i've heard that the mdx internals are forged and the odyssey internals are a crap shoot. i think i remember NVA saying he's found both forged and cast internals in the odyssey.

 

i think it depends on the year of the motor also, with how likely you are to find forged or not

 

Waterpump, T-Belt & assorted tensioners/pullies in, valves adjusted, exhaust were tight intake spot on, rear main seal & retainer is being a pita, Honda sent the wrong one & the 0 ring I got from Honda here seems loose.

Internals very clean.

 

Nice ride!

 

looks to have had regular oil changes , just don't like that shit in the oil pickup though

 

Carfax shows dealer service every 3k. We are going to get that cleaned or replaced.

 

seems like it, and mine still looks like that after 108K, and my car has had oil changes every 3k miles also


if you don't mind take a picture of the inside of the oil pan also, should kinda look like mine also

also that clean head looks to be the front bank btw, i bet the rear one does have some brown to it though, but that is more due to that rear bank running that much hotter then the front one (lack of airflow around that head in general)

 

04/14/2004 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 11 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:041054G04002398) REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL (Lien Reported)

05/24/2005 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL

06/09/2005 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 15,003 Dealer Service LUBE, OIL/FILTER CHANGED

01/12/2006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 22,201 Dealer Service LUBE, OIL/FILTER CHANGED VEHICLE SERVICED

04/21/2006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 24,744 Dealer Service VEHICLE SERVICED

06/22/2006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL

08/18/2006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 29,377 Dealer Service VEHICLE SERVICED

10/18/2006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 30,896 Dealer Service BRAKES SERVICED VEHICLE SERVICED

05/30/2007 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 35,016 Dealer Service VEHICLE BODY SERVICED BRAKES SERVICED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SERVICED
VEHICLE SERVICED

12/21/2007 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 40,468 Dealer Service VEHICLE BODY SERVICED EHICLE SERVICED

03/14/2008 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 42,231 Dealer Service DOOR SERVICED VEHICLE SERVICED

08/01/2008 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL

10/08/2008 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 47,330 Dealer Service VEHICLE BODY SERVICED VEHICLE SERVICED

01/12/2009 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 50,042 Dealer Service BRAKES SERVICED VEHICLE SERVICED

12/04/2009 DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION 53,743 Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION

01/14/2010 DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION Auto Auction AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS SALVAGE, EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN

Apparently the LKQ guy was wrong about when it was wrecked.

 

That is the front, it was on the stand at an angle that put the back head underneath & I could not take a picture. I'll get better pictures Monday after I drop off the car.

I did not have my camera because he called me when I was at breakfast & said I needed to find the parts we need immediately, I ran to Honda & got them.

 

as said before the vehicle proably had been wrecked a couple of weeks ago, cause it takes time for the insurance and such to process the vehicle and get it to auction

but your salvage yard did only strip the motor out as said like a week or two ago, so that part is true
and btw i much rather have had a motor that has been sitting in the actual vehicle, upright, and with everything still attached, then to have it sitting in some warehouse on it's side, let alone probably getting handle roughly too

 

I saw it in the van, the only thing I needed to verify was miles because there was no battery so no Odo.

I am very happy to see this service info on the carfax as well as the one owner deal.

My mechanic made some calls and is looking for RL pistons so we can use my heads, if he can get them it will take another day to send the heads out to be rebuilt.

 

so the valves are different , and it takes more then a day to rebuild heads, and get them back on the block, but even then it should only be 2-3 days if everything is organized

 

I did not say the valves are the same.

Are you 12? What won't you contradict?

 

, you said the same heads, which would mean the same valves also

 

I see, 12 was too mature.

It is Saturday night.

 

lol ^^^ judging you from ur avatar, that's ironic and hypocritical as hell.

that's ur avatar tho

 

I have no idea what you are trying to say.

Do you know what a hypocrite is? I did not say one thing and do another.

Judging by your immature posts (driving at insane speeds, driving on a bad tire etc) you have nothing to say I want to hear.

My avatar is funny, you may have all the missing vowels.

O, U, E.

 

and your point....., you are also here too

 

I was stating something I did not think could be argued, expected you to say not in Japan or something.

 

just saying, cause i could also ask why are you not out on saturday night ethier

 

Good for you you found another means of creating something from nothing.

I do not care that you live in your Mom's basement, in a diaper and have not seen the sun in years.

We already concluded that when you completed 3k posts in under four months.

How 'bout we return to the topic of this thread?

 

Uhhhhhh....

So hows the car comin?

 

Great thanks for askin'

Got 29 mpg on the last tank that will run through the original motor.

 

Sweet! Youre going to love the torque.

 

I just dropped the car off. He got the heads & pistons yesterday and the motor is ready to go in (minus the UR pulleys, and 09 IM from my motor)





I am trying to get back over there before he gets too far so I can get more pictures.

 

moar.

 

pics pics pics.

and u dont have they pulley yet?
do it now since the engine is out of the car.

 

The UR Pulleys?

They are coming off my motor right now. It is out of the car, he is having lunch, then he will transfer my headers, pulleys & 09 IM.

 

nice nice.

 

Motor is out. The tensioner on the Ody is different, we'll know after it's back in if there are issues can't see yet because need the AC compressor back in place.

The other issue is the coolant plumbing is a bit different coming out to the transmission cooler hopefully a three way coupling will solve it.

Empty bay.


New motor with header front


New motor with header rear


Old motor


Old motor TB full


Leaky old motor rear main seal

 

Nice pics.

e30cabrio: If you get a chance, can you ask your mechanic what torque value he uses for the bolt on the 'Timing belt adjuster' when replacing that part? That's the bolt that pits200 had an issue with on his TB failure thread.

Number 7 on the link below:
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

The torque spec for that bolt is non-existent in the helms manual, I far as I can find. Thanks!! And good luck with your new motor.

 

I think Pitts or someone came up with 19lbs.

I'll ask.

I just spoke to Aj, my mechanic. The motor is in all seems well, if there is a problem with the belt the UR pulleys call for that I brought him he will order a number of belts until he finds the right one so that issue is solved.

Whew.

 

so did you end up putting in RL pistons and your type S heads?

 

Yes & a 3.7 forged crank.

Need to get a 3.6 badge lol

 

ur getting me all worked up to do something like this.

 

I cannot wait to get it back, the rear motor mount was on the verge of breaking so I had to run to Acura and get one, I'll get the 80A Urethane in it so it will be ready to go in long before this one dies.

 

 

El OLE!

I did not paint my valve covers.


Messenger broken?

 

El Ole?

 

in a couple weeks i'm going to paint the manifold and the power steering pump.. think more people should paint it up. nice simple cheap mod.

I would do the valve covers but i don't need to imo and.......... I'm lazy