the instructions carefully, i can see why. This will be a tough job, so good luck. GO HERE for the a full color pictorial and be sure to read the whole thing. As it progresses it will get to the removal of the expansion valve.

have the sensitivity adjusted

find a dark place to work, with the lights out start the engine and spray it down with water, chek for arcing, the turn engine off spray it down again then start it and check again, my guess is a spark leak but engine heat evaporates it when running

would you believe that all engines run in the same direction,clockwise (looking from the front)you can prove this by using a wrench on the front crank pulley bolt,if it unscrews,turning to the right...........the reason is that all bolt do up clockwise and if the engine was to turn anti clockwise all the bolts would undo..

OK, let's work through this together.

The climate control panel shows a/c. That's good for the summer.
The panel displays 88 deg. F. That's a little hot.
It appears that the panel is showing F1. When does the panel show this?
When the panel shows 88 Deg. F you cannot turn the system off and make any adjustments.
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Now, are you able to get any cold air out of the air conditioning system?
If you can, then what temperature can you set it to.

I think that the electronic climate control panel is fried on the motherboard and needs to be replaced with a new one or a used one that is known to be good from a salvage yard.

Hope this helps.

Contact me if you need any other clarification.

The code is on a pair of cards that came with the owners manual. If you don't have the cards you can call the Acura dealer and take the car to them. The code is tied to the car's serial number and most dealers will give you the code free of charge.

When the fan fuse blows, Usaly means the fan is overheating and ready for replacement, If ignored you will need a motor..

breaker bars will add leverage you might have to remove some of the intake stuff, and break cleaner which will loosen the bolts

just for starters

cat. converter may be bad.

well you have to drop the gas tank to do this there is to straps that hold it up.

Sounds like a blown fuse. Have you checked the fuse? The owner's manual should have a diagram of the fuse box showing what each fuse is for. Locate the fuse box...usually under the dash board next to the driver's side door. Pull the fuse for the headlights and shine a flashlight on the clear plastic part of fuse. If the wire in the plastic part is broken, then the fuse is blown. Many gas stations carry fuses, make sure to replace it with a fuse having the same amp rating. Fuse should have the amp rating written on it (5, 10, 15 amp etc.).

Good luck