# \#legend **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/tag/legend/2069.md [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Failed smog test - visible smoke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-smog-test-visible-smoke/37429)
**Author:** [@Bob\_C](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bob_C)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-smog-test-visible-smoke/37429 "2026-04-06T20:15:39Z")
What causes visible smoke and how do I fix it. --- ## [1994 Acura Legend ABS light stays on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-abs-light-stays-on/125728)
**Author:** [@JuanLizarralde](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JuanLizarralde)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-abs-light-stays-on/125728 "2018-09-27T02:00:47Z")
I have a 94 acura legend coupe, the abs light comes up when driving and stays on until I turn off the car, what could I do to fix it? --- ## [1991 Acura Legend: new transmission, stalls at stops](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-acura-legend-new-transmission-stalls-at-stops/120723)
**Author:** [@BenRez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BenRez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-acura-legend-new-transmission-stalls-at-stops/120723 "2018-07-10T17:10:29Z")
Right after the transmission was replaced, it started stalling at stops, idling low and trying to die. I parked the car in my drive way and it refuses to stay running since. When turning on the car, you have to keep your… --- ## [1993 Acura Legend popping suspension](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-popping-suspension/117170)
**Author:** [@JohnWilkes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnWilkes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-popping-suspension/117170 "2018-05-12T23:56:02Z")
My '93 Acura Legend sedan is running like a top at almost 200,000 miles. But for the last 20,000 miles or so I’ve been hearing ominous-sounding mechanical popping noises coming from the rear suspension. These noises ge… --- ## [Considering a used Mini Van](https://community.cartalk.com/t/considering-a-used-mini-van/107611)
**Author:** [@h.neverus1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/h.neverus1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/considering-a-used-mini-van/107611 "2018-01-01T00:15:19Z")
I am seriously considering a used mini van to use like a work van for occasional handy man jobs. I don’t want a pick up or a conventional work van. I like the mini van as i can take the rear seats out and put them back… --- ## [1994 Acura Legend Hum and Smoke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-hum-and-smoke/81927)
**Author:** [@larrystew](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larrystew)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-hum-and-smoke/81927 "2013-10-25T07:44:36Z")
OK, so go out to my 1994 Acura Legend, crank it, hear a loud hum that doesn't go away, then bluish smoke appears from under the hood. Immediately shut off the engine and open the hood to release the smoke. Haven't touche… --- ## [Sticky clutch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticky-clutch/80925)
**Author:** [@Giantsbob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Giantsbob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sticky-clutch/80925 "2013-08-17T17:03:28Z")
1988 Acura Legend, 2.7L 6 cyl., 181,000 miles only do 6,500 miles a year to train station, parked inside, runs great. Last week parked out in hot sun, '90s, for 8 hours. At first, no problem. When did errand and retur… --- ## [Is it a compression issue?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-a-compression-issue/78787)
**Author:** [@ClaytonT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ClaytonT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-a-compression-issue/78787 "2013-04-28T04:07:51Z")
1991 Acura Legend 6 cylinders For about a week, my car was hard to start, and very sluggish upon accleration. By Friday, the car was not getting over 20 mph, chugging, and semi-backfiring. I took off the valve covers a… --- ## [My car hesitates when driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-hesitates-when-driving/78452)
**Author:** [@aricht41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aricht41)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-hesitates-when-driving/78452 "2013-04-05T02:37:09Z")
Hi. Hope someone has some ideas as to what is wrong with my car. It drives fine for a while every day then out of the blue starts hesitating and sounding like it wants to shut off when we're at a traffic light. It gets w… --- ## [All my car doors creak very loudly!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/all-my-car-doors-creak-very-loudly/77498)
**Author:** [@aricht41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aricht41)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/all-my-car-doors-creak-very-loudly/77498 "2013-02-24T10:40:21Z")
My car doors creak very loudly when opening/closing. It's embarrassing. I have tried 3 different sprays: Silicone spray, WD40, and PB Blaster! None of these worked and now I don't know what to do. I'd like to fix minor p… --- ## [94' Acura Legend](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-acura-legend/77405)
**Author:** [@aricht41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aricht41)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-acura-legend/77405 "2013-02-17T04:58:35Z")
I like my Acura and don't want to get rid of it just because it needs a few repairs. So I'm starting with the small stuff for now that maybe I can fix myself. First, all the doors creak so loud it's embarrassing. I tried… --- ## [Cold Non-Start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-non-start/76344)
**Author:** [@khanbaba](https://community.cartalk.com/u/khanbaba)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-non-start/76344 "2013-01-18T02:59:44Z")
My 1991 Acura Legend LS does not start in cold weather and in the morning. Once it does, it keeps on starting and runs great. Prior to catching and starting it rattles and shakes and when I press the acclerator, it mak… --- ## [1993 Acura Legend Cooling System](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-cooling-system/71392)
**Author:** [@PhilipB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhilipB)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-cooling-system/71392 "2012-03-13T03:53:48Z")
I posted last week about the cooling system but I didn't take everything into account and have to start from scratch. Last week I noticed the fans were not coming on so I replaced the cooling fan switch located in the l… --- ## [1993 Acura Legend Cooling Fan Control](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-cooling-fan-control/71265)
**Author:** [@PhilipB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhilipB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-cooling-fan-control/71265 "2012-03-08T01:43:13Z")
I noticed one day that my car was overheating so I checked the cooling fans and they were not on. I turned the AC on and as I figured they worked. I checked all the fuses and relays and they all work so I tracked the pro… --- ## [1987 Acura Legend](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1987-acura-legend/69216)
**Author:** [@Action\_Jackson1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Action_Jackson1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1987-acura-legend/69216 "2011-11-06T16:50:04Z")
I have recently Inherited my dad's old 87 Acura Legend sedan. It's a great car with a bunch of problems. Only the Catalytic Converter and the muffler have been replaced. The clutch is beginning to go, the paint is sun-fa… --- ## [Acura legend](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-legend/63634)
**Author:** [@Teyonce7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Teyonce7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acura-legend/63634 "2011-04-12T11:10:12Z")
My acura legend is now starting to not shift in d4 or d3 after it has been driven for awhile.... It only shifts to 2 and 1.... So I drive it in 2 but it doesn't sound right or drive right I can definitely tell the differ… --- ## [88 Acura Legend with the "scraping" sound](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-acura-legend-with-the-scraping-sound/63586)
**Author:** [@legendvr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/legendvr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-acura-legend-with-the-scraping-sound/63586 "2011-04-11T07:27:11Z")
Regarding the question posed by a woman on the show about the "card in the spokes" sound under the hood on a 1988 Legend - it's the ABS high pressure accumulator motor trying to pressurize the system. The most likely cau… --- ## [Radiator problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-problem/63448)
**Author:** [@pafrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pafrock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-problem/63448 "2011-04-08T06:24:14Z")
This one is going to rawl ya up. I recently found out my motor mounts are bad. Almost a year ago I noticed I was leaking coolant so I just filled it with water every time it was empty. Now I have been getting an over he… --- ## [Help diagnosing the mystery noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-diagnosing-the-mystery-noise/62704)
**Author:** [@shannonseidel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shannonseidel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-diagnosing-the-mystery-noise/62704 "2011-03-17T22:52:24Z")
It sounds as though the right front tire is constantly going over the road bumps that sit in between lanes on the freeway, however, there are a number of caveats. The sound only begins to occur about 10 minutes into my … --- ## [87 Acura trans slipping](https://community.cartalk.com/t/87-acura-trans-slipping/62435)
**Author:** [@87legend27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87legend27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/87-acura-trans-slipping/62435 "2011-03-12T14:07:22Z")
My 87 Acura Legend with 210,00 miles has an automatic transmission slipping problem. Car will not start moving when in the D position (slips), but if i shift manually to 2 , then S3 , it shifts ok except for some shutter… --- ## [Serious noise from under the hood](https://community.cartalk.com/t/serious-noise-from-under-the-hood/62040)
**Author:** [@pafrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pafrock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/serious-noise-from-under-the-hood/62040 "2011-03-01T16:58:13Z")
Hello guys! Great show by the way. Ok, I have a 91' Acura Legend (lots of miles 179K) and makes a sound of a sick lion/ steel hammer. When I turn it on, automatically it rev's the RPM's to 1.5-2000, and I will usually … --- ## [1991 Acura Legend cold start problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-acura-legend-cold-start-problem/57219)
**Author:** [@eschluss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eschluss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-acura-legend-cold-start-problem/57219 "2010-11-07T14:47:59Z")
I have a 1991 Acura Legend. In colder weather ( once it gets to near freezing) my car won't start due to the battery being low on charge. Once I jump it it starts right up but over night or sooner it loses its charge. I … --- ## [Tappet noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039)
**Author:** [@whimsey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/whimsey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039 "2010-08-24T04:46:46Z")
My 1990 Acura Legend (1/4 million miles) make what I would call tappet noise. How do I cure that? --- ## [1994 Acura Legend LS engine cooling system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-ls-engine-cooling-system/53570)
**Author:** [@lrsepulvado](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lrsepulvado)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-ls-engine-cooling-system/53570 "2010-08-15T11:21:15Z")
Note: My 2d vehicle is also a 1994 Acura Legend LS. After on dash temperture gauge shows normal operating temperature and vehicle is driven for 4 to 5 miles the coolant overflows from the overflow tank. What i… --- ## [1994 Acura Legend LS engine cooling system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-ls-engine-cooling-system/53569)
**Author:** [@lrsepulvado](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lrsepulvado)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-acura-legend-ls-engine-cooling-system/53569 "2010-08-15T03:50:42Z")
Roughly every 7 days I have to put in about a quart of coolant. No signs of a leak(s). --- ## [Premium vs. Regular Gas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-vs-regular-gas/53459)
**Author:** [@camille.ashcraft](https://community.cartalk.com/u/camille.ashcraft)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/premium-vs-regular-gas/53459 "2010-08-14T16:06:46Z")
Is it OK to use regular rather than premium gas in a 1995 Acura Legend. The book that came with the car states that only premium should be used. I would prefer to use regular if it will not damage the car. --- ## [Brake booster](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-booster/49723)
**Author:** [@gackly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gackly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-booster/49723 "2010-06-02T17:33:58Z")
i put a new brake booster in my 1988 Acura legend and now the brakes won't release after being applied a few times but when you shut the car off for a wile the brakes release. i have bled the brakes what could be causing… --- ## [93 Acura Legend shift lock release and break lights not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-acura-legend-shift-lock-release-and-break-lights-not-working/47931)
**Author:** [@champ58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/champ58)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-acura-legend-shift-lock-release-and-break-lights-not-working/47931 "2010-04-26T14:41:26Z")
After not being driven and sitting in the garage for about a month, when I tried to use it, the electric shift release was not working and had to unlock it manually with the key. I also noticed the break lights didn't wo… --- ## [1993 acura legend, buffalo, ny](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-buffalo-ny/47091)
**Author:** [@sherree225](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sherree225)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-acura-legend-buffalo-ny/47091 "2010-04-07T23:00:05Z")
Have been trying to get a car on the road for over one year that I was told only needed a sensor. First mechanic tows it then goes out of business leaving car at an unknown shop. Find car months later and shop says the… --- ## [ABS Light - Not Sensor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abs-light-not-sensor/35520)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Shusta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_Shusta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/abs-light-not-sensor/35520 "2010-02-14T18:02:20Z")
Recently the ABS light came on on my beloved vintage acura legend. The light resets when the car is turned off. The light does not come on till I am moving \> 10mph. If i sit still no light. Jumping the diagnost… [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/tag/legend/2069.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=legend)