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Nope. I've tried soaking entire pistons in solvents like Seafoam, 44k, gasoline, brake cleaner and other caustic solutions for days. Nothing works to free them up.

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Can't say why your car isn't subject to the recall yet. However, the NHTSA is investigating 1.4 million Honda's for the potential of engine failure. The cranks were improperly manufactured and variances in the crank journals lead to premature bearing failures.

@@BigEightiesNewWave definitely agree with you on the overreach of CARB & the EPA causing manufactures to take measures they know will compromise longevity and reliability in the sake of fuel economy standards set by the governing bodies. As far as HMC goes, I believe that they are currently making all the wrong steps and will ultimately hurt them down the road. This recall alone will cost them billions for the years to come. They had a failed partnership with GM and bought their tech to get a foot in the EV game (extremely late). Sales on prologue and ZDX are dismal, and so we can chalk that up to another loss. Now, they’re looking at business ventures with Nissan… which will also be a failure and a waste of money. This recall, the 1.5 turbo engines that you mention along with a list of other recalls coming out proves that fundamentals of the company have drastically changed. They no longer make fun, reliable and affordable cars. Now pair that with poor leadership and very poor business decisions and you get quite the dumpster fire. Not all is bad though; HMC stock price is down more than 20% YTD… and I don’t see it going up at all for the quarters to come. Lots of selling pressure on the stock. I have short positions that will continue to print $.

@@shakey2634 Because I view it as the cheapest possible repair issued by Honda so that they can avoid bankruptcy. It is by no means a good repair and a far stretch of what any Technician or Engineer would consider “proper”. It’s quite literally a bandaid put over a broken spine.

@ If the problem is the crank, how is it a bandaid to replace it. It would then be proper. If they had a blanket policy of “we are only replacing bearings” when we know the problem is the crank, that seems to me to be a bandaid. If we can replace other parts (water pump, fuel pump, ecu etc) and consider it a proper repair, why not a crank? I guess that’s really my question.

@ because replacing a crank under normal and proper engine assembly procedure requires you to do a lot more than just… swapping it. Clearances, tolerances and precise measurements are supposed to be done during assembly which ensures longevity.

@ Thanks for the quick reply! Happy Holidays!

Only way imo is if you get one with the engine replaced with the updated internals.. just replacing the bearings is a Band-Aid fix that wont be permanent.

Yea I'd be OK with buying one with a replacement engine. The only ones I would absolutely not buy or want to continue owning are the ones with crankshafts that have been replaced.

Talked to my dealer about the fuel pump recalled for my 2019 Ridgeline. They claimed they ordered the pump last week, 12.18,24. He said he will call me when the part arrives. Received the recall notice early 2024. Not holding my breath. I am done with the Honda brand. My 2019 Ridgeline has had too many recalls for me. God knows what the next recall will be for this brand. Our 1997 Honda Accord and 2009 CRV are still running like a champ. newer model Honda cars and trucks are a big question mark in longevity.

@@richtaylor266 I’d at least have the dealership do the rod bearing inspection recall on your pilot. If it’s just a bearing replacement then you’re good…. But if it needs a crank then yea I’d say trade it in afterwards. These engines are reliable.. it’s just that some of them had faulty crankshafts installed. Agree with you that the procedure for crankshaft replacement shouldn’t even be a thing and should just go straight to long block replacement if any bearings are found to be compromised.

@@NSXavier997 Thanks for the advice man!

@@richtaylor266 thanks! this is an old video. They updated the repair procedure which is the suck. Check out my other videos which outline them! Thanks for watching!

Honda inspects the bearings electronically. They have us take photos of them and based on their findings determines the corrective action. If it's just bearings replacement then the car can be in and out in a day. If it's a crankshaft replacement then probably a couple days down. Same if an engine needs to be replaced. The problem is that there are so many cars affected that we cant get them in fast enough so customers are booked out for months.

Completely different short blocks and components. J35Z is part# 10002-RK1-A11 J35Y is part# 10002-5J6-A12. J35Z's don't fail in epic fashion the way J35Y's do.

@@NSXavier997I see that they look the same externally. The crankshaft journal sizes, judging by the specifications on the Internet, are the same. I wonder if the gaskets and liners from the Z modification will fit on the Y? We have a problem finding spare parts for the Y modification. The Z engine is more common because it was installed on the Honda Pilot, which is more popular here than the Acura.

@@robertsise7898 yes ideally you would want to mic the crank journals and then plastiguage everything to ensure it is all within tolerance. However, Honda doesn’t require to do this and are treating this like a brake pad slap to keep costs down.

This only affects GDI J35 engines. Your TSX V6 is port injection.

@@droboyjr 9 bro. 9. Hours.

@nsxavier997 I’m a toyota tech and imo that’s just not enough but am I surprised? absolutely not. I’m curious about your opinion on it. Now, just like any job, once you do a few I’m sure you get faster and faster but I know what’s involved to get to that point of crank replacement and it’s a good bit. Drain oil, coolant, evac AC, drop subframe with engine, disconnect wire harness, separate trans with tc, etc. etc. etc. That’s a lot of damn work not to mention reinstallation and you can’t really afford to make any serious mistakes. 9 hours is kinda BS imo. I respect your work though 👍 Somebody has to lol.

@@droboyjr ayyyeee… fellow tech 🫡. My opinion on it is that Honda is going to going to continue to cut warranty labor times to avoid bankruptcy and insolvency.. but that is inevitable without a miracle. 1.4 million cars affected with this recall and on the low end they’re paying out approximately $1,200 for the repair. That’s over 1.4b dollars they’re paying to fix this mess. No matter how much money they make on new car sales, parts sales, and whatever other sectors they’re involved with will not recover the losses on this. Nobody sees this now. Wait till the street gets wind of their earnings report for Q4 2024.. that’s going to be bloody. Their stock price is already -16% YTD. Once investor confidence declines… there goes their cash flow. Technicians will always be good though. It’s not like we’re growing on trees. The way I see it is sure, short change us now and our pleasure will be witnessing the decline and downfall of what once was an awesome company.

@@frankobermaier3440 I really appreciate it! Check out my other follow up video which shows crankshaft replacement if you’d like!

No worries. The old style OBD connectors you mentioned come off pretty easily. Just push the metal retainer inwards and pull.

@ wow ok push in and then pull. I’ve broke a few plastic ones on my s550 and didn’t want to be an issue on the 997 or fight it cause it’s kinda tight to get in there. Thank you for letting know. Enjoy your holiday season. Cheers

@ sorry one last ? B4 I try. Can I pull these VVTS by just removing the Y pipe & air box or does the engine need to be lowered? Thanks again.

@@NSXavier997 I was able to get them out and clean them. Very tight and didn’t have the ideal tools but got them N&Out. Drivers side was about a 7 out of 10 and cleaned up nice the passenger side was more thick & gummed up like a 5 out of 10. Very glad I did it. ‘07 turbo tip with 38K miles. Cheers