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Finally changed the PCV valve on my 2013 odyssey (78000 km). hope these pictures turn out - my first pictures attempt. Anyway, the old and new valves are obvious, and I found that the removed one had an oily slime on it, I'm not sure if I'd call it sludge, but maybe the precursor. One of the...

I used the mobil1 0w40 in our 2000 Odyssey van for the last 5 years before I sold it. 5w30 was the spec'd oil for the van and I was using 5w30 mobil 1 before this, but I wanted to try the 0w40. I found that it out lasted the 5w30, in that it was less dark and smelly after 6 months and approx...

Thanks for the good feedback on my question. I will definitely be having a look at that PCV valve in May, when I do the oil change on the Odyssey. I previously had a 2000 Odyssey before this one for 13 years - never had a look at its PCV, but then, I never had these issues with it's 3.5 VTEC...

Trav-- Just had a thought cross my mind overnight. Don't know if anyone else has thought of this, but could the problem with these VCM issues be oil pumping up inside the deactivated cylinders through less than adequate rings, then, when they reactivate, the spark plugs get increasingly fouled...

Trav -- Thanks again. I'll look into getting some PCV valves and replacing them as you recommended, as it's probably more good insurance. I must say, that when our family was researching new vans last year, I was waffling back and forth between the Odyssey, and the Sienna. I liked the idea of...

Sorry for the long time in getting back to you all, but thanks very much for all your feedback to me on this VCM issue, especially you ,Trav, as you gave very time involved answers. I think, though, that I'll give my 2013 Odyssey shorter oil changes than the MM says, just to be on the safe side...

The earlier VCM-1 engines had different problems. The oil has nothing to do with the problems on VCM-2 engines. So then, can I assume that The VCM2 engines don't have the OLM oil life issues of the VCM1 engines, but rather, they now have a different problem -- the spark plugs foul on them?

Hi everyone: I just got a letter in the mail from Honda Canada in regards to a warranty extension on my 2013 Odyssey. It's entitled " Engine Misfire Due To Carbon fouling of Spark Plugs" The problem, as stated in the letter, reads: "On certain Honda vehicles equipped with V6 engines with...

Hi everyone: I just got o letter in the mail from Honda Canada in regards to a warranty extension on my 2013 Odyssey. It's entitled " Engine Misfire Due To Carbon fouling of Spark Plugs" The problem, as stated in the letter, reads: "On certain Honda vehicles equipped with V6 engines with...

FWIW, I've been using 0w-40 mobil 1 in our 2000 Honda odyssey for the past 5 years without a problem - specs 5w-30 on the oil cap and manual. Engine actually sounded a bit quieter as I recall when I first started using it. Have noticed that it holds up better over a change interval than the...

I have a honda 3000i generator. I keep gas in it year round to be prepared for a blackout. I change the stabilized gas and oil once a year. I run the gen about once a month to keep it "exercised". When i first got the unit about 5 years ago, I was using regular gas that has ethanol in it (up...

Honestly, people. Has anyone ever had the experience of doing reasonable OCI's using any respectable oil on the market and had an "oil-related engine failure"?. I haven't. Nor has anyone I've ever known, and I'm 50. For example, about 20 years ago, a cousin of mine left some non-synth oil in his...

Excuse me for my naivity, but can anyone tell me why the price of motor oil is expected to soon spike?

Ok, I guess I gotta agree. Those cheap, Chinese engines are the way to go. By the logic we've discussed here, it's probably the death knell for the better (more expensive) engine manufacurers, like Honda - like what has already happened to Tecumseh.

I recently bought a couple of head gaskets for the GX160, to put it back together, from an on-line store. On the site, there was some information about "imitation" Honda engines, parts, and repair: "Should I buy a Honda imitation engine? The companies that produce the imitation engines do not...

Thanks for the info on the quality of the chondas - I really didn't want to have to purchase one and disassemble it to learn that info, but I was very curious. If I was ever to buy one to use in an application, I think I'd wait a few years to see if they prove to be as reliable as Hondas. I've...

Well maybe. However, the GX160 I have, is made in a Honda factory in Thailand - not China. FWIW, since disassembling this little engine, I must say that Honda makes a nicely made engine. Nothing about it is cheap - it looks well engineered and made. The machining of the parts look excellent. The...

That couldn't be, because it was not enough oil to disable the low oil level switch. And the muffler was absolutley clean.

FWIW: Just recently purchased a brand new gx160 honda general purpose engine. I've used it to disassemble it with my two sons as home project to show them how a small engine works. There was a yellow tag attached to the engine that said that the unit was shipped with no oil inside, and to ensure...

Just to support what GT mike said, that Honda service guy I took it to, also said that these newer small engines "run lean". So, I take it that meant smaller jets and fuel passages, therefore more sensitive to being affected by dirt and deposits.