MyOldGS

Is that you KA? Thanks for your willingness to help.

4HondaOwner

Yes it is.

Never a problem helping a fellow Legend owner.

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Sold my Legend on 09-22-10 > bought it back on 11-15-10.
JDM "certified" Type II engine transplant 3-24-12 at 211,875 miles after a failed heli coil did in my first engine.

stsupple

Hello all, Shane here. My daily driver is a 92 LS w +200k on the odo. A little over a week ago I acquired a 91 with some pretty messy cosmetic problems... so I'm using it as a parts car On the list of items to be replaced are: radiator, thermostat, timing belt, water pump (all of which I'm hoping to tackle over the coming weekend). All of this leads me to the VSS. Everthing I've read in these forums says that the sensor itself needs to be replaced and not the housing. Since I have a complete unit (housing/sensor) at my disposal, is there a particular reason that I shouldn't simply replace the whole thing, or will this lead to other problems?

Thanks to everyone for your wisdom and advise.

Bgould

My 94 sedan shifts real hard in between gears and lurches when it shifts... do you think faulty VSS is to blame? speedometer has always seemed fine

4HondaOwner

When was the last time you did a drain & refill of your automatic transmission fluid?

How many miles are on your car?

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Sold my Legend on 09-22-10 > bought it back on 11-15-10.
JDM "certified" Type II engine transplant 3-24-12 at 211,875 miles after a failed heli coil did in my first engine.

Bgould

just turned 200,000... and i know that it isn't my tranny fluid because about 18 months ago i had my transmission rebuild and the "problem" was there before and after the rebuild...

91satanslegend

i replaced the vss on my car and still get the d4 flashing and speedometer still not working...any ideas?

GQ1975

Quick question

Can any one give me some feed back my legnd coupe makes this rough sound and it has a hard jerk going from reverse to D4. Has anyone had this problem with thier legend and if so can you give me some insight. Thank you

3CL1P5

So is this also a solution if the speedo doesn't even move? aka the needle doesn't move.

ndtinker

So last night I got under the car with the parts I ordered, took off the plastic shield, got the entire assembly out, then used my new fancy torx bit to udderly destroy 2 of the 3 screws. Fantastic. Hey, one came out super easy. The rest it just mangled the threads to nothing. Guess it's dremel time!

I would highly recommend clamping the power steering lines and taking the entire thing out to work on it. I have a feeling that's where I went wrong.

L3GDKANG/JDMKANG

Well let us know how it turns out follow TN legend owner.

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Originally Posted by Blackend
Good to meet you too Willie. I tell ya, when we were walking the Auto-X course and you guys started pulling in, I had no idea who it was until I saw the green machine and we're all like "ooohhhh, that's Willie and the Acuraholicks!"

Glad you guys made it out, and nice meeting all of you.

ndtinker

Well it's finally replaced. Had to grind a slot in the screws to get them out. But unfortunately that didn't fix anything. Check engine light is still on and speedo is still wonky. Although I do think it's shifting better, but that may just be me making things up hoping it did some good. The ABS light is also on but I have a feeling that's a separate issue. Just reaffirms I should have taken time to check the codes before I ordered any parts :p

ndtinker

Yep. Code 12. But what would the EGR have anything do with my speedo being wonky?? Maybe the cluster itself is bad?

Edit: And I just read the procedure to remove the intake manifold to clean the EGR..wow. that's going to be a fun day.

Insomniac119

Just replaced mine with help from the OP, thanks! This thread should be stickies IMO not the one that is now.

Speedometer is working beatifully now and it makes me happy. I changed the oil and added tranny fluid, and now she is shifting so smooth

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lovelyleg

Everyone, thank you for your contributions regarding the VSS replacement. As a Helm manual owner, I could have solely referred to it, but contributions from you here on this forum helped greatly.
My VSS was the original (from 1993 with 187,850 miles), before I had the D4 and the speedometer disco on a consistent basis. I noticed in the beginning, it happened more often when it was cold outside. Toward the end, it did not matter.
I opted to remove the unit from the car (draining out the old power steering fluid) which was not necessary.
The end state, like most was to replace the electronic component (at the top of the assembly), and the O-ring at the base of the unit. It turned out well.