Top 20 2002 Acura 3.2TL Questions & Answers

My guess would be a burnt fuseable link. Closely inspect the main wires coming off of the battery and distribution center for a taped up bulge.

Over rich combustion. Clean Throttle Body and MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor. You are burning too much fuel. It could also be ignition, bad leads, coil packs or spark plugs on one or more cylinders. Start with the easy stuff. 30 minutes with a can of throttle body cleaner or carburetor cleaner.

When tranny was replaced, were all lines and trans cooler flushed? Was converter replaced? Try flush and refill trans fluid and replace filter.

Most likely a faulty heater tap not allowing engine coolant to flow into heater core, check the heater tap for correct operation.

There may be a TSB (technical service bulletin) on this. Call your dealership or look on line.

Do you have any codes?Engine light on?Fuel filter may be,tune up?

Owners manual back page

Or use Manual as supplies with Car

you are throwing the computer off with the tire size it sounds like

IF it will not open by the cable or electric switch it may be because the opening spring in the hinge of the door is broken and not moving the door open. Test this by having someone operate the release mechanism and manually opening the door.

Should be the backup fuse.

thats a lazer problem in the cd usually a cd cleaning disk will sort that problem if not a its the lazer head thats distorted best this to do it put a conversion tape to ipod or iphone and play your tunes off those devices via your tape, there only cheap to buy.

Diagnostic Trouble Code- the codes the computer stores in memory when it senses a malfunction or aberration of sensor information. there are hundreds of possible trouble codes. I hope that's the DTC you meant. Manufacturers use all kinds of such 3 or 4 letter symbols to denote a system. Last best chance is to "google it".

Follow bottom radiator hose to engine. 2 10mm bolts hold the thermostat cover.

this refers to the Emission Control System leak detected ,fuel tank system so if you can get under vehicle safely have a look to see if there is a fuel leak but i would expect it would be more likely on the breather side of the system so a repair shop would be the best option

The garage will have code .

I would trade it in for an Acura.

follow your upper radiator hose from the radiator back to the engine. At that point remove the hose and replace it. Put it back together , fill up the antifreeze and you are ready to go.

On any vehicle this means Diagnostic Trouble Code

will or will not crank? if no crank wiggle the gear selector cranking or try cranking in neutral. (fresh contacts there) nothing to me means it will not crank. if A/T wiggle the shifter, the park lock out will allow you to shift to neutral, hand brake set. then crank. if it wont crank now, try, jumper cable cranks next. post results