Acura CL 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00029 · NHTSA communication 618740 · issued Oct 6, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles, the front balancer shaft oil seal may back out of the oil pump housing over time resulting in the oil rapidly pumping out of the engine without warning. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.