Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: SilverGGA
Originally Posted By: Trav
That make life a lot easier. Without VCM the Honda V6 is a great engine. Any idea what the code is, i would suspect a fuse, relay or a bad wheel sensor.
http://www.piloteers.org/forums/82-2012-2015-pilot/70873-vcm-disable-new-better-way.html
Some guy on the Pilot forum created and is selling a device that disables the VCM. It is a resistor which lowers the coolant temp sensor reading by a couple of degrees and therefore tricks the computer into thinking the coolant temp is out of VCM-ready range, and therefore disables VCM.
Does it make sense, Trav?
I have been using it for a few months and it works great!
That's great! It sounds like a decent fix for this nightmare, any info if its working on the early VCM I engines? Where can you get this?
Thanks for posting this, VCM is really totally worthless garbage, the engine runs so much better when its disabled.
IMO Honda should be forced to disable this for free with a PCM flash upon request after all it was only for their benefit to bump the CAFE numbers.
It supports quite a few vehicles. The developer owns a Pilot so it was first developed with the Pilot in mind, but as you know, there are many similar Honda/Acura vehicles and all the newer ones share the same plugs. There are other owners who have used it with success.
I bought it by messaging the person with my PayPal info and we transacted through PayPal.
http://www.piloteers.org/forums/15-classifieds/73657-vcmuzzler-disabling-vcm-now-available.html
Info thread and development:
http://www.piloteers.org/forums/82-2012-2015-pilot/70873-vcm-disable-new-better-way.html