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First bike was a 2001 Yamaha R6. Second bike was a 2014 Yamaha 950 Bolt. My latest is a 2015 Yamaha FZ09
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I second that, $300 is a great deal for a car that is still running with some cosmetic stuff. I’m assuming that the damage is minor and hasn’t affected the safety. Sounds like a great project car and 128k is great mileage for a 98.
Thanks for the suggestions, I figure I’ll start easy with looking for black spots on the manifold and move to the stethascope from there. Curious though, if the catalytic converter is bad, doesn’t that usually throw a code? Or is the noise in the cat not enough to cause a failure? Also if you don’t mind JTC I have a rookie question… why would no change in the ticking while unplugging injectors point to the cat? Just trying to understand how that works. Maybe another ETCG video is in order?? 😉
[quote=”Jasonw1178″ post=145777]Adult content on the videos, have to sign in to view. Kind of not wanting to view that.
You need to get a stephascope and figure where exactly it’s coming from.[/quote]
LOL, I promise I’m not trying to post inappropriate content! Apparently you can’t embed video from Flikr. I’m working on transferring the video to another host site now. Hopefully I’ll have it working soon…
Update… I got videos working in the original post ^^
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=145723][quote=”MtnGoat” post=145718]Hey Eric, Congrats on the new van. I’ve been carefully contemplating replacing our 3rd gen odyssey with the 4th and I haven’t yet had a chance to get out and have a look at them. Thanks to your comprehensive summary of one, I’m thinking I’ll just hang on to the one we have! Not that I don’t like it, however, other than the looks, which I do like (on the new one), the creature comforts are pretty much the same and nothing’s changed! This is our 2nd Odyssey and like your wife, mine often comments how much she likes it. This is our second Odyssey, the first one was a 2001. Great van except for the transmission problem. The dealer was actually the one who ruined it, they did a power transmission flush at 65k and about 25k later the transmission went out. They actually admitted it, replaced it under extended warranty and subsequently it failed 2 more times, all about 30k miles in between. Honda paid for the 2nd tranny, but told me that they would not warranty it again. After it went out the 3rd time I decided to try Toyota and got a Sienna. That lasted one year and both my wife and I were disappointed by the Sienna’s road handling and lack of options inside. We went back to the Odyssey, a 2006 touring this time and we’ve had it ever since. The only disappointments with the 06 were the PAX tires. I finally was fed up paying for those tires and got rid of the wheels 3 years ago. I have a set of wheels from an Acura MDX with 18″ tires and it looks better than the PAX wheels IMO. Other than that, I’ve replaced the steering pump and that’s it. It’s been a great van. Hope the new ones hold up as well, I’ll wait another year maybe until ours is well over 200k miles.[/quote]
The dealer didn’t ruin the transmission, they were bad out of the box. Many flaws in the design, and it’s not uncommon for them to fail multiple times as a result. They replaced it under extended warranty because Honda extended it to 180K. Likely to avoid a class action suit.
My friend bought and Odyssey with PAX tires. I warned him about it, and he’s been crying every time he’s had to put new ones on, which is way more than regular tires as you know. Putting MDX wheels on doesn’t completely solve the issue. PAX wheels and tires are much heavier than the standard tires and as a result it has a different suspension. If you change the weight of the wheels, it also effects how the suspension operates. It’s much better to get a van that doesn’t have PAX.
Also correct that there isn’t much difference between your generation and this one. Just styling really.
The wife is happy. That’s all I really care about. Well, it is a nice van too. I suppose that counts for something as well. It will also be nice for future videos.
Thanks for your input.[/quote]
Well your comment about how a happy wife means a happy life is so true… ( i think that’s what you said! )
I remember discussing at length the weight difference between wheels from pax to the MDX sport wheels. I can’t remember the details, but it was pretty close in the end since we went with the 18″ wheels, and added a spare. Because the wheel was bigger, the tires had to be a bit lower profile with a stiffer sidewall to keep the GVWR as close as possible to stock. We rarely load the van down with either gear or people. I would say the van handles pretty close to the way it did with the PAX wheels at highway speeds. Definitely notice potholes and uneven pavement more on the surface streets though.
The master mechanic or whoever the guy is that they call in to have a look at the major warranty or extended warranty claims is the one that told me it was the fault of the gentleman who performed the service on our transmission. He said he shouldn’t have used the power flush machine, but should have instead done a drain and refill per a TSB for those transmissions. I was actually quite pleased with the whole process, when the tranny failed, the first call they made to me was that the transmission was gone, they were going to replace it under warranty, as well as reimburse me for the tow to the dealer.
In fact, Honda has been consistently good to me with all 3 that I’ve owned. Just 6 months ago, I took my 06 civic hybrid in for service and mentioned that it seemed that the IMA system spent more time charging the batteries than assisting in driving the wheels. I knew they had extended the warranty on the battery pack but I was right at the mileage limit. They tried a software update and told me if it didn’t seem to get better to bring it back. Two months ago I had it in again for an oil change and told them that the software update really didn’t seem to do much. They called me later that afternoon and said they were going to replace my battery pack under the extended warranty even though it was technically over the mileage limit. (because the problem was first reported within the warranty period).
Just another funny note, right after I sang the praises of our Odyssey tonight, I pulled it into the garage and noticed a “wet” spot on the driveway where it was parked. I walked over and found it to be fresh and upon further inspection, it’s either motor oil or the power steering fluid again…. go figure! Guess I’ll be underneath it this weekend. 😉
Thanks again for this website, it’s great!
Hey Eric, Congrats on the new van. I’ve been carefully contemplating replacing our 3rd gen odyssey with the 4th and I haven’t yet had a chance to get out and have a look at them. Thanks to your comprehensive summary of one, I’m thinking I’ll just hang on to the one we have! Not that I don’t like it, however, other than the looks, which I do like (on the new one), the creature comforts are pretty much the same and nothing’s changed! This is our 2nd Odyssey and like your wife, mine often comments how much she likes it. This is our second Odyssey, the first one was a 2001. Great van except for the transmission problem. The dealer was actually the one who ruined it, they did a power transmission flush at 65k and about 25k later the transmission went out. They actually admitted it, replaced it under extended warranty and subsequently it failed 2 more times, all about 30k miles in between. Honda paid for the 2nd tranny, but told me that they would not warranty it again. After it went out the 3rd time I decided to try Toyota and got a Sienna. That lasted one year and both my wife and I were disappointed by the Sienna’s road handling and lack of options inside. We went back to the Odyssey, a 2006 touring this time and we’ve had it ever since. The only disappointments with the 06 were the PAX tires. I finally was fed up paying for those tires and got rid of the wheels 3 years ago. I have a set of wheels from an Acura MDX with 18″ tires and it looks better than the PAX wheels IMO. Other than that, I’ve replaced the steering pump and that’s it. It’s been a great van. Hope the new ones hold up as well, I’ll wait another year maybe until ours is well over 200k miles.