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My 93 Legend (164000 miles) would not start and the Acura Dealership said it
was the fuel pump relay. The Relay Part and Labor to replace it would cost
$213 plus tax. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how much did it
cost to repair?

Thanks,
Gil

"gil" <gfrnndz@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:5j3Qd.7513$tF4.1627@fe10.usenetserver.com:

> My 93 Legend (164000 miles) would not start and the Acura Dealership
> said it was the fuel pump relay. The Relay Part and Labor to replace
> it would cost $213 plus tax. Has anyone else had this problem?



Only about 8,000,000,000,000,000,000 people.

It's arguably the #1 most common problem with Hondas.

Sounds like you were charged for the EFI Main Relay and an hour's labor.
It's fair. Although, the labor portion could have been $20 or $30 cheaper
if you'd got an independent garage to do it.


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On 14 Feb 2005 15:27:13 GMT, "TeGGer®" <tegger@istop.c0m> wrote:

>"gil" <gfrnndz@yahoo.com> wrote in
>news:5j3Qd.7513$tF4.1627@fe10.usenetserver.com:
>
>> My 93 Legend (164000 miles) would not start and the Acura Dealership
>> said it was the fuel pump relay. The Relay Part and Labor to replace
>> it would cost $213 plus tax. Has anyone else had this problem?
>
>
>
>Only about 8,000,000,000,000,000,000 people.
>
>It's arguably the #1 most common problem with Hondas.
>
>Sounds like you were charged for the EFI Main Relay and an hour's labor.
>It's fair. Although, the labor portion could have been $20 or $30 cheaper
>if you'd got an independent garage to do it.

I find it hard to believe that an Acura mechanic, who has doubtless
done it MANY times and has just the right tools, would take an hour to
swap out a relay. Charge an hour yes, take an hour no. Yes, it is
tucked away under the dash, but it is still a one bolt, one connector
operation.

Is the Dealer price for a Main Relay $150 nowadays?

For further info:

http://techauto.tripod.com/index.htm

Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the relay
in the 90-93 accord.


> Is the Dealer price for a Main Relay $150 nowadays?
>
> For further info:
>
> http://techauto.tripod.com/index.htm
>
>

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:25:45 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
<jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:

>Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the relay
>in the 90-93 accord.
>
So they put a different, more expensive part in the 2nd generation and
it STILL has the same problem?
>
>> Is the Dealer price for a Main Relay $150 nowadays?
>>
>> For further info:
>>
>> http://techauto.tripod.com/index.htm
>>
>>
>
>

I see a lot more 91-95 legends on the road (compared to the 86-90) and I've
seen way fewer main relays fail in them. But they are also newer..... so I
might just need to give them more time. Also, the main relay is bigger....
maybe it was built to handle more power and heat.


"Natman" <nat_mann@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:42115f7f.39756116@netnews.comcast.net...
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:25:45 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
> <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:
>
>>Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the
>>relay
>>in the 90-93 accord.
>>
> So they put a different, more expensive part in the 2nd generation and
> it STILL has the same problem?
>>
>>> Is the Dealer price for a Main Relay $150 nowadays?
>>>
>>> For further info:
>>>
>>> http://techauto.tripod.com/index.htm
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

nat_mann@yahoo.com (Natman) wrote in
news:42115f7f.39756116@netnews.comcast.net:

> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:25:45 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
> <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:
>
>>Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the
>>relay in the 90-93 accord.
>>
> So they put a different, more expensive part in the 2nd generation and
> it STILL has the same problem?



If you have access to the invoice, could you post the part number of the
relay they installed?


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TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

The invoice has the part # for the main efi relay:
39400-SP0-013 Relay (RZ-0105) Cost $78.44

They reaped me off on the labor $134.82
Total $230.00 including tax and supplies

Gil


"TeGGer®" <tegger@istop.c0m> wrote in message
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> nat_mann@yahoo.com (Natman) wrote in
> news:42115f7f.39756116@netnews.comcast.net:
>
> > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:25:45 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
> > <jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the
> >>relay in the 90-93 accord.
> >>
> > So they put a different, more expensive part in the 2nd generation and
> > it STILL has the same problem?
>
>
>
> If you have access to the invoice, could you post the part number of the
> relay they installed?
>
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

$16.54 (plus shipping) for Standard brand main relay at rockauto.com.

No affiliation whatsoever.

dan

gil wrote:
> The invoice has the part # for the main efi relay:
> 39400-SP0-013 Relay (RZ-0105) Cost $78.44
>
> They reaped me off on the labor $134.82
> Total $230.00 including tax and supplies
>
> Gil
>
>
> "TeGGer®" <tegger@istop.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns95FDEA2DB8E24teggeratistop@207.14.113.17.. .
>
>>nat_mann@yahoo.com (Natman) wrote in
>>news:42115f7f.39756116@netnews.comcast.net:
>>
>>
>>>On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:25:45 -0600, "Jafir Elkurd"
>>><jafir@nospam.no.spam.hotpop.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Not quite, but the relay in that 2nd gen legend is MUCH more than the
>>>>relay in the 90-93 accord.
>>>>
>>>
>>>So they put a different, more expensive part in the 2nd generation and
>>>it STILL has the same problem?
>>
>>
>>
>>If you have access to the invoice, could you post the part number of the
>>relay they installed?
>>
>>
>>--
>>TeGGeR®
>>
>>The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
>>www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>
>
>