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Thanks, I actually do have the OEM service manuals, that’s what I followed to the letter. Just seems that the rear balancer shaft fits too tight over the oil pump housing’s orifice and when I tighten the fasteners to secure the pump just clamps it down. I’m going to remove it again and clean the RTV again, only this time I’ll do test-runs of installing it w/o the RTV ’till I figure out how to get it right, then I’ll reapply the RTV for good again.
College man, thank you brother, you’re always a huge help and great with your input. I call you Eric’s right hand man.
I’ll report when I finish, maybe someone can learn from my mistake 🙂
CheersThanks for the input. I started the replacement of the O-Rings and gaskets. Trying to put it back together now but I’m running into a pickle. I’ve re-installed the oil pump, but the rear balancer shaft gets stuck once the oil pump housing is in place. I’ve taken it out twice and checked my steps but so far I can’t figure why it’s locking the rear balancer shaft shut except that the oil pump’s shaft housing is so tight on the shaft that it won’t let it spin at all, it’s completely stuck. After removing the pump and again cleaning all the High Temp RTV the shaft spins freely again so I know it isn’t damaged. added a little of LUcas’ X-Tra Heavy Duty grease to the balance shaft, the shaft’s housing on the oil pump and still, when the shaft goes thru the housing the shaft gets stuck, it won’t spin at all as if it’s been seized. I’m using a phillips screwdriver as a balance shaft holder instead of a 6x100mm bolt and it works fine.
Is there a specific trick/tip to installing the balance shaft thru the oil pump housing I’m not aware of? Thanks for your input.
I too have friends who are wealthy, and your description is dead on. I’ve been screwed by both types, and helped by both as well (as you might expect, more often by the non rich and family). But I do have a rich friend who’s always been there for me and other friends, and always did it with respect and class.
Money only intensifies who they already are
As usual, great video and very informative. I do like your candor, I hardly get thru a day in my garage where something unexpected doesn’t happen. Do you recommend the use of high temp RTV to seal the donut gasket on mufflers? Any particular thought for or against the practice?
Thanks again Eric.Will do, which for you use? I was thinking of motorfiend.com, they seemed lower price but are they like the eBay options you warn about?
Hi Eric,
I’ve heard that LED lights are brighter but more dispersed and thus not as effective as HID lights. I’m looking to convert my halogen lights on my 2006 Odyssey but I’m still torn between HID and LEDs. Since you now have both types, which do you like best?Yes, I’m a big junkie myself. I love the look and feel of brand new tires and yes, I look at other cars and compare tires as well. I have a question though, right now I’m looking to buy a new set for my 2012 Accord LX-P (4-door, 2.4L), the originals lasted 88,000+ miles (very impressive), so I wanted to get a new set of new Michellin Premier A/S H or V rated. I’ve always been a fan of Michellin tires but I’ve been reading so many complaints about the Premier and the Defender models as noisy noisy noisy. Anyone have opinions on this panel that can shed some light/experience with either of these models? I live in the Boston area so icy conditions is important. Consumer Reports has them rated at the top of the crop, including in the noise category so I’m torn.
Any word/thoughts on the Michellins? Any input is greatly appreciated.On another note, I bought a new set of Bridgestone Ecopias for my 2006 Odyssey Touring in Aug 2016 (They were a cheaper option to Michellins) from Costco, been satisfied so far. Costco uses only nitrogen now to fill tires and it makes a difference from regular shop air. I haven’t had to refill the tires since, the tire monitor in my Odyssey even reports the PSI on each tire and it’s been pretty consistent ’till now that temps have dropped to an avg 35°-45° (PSI has dropped about 4PSI with the colder temps). Tires have been quiet and no complaints so far, very smooth when driven even with seven passengers on a round trip 220 miles each way. I haven’t driven them in icy conditions yet so I can’t report on that.
Hope that helps anyone.
Thanks, I did and it seems to be well fastened. I’m going to try college man’s suggestion as well as removing the mount itself and physically inspect it. I’ll report back.
Thank youThanks for your reply. No it didn’t. I changed the mount since after removing it for the timing belt job I noticed the previous one was cracked, but I’d not felt any vibration or anything prior to doing the job. The work was done around June, so it’s been a few months. The timing belt had been replaced at 106,000, but the water pump seal flattened at around 148,000 (June) and it started leaking coolant into the timing belt so I did the entire job again replacing the water pump and the mount included. I used OEM parts for the timing belt and components except for the mount. This started the past couple of weeks or so. I’m suspicious of the motor mount, since it was an aftermarket. Afterwards I started remembering how in the past I’ve had to go back to OEM mounts as aftermarkets have not fared well for me. But, could it be something totally different?
From time to time the power steering doesn’t seem to work great at low speeds and steering becomes hard, no noise nor whining from the p/s pump, just intermittent hard steering at low speeds (a new drive belt was also installed at timing belt job). Also of note, we have been experiencing vibrations when braking at high speeds so I bought a new set of slotted and drilled rotors and quality brake pads which I have not installed yet. The vibration is only felt when braking from a high speed.
Thanks a millHi Eric, I’m glad you got the lift now, helps to make better videos. Three questions for you:
1. The tall red jack you used to hold the exhaust, is it the same you used to jack up the transmission? I noticed some hydraulic lift action but does it have a locking mechanism to use as support as well?2. What is your opinion about the use of window weld to reinforce mounts?
3. I know you prefer to use OEM parts whenever possible, but sometimes OEM mount prices are double that of aftermarket units. How have you fared with aftermarket and which ones you’d recommend if any?
Thanks again for yet another great video, I’ve noticed the productions have gotten even better as of late, the collar mic has made a great difference in hearing you over shop echo.
Juan