1997 Acura CL Solenoid

1997 ACURA CL
300,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LINDA LAIRD
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Diagnostic test shows that the solenoid may be bad. How much should it cost to replace it and how difficult is it to do?
Sep 27, 2010 at 8:54 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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That car probably has 50 different solenoids for various systems. You need to be a lot more specific than that.
You also need specific component testing to even determine if the solenoid itself is the problem.
Sep 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM
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LINDA LAIRD
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Thanks for your reply. This is my son's car. He had diagnostics run on it because the "check engine light" came on. The three codes that came up were:

check transmission fluid - it was okay.

check connections - they seemed okay too.

check transmission solenoid - the reason for my question.

I am fairly ignorant about these things but I hope this is enough information.
Sep 27, 2010 at 9:13 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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I'm sorry, there is no such information stored in the car's computer. That is personal advice someone decided to put into the report. There will be a 5 digit code number starting with "P" and even that is just a reported malfunction that would still require specific component testing after getting the code number that would isolate the area of concern.
Sep 27, 2010 at 9:19 AM
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LINDA LAIRD
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Thanks for your help. I will pass your information along to my son.
Sep 27, 2010 at 9:26 AM
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