Pikesaint09
New Member
Hi everyone! New to this forum but it seems, from reading, if you have a Honda/Acura question, this would be the place to pose it. So, here goes...
I have a 99 Acura Integra GSR. The engine blew in 2004 due to flooding and was replaced by an insurance company. I got a Jspec engine from a local used engine dealer. I live in VA and am subject to emissions tests, which I recently failed for the first time ever. As part of the repair process, the following 2 questions have come up:
A: How can I tell the car that the engine I have in my car NOW originally came from? The person trying to help me from the service center said there was no way to tell from the serial #, but I have suspicions that he is a dumbass. It would seem that every engine would have a make and model, just like every other part on the car.
B: General question - I am required to have an Idle Air Control Valve replaced in order to pass emissions. I have an estimate which totaled over $900. !!!! This includes a diagnostic, getting the computer back to snuff to pass emissions, the part itself (which retails online for $160-180, so I know I'm getting jacked up there) and the emissions passing itself. Is this price totally ridiculous, or should I shut up, pay the money, and be thankful I've never put any real $ into this car outside of this.
Any help would be appreciated, I promise.
Chris
I have a 99 Acura Integra GSR. The engine blew in 2004 due to flooding and was replaced by an insurance company. I got a Jspec engine from a local used engine dealer. I live in VA and am subject to emissions tests, which I recently failed for the first time ever. As part of the repair process, the following 2 questions have come up:
A: How can I tell the car that the engine I have in my car NOW originally came from? The person trying to help me from the service center said there was no way to tell from the serial #, but I have suspicions that he is a dumbass. It would seem that every engine would have a make and model, just like every other part on the car.
B: General question - I am required to have an Idle Air Control Valve replaced in order to pass emissions. I have an estimate which totaled over $900. !!!! This includes a diagnostic, getting the computer back to snuff to pass emissions, the part itself (which retails online for $160-180, so I know I'm getting jacked up there) and the emissions passing itself. Is this price totally ridiculous, or should I shut up, pay the money, and be thankful I've never put any real $ into this car outside of this.
Any help would be appreciated, I promise.
Chris