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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [milehi3]
by vavavavolvo
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Jun 26, 2007 (10:25 am)
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Replying to: milehi3 (Jun 25, 2007 7:36 pm)
I think vapor lock is a phenomenon associated with carburetors, not fuel injectors like the RL has. You are fortunate to have experienced that on a test drive. I wouldn't ever consider buying that particular vehicle...probably has some unique problem. I would be interested if other RL owners experienced this.
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [milehi3]
by tamparl
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Jun 26, 2007 (5:32 pm)
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Replying to: milehi3 (Jun 25, 2007 7:36 pm)
I have an 06 RL with 10K miles. I also follow several Acura RL Web Boards. There has been no mention of this.
My RL has been running flawlessly with not as much as a sputter.
My guess is what you experienced was an anomoly. It could have been fuel, improper new car prep or perhaps an electronic defect.
No car is perfect, but this is not an inherent trait of the RL.
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [milehi3]
by quackquackqua
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Jun 28, 2007 (10:49 pm)
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Replying to: milehi3 (Jun 25, 2007 7:36 pm)
I have an 06 and I've never experienced this or heard of it in an RL.
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [quackquackqua]
by eclipse2
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Jun 29, 2007 (6:22 pm)
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Replying to: quackquackqua (Jun 28, 2007 10:49 pm)
I have a 06 RL with 12,000 miles on it and never heard of that! also never had any problem what so every with this car! 
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [milehi3]
by brnpa
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Jun 22, 2009 (8:44 am)
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Replying to: milehi3 (Jun 25, 2007 7:36 pm)
There is a TSB for vapor lock: 07-003 070119 Fuel System - Vapor Lock Condition. Affects 05, 06 and some 07 RLs. Probably tied to specific VIN numbers...
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [milehi3]
by cbrose
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Jun 24, 2009 (3:27 am)
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Replying to: milehi3 (Jun 25, 2007 7:36 pm)
For anyone interested, here's the vapor lock TSB:
http://home.comcast.net/~cbrose1/VaporLockTSB.pdf
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [cbrose]
by pat HOST
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Jun 25, 2009 (3:58 am)
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Replying to: cbrose (Jun 24, 2009 3:27 am)
Thank you for making that available!
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Re: 2007 RL - Vapor Lock??? [pat]
by cbrose
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Jun 25, 2009 (4:46 pm)
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Replying to: pat (Jun 25, 2009 3:58 am)
No problem. I live in the Philly suburbs and my local library has a web database for car repair. All the TSBs are listed there for each year, plus repair instructions for a lot of car models. Great resource!
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