Hi everyone! My name is Bogdan, and this
is Acura Addicted channel helping you
to navigate in the world of automotive
repairs, maintenance and reviews. No car
is perfect, but there's always
a way to make it better or
to restore it to its former glory.
Today I'm starting "Make Acura Great Again"
series, and will be working on my
nine-year-old car so it remains in the
best shape possible for years to come.
If you prefer to watch this in Russian,
you'll find the Russian version link in
the description under the video
In the first episode I'm going to show
you how to properly fix the issue
causing "Tighten fuel cap" message that
doesn't want to go away only reappears
after a while even when you actually
tightened your fuel cap several times.
There can be several reasons for this
message to pop up on your dashboard.
First thing you want to do is to make
sure your fuel cap seal actually holds up.
Check for rubber cracks and deterioration.
If it's good, there are other things
that might be causing it.
Diagnostics is definitely your friend on
this, as simply replacing components one
by one is not cheap
even if you're doing it yourself.
This video is for 2008 Acura MDX Tech model,
which is a second-generation MDX, so this
will be also applicable for all the
trims and model years from 2007 up to
2013. In this particular case an EVAP
canister purge valve has been
diagnosed for replacement. This is
a very simple procedure.
You only need a replacement part
for this (i'll put the part number in the
video description), a 10 millimeter socket,
an 8 millimeter socket, and a small
ratchet. Let's go ahead and do it!
Here's the part that malfunctions,
so we're going to take it out, and put
the new one in. First we need to remove
the vacuum hoses from here and from
there, and we also need to disconnect
this cable. Using pliers, loosen and
move the hose clamps and remove the
hoses.
Now the Service Manual says you're
supposed to remove this bracket, but I'm
going to try to take out the valve
without removing it. For this I need to
remove these two 8 millimeter bolts: one and
two.
Let's see if that works!
Here's one bolt, and here's the valve
itself with another bolt. And now let's
install the new part. I'm going to reuse
the same bolts.
And tightening them down by hand...
Don't go too crazy on these, and there's
no need to torque:
this is not a moving part. There we go!
Now attach the vacuum hoses back: this
one and that one, and also the connector
here.
All done! Hopefully this was helpful! If
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Thank you for watching!
Drive safe, use your turn signals,
and remember: anything is possible
with the right tools and motivation!