P2279 Intake Air System Leak Acura

Rick — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:54:07 +0000

If you encounter this P2279 trouble code, especially after cleaning the throttle body, you must do an idle relearn procedure. Make sure the throttle plates are clean and the port to the MAP sensor is clean.

1. Then remove the negative battery cable for MORE than 10 minutes.
2. Start the engine with all electrical loads turned off. That means NO A/C, blower, radio, wipers, etc. Hold the RPM at 3,000 until the cooling fans come on.
3. Release the throttle and let the engine idle normally for 5 minutes. If the cooling fans come on during this time, ADD their running time to the 5 minutes.
4. Turn off ignition

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Air Bag Occupant Position Detection System-Acura Extends Warranty

Rick — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:47:00 +0000

Honda and Acura issued a warranty extension TSB #06-008 to cover the costs to service trouble codes 15-1 (faulty OPDS unit or OPDS not initialized, 15-2 (Faulty side airbag indicator circuit), and15-3 (faulty OPDS sensor). The warranty for repairs related to these trouble codes is now 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first.

This warranty extension covers these Acura models: 2001-03 CL with 3.2L engine and OPDS, 2001-02 MDX with OPDS, 1998-03 RL with 3.5L engine and OPDS, 2004 RL (only some VIN numbers—see TSB for full coverage), 2002-03 RSX with OPDS, 2004 RSX (only some VIN numbers—see TSB for full coverage), 2000-03 TL with 3.2L engine and OPDS.

If your vehicle is mentioned in this warranty extension but you are outside of the warranty mileage, obtain a copy of the TSB for complete instructions on how to diagnose the problem and gain access to service the parts.