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90Legendman(LS) · 03-12-03, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by pyros88legendcoupe
heres a couple extra off the top of my head.

-If your hood struts stop working. make a kink in them at full extension.

- are cars are designed for 87 octane. DO NOT use anything else you are throwing away money and power by going for higher octane. ( unless you have had your head shaved then go for 89)

-if your door handles don't work, take off your door and adjust the 10mm bolt in the door it slides left and right so you can adjust how much you pull the handle to release the lock.

- Cant get the door off. look for all the bolts then lift it straight up hard.

-Tranny computer is under the passenger seat in the coupes. It is visable from the rear. there is 1 red light with alot of codes. Look here if your S3 or S4 starts to blink.

-Use nothing but Honda Products. except oil. Honda ATF is a MUST, and Honda Anti-freeze dosnt contain a certain silicate (sp?) that prestone and all the others do. even if they say ok for alluminime engines. It will prevent corrosion and keep your seals alive.( Use Honda anti-freeze in every alluminim engine you own)

- Legend Fuel pumps are located under a panel in the trunk or under the seat in the sedan( i think ?). you can change it yourself with 3 tools( ratchet 10mm/17mm, plyers) and 45 mins.

- Replace your waterpump and timeing belt every 90k miles.

-almost all of the gaskets in legend engines ( all hondas) are rubber and ussually o-rings. and can be reused many times if nesessary. always clean both sealing metal surfaces and soak the gasket in oil. I reccomend you replace important small orings. The Valve cover gaskets on the other hand you reuse many times.)

-if you have a antenna lube it all the time. ( once a week)

- your low fuel light work. no? mine neither, actually ive never seen a working one if you want you can open up your dash quite easy my removeing all the screws and you can replace the LED ( cheap and easy and there might me a spare in there i forgot )

- wheel hub nuts are 36mm ( please correct me if this is wrong im 99% sure, got this feeling its 34?)

-your ALB and battery light both on. your alternator could be going. i have heard that this combo means dieing alternator. not 100% sure on this one.

-ALB light come on check the brake fluid ( both of them) same for brake light.

-Never ever EVER use armorall on our precious leather.

- if your car's air smells like sh*t, clean your fan unit its most likely covered with mildew or something like that. spray some bacteria killer in there.

-if your Heater Fan,Recurculation Fan, or your "In car Temp Sensor" ( the one inside the center console) make any noise take them apart and clean them.

- For auto's, both the Shift Solenoid set and the Lock-up Solenoid set should read 16-20 ohms from the each lead to ground. ( there are 2 leads per plug and 2 plugs). replace if they are off.

Make sure your brake shims are on right because legend brakes like to scream if you dont set them up right or if you use cheap ****ty pads.

If your car wont start , here is a troubleshooting thread of mine

Fuel Pump Replacement : DIY

i hope this helps someone, and please let me know if anything here is wrong.

So the fuel pump is not located in the gas tank ??