i know this is not max related but the acura forum sucks cowballs

92 acura legend is driving me crazy!!!!!!!!!!
i just took a weekend trip upsates to the catskills and the viration all the way there drove me crazy.

when it's in park, it feels like the car is off!!!!soooooooo quite!!!
when i drive, it's perfect
when i put it to reverse or drive, it vibrates at stop signs??????
i changed the:
motor mounts
tranny mounts
sparkplugs (thanks albert+hogan)
tranny flush
air/fuel filter
pvc valve


thanks for the help

 

Might be CV joints

 

one thing i love bout honda's is when they're in reverse....love the zip sound...

 

My car does it too. Straight cut reverse gear(s).

 

So does my friend's '95 SE 5-speed.

It's not honda, it's normal with some cars.

 

The whine is from the differential. The gears are cut with a arc to them, biased to turn one direction. When your in reverse they whine.

Nearly all cars do this. And as said earlier the cut of the reverse gear can have something to do with this on some cars.

 

You havne't driven any other Hondas other than your legend? My sister's 97 accord vibrates on stopsigns and signal lights, so does my friend's 96 accord, so does my other friends accord, so did the old '89 integra I used to have long time ago..

I dont know why these cars vibrate as they get older.....sorry I can't help you much there..

 

Thats true, so does my step father 89 Accord and my moms 95 Civic

 

maybe you should post this on the legend board

 

Check the throttle position switch/sensor. If you are in DRIVE at idle, and you turn on your AC, does the vibrating get worse?

 

These cars do tend to vibrate as they get older. But a good tune-up should lower the vibration. Here are some other things you should try:
Clean the Throtle bodie,
Change O2 sensors,
Check Timing and Ide speed.
If timing is good, you might want to play with the Ide speed a little bit. You could raise the Ide speed up 50-100rpm. That might help a bit. Good look.

 

idle is at 600 rpm idle and i tuned up alread.


joe: legend forum suck *****

 

I had a problem in my Acura (91 Integra) with an exhaust rattle, and in my older 85 accord, same thing. I've heard of it on a few other hondas, but I wouldn't expect it in a Legend. You could test it out though.

 

Try Raising the ide to 650-700rpm. See if that will help.