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My acura (115k miles) just started running rough. It was running smooth
until about a month ago. Then it just started running rough. Now when i
try to crank it up, it takes about 5 tries, each time it only runs
about 1 second and then it dies. After I get it running, I can't even
touch the gas pedal or it will stall. I have to wait about 5 minutes
for it to warm up, even then, when i try to drive it off i can't give
it too much gas or it will stall..it takes about 15 minutes for it to
completly warm up. The exhaust isn't smoking or black, but it does
smell like the oxygen/fuel isn't mixing together very well, I can't
tell if it's lean or rich. I bought an O2 sensor, and i'm planning on
replacing that..but i'm not sure exactly what the problem is. The check
engine light is on too. Anyone had a similar problem?

<theshipp@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My acura (115k miles) just started running rough. It was running smooth
> until about a month ago. Then it just started running rough. Now when i
> try to crank it up, it takes about 5 tries, each time it only runs
> about 1 second and then it dies. After I get it running, I can't even
> touch the gas pedal or it will stall. I have to wait about 5 minutes
> for it to warm up, even then, when i try to drive it off i can't give
> it too much gas or it will stall..it takes about 15 minutes for it to
> completly warm up. The exhaust isn't smoking or black, but it does
> smell like the oxygen/fuel isn't mixing together very well, I can't
> tell if it's lean or rich. I bought an O2 sensor, and i'm planning on
> replacing that..but i'm not sure exactly what the problem is. The check
> engine light is on too. Anyone had a similar problem?
>

It would help a lot to know what the "check engine" light is about. You can
find out by following the instructions in http://tinyurl.com/y6scej - your
Legend is detailed on page 20 of the PDF, but be sure to read the general
instructions in the front of the manual.

Mike

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:2aqdne2bxvR8ZczYnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@sedona.net:

><theshipp@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1162975322.846799.132660@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com...
>> My acura (115k miles) just started running rough. It was running
>> smooth until about a month ago. Then it just started running rough.
>> Now when i try to crank it up, it takes about 5 tries, each time it
>> only runs about 1 second and then it dies. After I get it running, I
>> can't even touch the gas pedal or it will stall. I have to wait about
>> 5 minutes for it to warm up, even then, when i try to drive it off i
>> can't give it too much gas or it will stall..it takes about 15
>> minutes for it to completly warm up. The exhaust isn't smoking or
>> black, but it does smell like the oxygen/fuel isn't mixing together
>> very well, I can't tell if it's lean or rich. I bought an O2 sensor,
>> and i'm planning on replacing that..but i'm not sure exactly what the
>> problem is. The check engine light is on too. Anyone had a similar
>> problem?
>>
>
> It would help a lot to know what the "check engine" light is about.
> You can find out by following the instructions in
> http://tinyurl.com/y6scej - your Legend is detailed on page 20 of the
> PDF, but be sure to read the general instructions in the front of the
> manual.
>
> Mike
>
>
>

It would also help to know what's been tried already;plugs,plug
wires,distributor cap/rotor,any service been done prior to the trouble...

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net