Honda Odyssey: No Power At All
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- In this video I have a look at a customers 2007 Honda Odyssey that was towed in with a complaint of no power. By no power, I mean NONE! This thing will not even come off an idle. We need to gather a little data and go with our gut and past experience on this one for the win. -Enjoy!
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Poor Mrs. O, without warning the whole building suddenly sound like pit lane at Indy 500 🏁
Yup, she's ready for the strip.
@@BlackLung87 it doesn’t have boost and detonation issues lol
she fing loves it
By the looks of those tires that clogged cat was actually doing them a favor by not letting them rev it up lol.
the freaking tire cord sticking out lmao
@@Nevy21, Nah, that's just the second tread coming through.
@@brucejones2354 once your baby tread comes off, the adult tread is the last one you get...
Lol have you ever seen the price of pax tires?
I bought my self Four new tires at 215.00 apiece replaced my rad at the same time. And water pump on my 5.7 Vortex engine 1998 Chevrolet 1/2 ton
“And if it was my car the rear half would be MIA too” I laughed so hard. 13:08
Me too comment of the year :)
What does MIA mean?
@@msia40004 MIA = "Missing In Action". Strictly speaking, a military term for a man who has disappeared during a battle.
It would be missing if it was my car to.
Mine already is... 🤫
Eric I’ll take your “I’m no expert” any day of the week compared to most garages.
Also, this ep was comedic gold. I had to stop eating I was laughing so hard.
No Power? I'm giving it all she's got, captain!
He needs to recharge the dilithium crystals
Canny break the laws of physics Captain.
😂
Having little to no tools myself diagnostic wise I might try and put my hand over the exhaust pipe and see or feel what is being expelled but I’ve just started the video
@@MoeLarrycurly1 thats a good start give her the beans and check pressures at tail pipe with hand I Guarantee this car fails
Eric,another good one.
There's a reason you've got so many followers, straight, knowledgeable and honest.
Ya have to be honest on youtube:)
Dude the street value of that dust could have paid for the repair.
Used converters that are truly used don't have near the level of precious metals in them as they do when new. Hence why thieves don't bother with old cars even if they are easy to get to. Who ever is buying them will reject them. The catalyst wash that contains the precious metals eventually gets eroded off the honeycomb which is why they will fail even if the honeycomb doesn't over time.
@@Cragified and it's deposited allover the roadways ;)
@@Cragified well in the uk so many old converters, especially off Japanese cars are being stolen daily and cost about £1000 to replace , with sensors , as the scum just cut through everything 18v grinder , 30 seconds done , I have my own shop here in the UK and get about 60 /150 pounds for old ones I am replacing due to emission failures , diesels and dpf cars more
@@mikeberry304 Same thing here on the west side of the States. If you have a Prius or other hybrid it's only a matter of time. You hope they didn't just wedge the jack under the rocker panel and bend it all to hell. Or the oil pan. The latter happened to a poor grandma in my apartment parking lot. I heard her fire that thing up one morning and wandered out in my bunny slippers to give her the bad news. Then I saw the pool of liquid dinosaurs streaming from the parking spot and I felt even worse for the ol gal. It's a good thing she didn't try taking it to church like she planned to.
@@mikeberry304 I saw in the news from the uk, a guy was found deceased in a used car lot with a van on his chest. It fell off the jack while he was cutting off the converter. Moral of the story, alway chock the wheels when you’re stealing converters. :0
Years ago I did a full exhaust change from the Y-pipe back on my 2000 Buick LeSabre with the N/A 3.8. Due to the gravel driveway being an issue for the stands, I ended up having to drive it up on some ramps after I had pulled the pipes. Naturally at 8pm I did it quietly, making sure to rev it only half a dozen times to enjoy that sweet splendor of an engine. I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed it as well. I like to share such wonders.
Making sure to only rev it a dozen times I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed it as well lamo I resemble this put a big smile on my face thank you
Too bad someone didn't steal his converter, and do him a favor.
This comment is for you Eric. Not sure If your still able to read all the comments you get but I hope you do. I have been watching your channel since the beginning. I have learned a lot about fixing vehicles from your videos. I have always done my own work but you have shown me new and better ways of doing it. I like how your channel advances but stays true to the original way you have always shown what you do. It is always great when you come out with a new video to watch, no matter what it is. Thanks for keeping it real.
A camera under the car when you started it would have been epic!
Use a infrared temp gun and check each side of the cats I've used it to find a cold running cylinders too, great videos love your channel! Sharing trade knowledge is the great thing about being a mechanic cheers from nz
"Oh yeah, Chevy thunder!" You keep getting better and better. Love this channel.
I did that once to my friends Toyota Corolla lost a head gasket 🤣😂😂😂
“We need to send this to Scotty Kilmer boys so he can wash it in his special solution” 😂
So happy he threw that shade at Scotty
Ope! Shots fired!
Scotty is a clown
That moment I can look at a wave form and say 'no wonder that hondu is uptight, it can't breathe' Thanks for all this great learning Eric!
Without question the funniest automotive repair channel on RUclips. He makes the car wizard look like a 107 year old history professor
"meet a guy named Bubba, put koolaide on your lips, make you look pretty" .... LMAO!
The back of his head looked like a pack o hotdogs!
I can see one of his kids repeating that in school.
@@michaelvangundy226 you beat me to it 😂😂😂
DMX song
Wat you talkin bout Willis!
Those look like those racing tires. The guys in NASCAR used slang back in the '60s to call them "May Pops".
These are Will Pops at any moment
During a training on catalytic converters about 15 years ago the instructor stated that over 90% of the time converters fail due to an engine issue. Basically converters are murdered by engine issues.
Good call on the diagnosis. Also I never used a fancy scope to test back pressure. I would unscrew an O2 sensor and put a pressure gage in its place and test that way. I even learned new technology.👍👍
Thats the way I do it. I can see how removing 1 plug and screwing in a transducer could save a boatload of time though. Sometimes 02 sensors don't want to come out.
@@mph5896 I agree. There is another way that I was taught that I don't like using and that one is to use a IR thermometer and measure the Temps pre cat and post cat. It's a fast way but not good enough solid evidence to condemn the converter in my opinion.
@@MAGA_Trump_Warrior we use the IR thermometer in a case like this to determine from front bank to rear bank if one is clogged. I agree you can’t confirm a bad cat with IR but it can save you from spending time on an unclogged on. 👍🏻
Hey Eric, you are the man. I am very impressed at your diagnostic skills I have been in automotive for almost 40 years and have been in the dealership environment for 30 and I have to say I learn a lot from you when I watch a videos. Keep up the good work man you're the best take care
To change alternator on these vans are freaking pain 😭⚰️. And they always have problems with oil leak. Great video.
On Eric The Car guy’s channel , his Honda Odyssey catalytic converter was clogged that it caused the VSA light to come on, When ever the Tire pressure light is on, the VSA system doesn’t work until the light goes off!!!
7min in. Bad cat?
Edited: looks like the converter dust needs to be changed. Isn’t it supposed to be clear? Check the blinker fluid too! It’s probably overfilled as well! Thanks Dr O for bringing us along! Great day to all!
Naper - not a sponsor - probably doesn't stock Honda compatible converter dust. Eric made a mistake in not saving the original dust in case he couldn't get a replacement bag of it.
Honda employs a sealed maintenance free blinker system, but you might be on to something w/ that dust contamination🤔🕵👀🤷
20 seconds in... Bad cat.
On the 1980 Chevy Citations the cat was filled with pellets. These had to be changed every 30k miles. There was a kit of pellets and a new plug at the dealer to do this service. A little yellow indicator came up over the odometer signaling time to service. The cluster cover had to be removed to access the flag.
Muffler bearing went bad, and back feed into the converter
One of the best Auto Repair Shops on YT!!
I am learning how to diagnose vehicle issues and your videos break it down perfectly and has helped me a lot while I'm trying to get better at my diags at work. Keep them coming man. I truly appreciate you taking the time.
Wow! Plugged tight! Amazed it was able to get this bad before he brought it in. Performance had to be dropping of for a while I would think.
Some folks operate under the misconception that the compatibility between Eric & Mrs O just happens magically. Believe the truth is it's a joint effort based upon a deeply woven mutual respect for each other's strengths that bind this relationship, Not magic, requires effort to sustain & flourish.
Huge amounts of effort, been married 25 years and anyone who says otherwise is either single, or just plain nuts.
I'm pretty sure two amazing people don't need much effort to sustain and flourish.
@@Shit_I_Missed. Marriage takes a lot of work on both sides. A good marriage just doesn't happen
@@covishen 🚽 I missed fellow lives in a bubble, not even worth the effort to respond to his ignorance.❄❄🌬
Nutso! Mrs. O is the brains behind this organization, as are all women in any successful relationship. Eric is just along for the ride... Speaking from 44 years of bliss.
Way back in the 80's when I was a Honda motorcycle tech a Honda Odyssey was a small yellow dune buggy type machine . Some of the engines on the first run off those units had a defect that was never disclosed to us at the dealership . New engines were shipped to our shop to replace the engines that had the issue . With the regional Honda Service Rep standing there as a witness I was instructed to smash the engine cases and bend the crank shafts of the engines I had removed with a sledge hammer before they went for scrap . I didn't much like smashing those engines that were new and had never ran . All these years later I still think of that day when I hear someone say " Honda Odyssey ."
Love the clips Dude. Watching from Malaysia where we have been under severe Lockdown for 31 says straight. Watching these clips reminds me of why I went 100% Rideshare here with GRAB and never need to worry about bangs and rattles in a personal vehicle. I let others do the driving and worrying about maintenance Mate! So cheap at only two bucks to head to the Mall.
Outstanding diagnosis. I enjoy this video because the person speaking shares with the audience the customer complaint and shares the thought process and the possible diagnosis and diagnostic tools and tests to prove or disprove the cause or causes and shares its fairly obvious that another shop had tried and failed to repair and did a lousy job leaving the spark plug loose. Not only does this shop have to fix the actual problem, the shop agent has to find and fix the lousy work done by other shops in prior attempts. Outstanding job!
Yooooo I died at the Scotty Kilmer jab! Haha, I’m sure he’s a nice dude but he sure does know how to get under my skin as a tech
DON'T SAY NOTHING BAD ABOUT SCOTTY!!!!!
Shouting all the time is a public service for the hard of hearing.
It would be fun to have a recording of him yelling "Get off my lawn, you darn kids!"
He's a blowhard.
I do not like him sam i am
You are one hell of a mechanic. For a local repair shop most guys just are parts changers,dont want blow smoke up your butt but your videos have tought my family alot about car and vehichle maintence and repair
With tires like that, you should have left it plugged!
That vehicle wouldn’t be leaving my shop on anything other than a tow truck or a brand new set of tires.
@@jaykneegarner2479 you wish big guy, if only you had that power lmfao
Captain Eric.... saves the day again......... TA DAAAAAAAA!!!!! nice going eric.... Love to watch these videos... To bad scotty dont give you any shout outs....
Hey Eric i am from Australia .i always enjoy your videos .it teaches me a lot. on doing repairs. keep the good work up.
I had a 2005 ford Taurus, all 3 cats were plugged. I gutted all 3 now it's running good, but the check engine light will never turn off. It's best to live somewhere without emissions testing.
lol lets "send it to Scotty Kilmer so he can wash it in the special solution he has". Dying;)
@Scotty secretly loves Chryslers I'm a long time scotty fan, but the click bait is getting a bit much lately. It's like he's trying too hard to stay ahead of chrisfix and the insertnamehere_garages
@@martinauriemma2518 yep, his click bait is so overdone I just had to stop watching entirely. For someone that claims to be so honest he is very scammy with the click bait stuff. In all, it just shows desperation to stay on top.
@@riseabove3082 The whole move to TN was plastered with "I'm done!" vids, Scotty has morphed into a joke, stick with guys like Eric who actually still fix cars vs an overrated blow-hard.
Yup every video now is blank blank in mad as hell about it
@@riseabove3082 Ah yes the pile you don't want to be on top of, or in...
This is one smart man here. Gets $ paid for the repair and gets paid from the viewers on RUclips.
14:30 I love that honda v6 sound, you're not gonna be cracking vtec in that one though! buddy had a 07 accord with the v6 and stick and it would take people by surprise for sure
When you lost focus I was waiting for a response like Ave, “focus you ….”
focus you FAAAWKK
My assumption looking at the overall condition of the van and that knocking out all the crap likely made it run a lot better, the customer will decide on the put it back together as is, charge the labor and write down what you found on the invoice route.
Yep. Vacuum it out, close it back up and drive for a few more years... As is
@@HouseCallAutoRepair vacuum what out exactly he just ran it with the pipe open there is zero left in there
@@jeremyhanna3852 the back half still has plenty of shit in it, pretty sure that's what he was talking about.
Yep connect pipe 110 honduuu horsepower take of the rest
Honda Converters are notorious for going bad after a while. Especially on those engines because the piston rings eventually wear out and they start burning a crapload of oil. Honestly the customer got lucky with the rear converter going bad. When its the front one, a lot of times to motor will such all that dust back into the cylinder, and will eventually clog up the VTEC among other fun things.
Thank you EPA for the complexities of this engine… catch that dust and recycle ♻️
Don't forget the EU, EEA, and NHTSA/CAFE ;) lol
@@cyr2795 and TÜV! Let's not forget ze Germans!
@@cyr2795 oh, and CARB.
It's better than horrible smog most days
@@Mr.NiceGuy80 Since 1914, everything is ze fault of ze Germans!
that's gonna hurt. good - job- boss.
it was a 119 here yesterday. of all place the tri-cities eastern WA. by the grace of GOD I had
bought at a yard sale a upright AC by sharp, still worked good. used it in addition to the house AC system. crazy hot.
The whole "WOAH!!! CHEVY THUNDER!" LOL..
I'm a weekend worrier wrench tuner. I have done it for years but thanks man for all your videos as they have really helped me. Oh by the way we don't have that kind of of rust here in Alabama just the heat. Keep up the great work...
i've had several of the 3.5 engines dislodge the filament in the upstream converters resulting in the exact same accumulations in front of the rear cat...what happens is a piece or chunk breaks loose in an upstream cat and blows and jostles around in the housing slowly disintegrating and then collecting in front of the downstream cat causing a blockage, the initial piece that came dislodged can also be beat around enough to become round at which time it can get stuck in the pipe and act as a plug so its important to make sure the entire pipe is clear especially around the bends.
Your the greatest love ur show. Enjoy every episode as a mechanic back ground I feel your stress at times. I have thrown stuff and walked on air a few times. Keep it going bro
sawzall thru the middle pipe, weld in some 4" straight tube to the end job done
In New York that will get u 3 to 5 yrs with Bubba in the state pen
I'm sure he won't risk getting a fine for it. Epa coming after a lot of shops for deleting "things"
@@neilramseyer5348 Nope. Because if they get caught, the first thing they'll say is: "SMA did that, I had no idea."
For the commentary alone this is video of the century Mr O
"Oh yeah Chevy THUNDER!" had me dying laughing after the Bubba story got me giggling.
Very interesting on this one, I've heard about this type of issue and recall my old Buick had a blocker converter. From that I learned about oil burning in the system, yepper, one year later Plugged again. Learned lots more, they put a after market part in the car it lasted 20,000 miles!! replaced it again and said GOOD BY to that car. lol, thank for sharing this interesting issue. Great job Eric O. Keep them coming and I'll keep watching.
The Eighties are calling. Your car is not being stolen.
Look at the plates. Explains it all.
I have never seen nor heard of the converter getting that plugged. Great call Eric !
Opener: "hey, there's that guy! Hey, there's that guy! Hey, there's that guy! ..."
🤣
Imagine that going off inside a oil change shop. Dips were fiddling around with a Honda's battery terminals, when the ECM decided it had enough and set off the horn. I was in front of the ride and got an earful of Japan's finest.
@@Nighthawke70 Actually, this van was manufactured in Lincoln, Alabama.
@@frankhoward7645 Engineering?
@@bun8170 Nope. Manufactured. They make Honda Pilots there too.
Wow, excellent diagnosis, Eric! And you did it rather quickly, too. I'm a fan.
When you drove that Honda in the shop it was making about as much noise as my v6 diesel.
Love the channel, it is a joy to see the notification on my phone when your videos come out, keep making amazing content my dude. Many thanks and have a great day. COME ON BABY!!!
Gonna be expensive. That’s why we call em Cadillac converters.
Maybe not... if Jersey doesn't mandate commiefornia emissions.... could maybe slap on a chinesium filled converter from the Ali...
Find the guy with the garage full of used catalytic converters and the battery powered Sawzall 🙈👈
@@wak359 It’s New York and they only allow oem. My brother lives just north of South main auto and has been going through this.
@@FredTheLutinoCocatiel I dont no about ny but in Utah no used converters new oem only
@@jeffleach2668 Eric O said the car's not registered in NY, that's a NJ plate on it. NJ does follow CARB, but only since 2009 and this is a 2007 vehicle so they may be able to get away with a federal cat instead of a CARB cat.
Put the 3 bolts back on, leave it, no one will know..!
Hilarious video, thanks, Eric
Dont show the owner they'll be like "muh rhodium!!"
To be honest yhe owner probably doesn't have a clue what a cat is worth
In this case, the dust ain't worth shiet
@@WCGwkf Call a scrapyard and ask. They'll buy that shit all day long
@@getchasome6230 I work for a junkyard and damaged cats bring in less money brah
@@autobotavengerfireballxl5339 He's gonna find out once Eric has a talk with him. And he's not going to be happy, either.
My gut getting bigger from all that good cooking from Mrs O
Vcm loves to kill that rear cat, done a lot of reading on Honda's cylinder deactivation. When cruising oil gets forced up through the oil rings from the pressure having no place to go which pools up then when it's reactivated it burns that oil and slowly starts to kill the primary cat by coating it in burned up oil. Happened to mine that's why I looked this up someone even made a vcm muzzler.
What is a VCM on a Hyundai?
It consists of a DC motor which actuates the VCM valve and a position sensor which detects the position of the VCM valve. The VCM system tumbles air flow entering into combustion chamber of each cylinder by closing the VCM valve in the cold start conditions.
Damn you know your shit. I use high level scanners and half the shit you pull up I’ve never seen. You’re the real deal. Love your videos.
Great one EO Active Cylinder Management. 6 -3. They eat oil some people delete them. Stay well bro
Back in the day I had a 1978 Chevy PU with a 235 CID engine and it had 1 cat, converter. I swapped 3 engines before I figured out that the converter was plugged up. In those days, you could pull a round plug out of the converter and dump the stuff out of it. After I emptied the converter she ran great.
Needed some new SMA today..
Retired now but at one time very busy mechanic friend of mine, did a lot of work for dealers, if I remember right he would take it off take a five feet long bar and gut it good as new, but they don't do emission tests in SC.
"....looks like he's got a package of hot dogs on the back of his head" LMBO!
Only when I look up...
Experience is the best teacher. Congratulations on quickly locating the problem and showing us all about it. That case with multiple spark plug sockets is very interesting. Who makes it, sells it, etc?
It's a 2007 Odyssey touring model so it has a VCM engine. They have a reputation for fouling the rings on the deactivated cylinders, at which point they start consuming oil. Perhaps we'll have the pleasure of seeing this engine get that service.
Eww, I didn't know VCM was a thing Honda did. I guess they haven't learned from everyone else who's screwed that up.
@@anonymic79 The higher trim V6 engines up 2010 (e.g. J35A7 engine) have VCM. After that all their J series are VCM AFAIK. I have a 2010 with VCM. No problems so far, but I saw evidence of slight fouling when the plugs were changed at 100k. I just be sure to use good oil and good gas. Hopefully that keeps it at bay.
How can you foul a ring? Air compressors do fine. No heat on the rings, plenty of oil. I don't see how anything could be damaged. Now maybe fouling a plug.
@@Bryan-Hensley They get plugged up with carbon. Honda have a TSB about it. The pistons have to come out, get cleaned, and get new rings.
The 2005-2010 EX-L and the Touring had the VCM. I have an ‘05 EX with no VCM and dont have any oil consumption issues. A lot of people installed a VCM muzzler to disable the VCM and havent had any issues if they installed it early enough.
Dude wear a mask when you're taking that dust out of there. Your assumption about the cause was spot on and your commentary is second to none.👍👍👍👍
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, keeping spare oil for a Hondoo is a must!
Only if you put in the wrong oil, or dont change it out every 6k miles. I have an R20 engine in my car, and It doesn't burn any oil. It's now at 100k miles.
But I religiously change the oil, and have the valves adjusted on time.
@@The_Noticer. yeah buy a Honda because 10 or even 15k oil changes that all other Manufacturers specify are just a myth! 🤣
@@Micko350 I dont understand the tone of the comment. All i'm saying is that we're not still in the B-series engine era, and having to carry around oil for a Honda is only the case if you neglect it. But that's the same for any engine manuf.
@@The_Noticer. yeah rightio, tell that to two of my Hybrid Camry's that have done almost a Million Kms each 😂
@@Micko350 you argue in bad faith, miscreant.
The PR of New York! Great play on words!
"...back of his head looks like a package of hot dogs" ROFL!
Another great video, give yourself credit. You named a lot of clues as to what the issue was but never credited tour experience. Wish I had your type of automotive knowledge.
I’ve never seen a converter plugged that bad man. Crazy!!!
Nothing like getting another dose of SMA. Get me through the rest of my day. I’ve seen some plugged exhaust. This ones as bad as it gets. Normally ya see big chunks of honey cones falling out in pieces. That one looked like it was caked with ash. Something tells me this guys gonna either tell Eric he’s gonna run with it without the ash or swap the old one with a new one. I’d prefer the later. The compression test did a good job of finding the back pressure in the cylinders on the exhaust stroke. Nice work Eric. I hope this guy allows you to fix it properly with a new one.
Oh Bubba is just lonely and misunderstood.
He just needs a "hug"
@@getchasome6230 keep your 6 foot distance though
He usually just wants to play mothers and fathers, he'll even let you pick first.
I was able to determine plugged exhaust using a vacuum gauge. Would idle ok but wouldn’t rev up much. Gauge showed practically no vacuum and after blipping the throttle and release actually went slightly positive pressure momentarily.
It took several hours to remove the mouse nest.
Scotty Kilmer would hook up his fancy $5000 scan tool
And tell you that you should have bought a 1994 Celica
@@canadiantrucker9574 beacause his Celica is still on the original engine!!!
@Kevin Barry@@canadiantrucker9574 Painfully accurate.
This guy isn't using el cheapo diagnostic tool either.
And then had ChrisFix pour a sponsored fluid in the tank and call it fixed.
A farmer up the road from me changes his own oil in all his vehicles, equipment, ect etc. He brought me his Escalade & 2 Triton F series trucks because they where doing this exact same thing. Cats where plugged solid on all of them. He buys his Diesel (fleet) Oil in huge bulk vats and was using that in everything he had.
It doesn't help the waistline to have a full kitchen in the service office.
and a fantastic wife keeping the husband well fed :) 👍
She's probably the healthiest cook in Avoca!
The kitchen is probably there so she can keep a healthy eye on where and what he's having for lunch. For all we know, she may be fixing their supper there also to save time after they head home in the evenings. If so, good on Mrs. O. for taking good care of her family.
Brilliant detection work as always Erick I loved the scotty reference he’s funny to watch’ 👍👍👍 keep doing and teaching us brilliant channel Erick
Tell the truth...it is easier to pull three exposed nuts on the converter than pulling a rear bank spark plug that is hidden....LOL
Yeah odyssey spark plugs are a pita
Preach!
@@chrisavalos7172 not really, they're easier than most minivans that I've owned (ford windstar, Chrysler town and country) even easier than the ford five hundred...
That Scotty burn though…hilarious!
I’ve not seen this happen before so once again I appreciate SMA videos. Always good to think ahead and start with the easier stuff before overcomplicating it all. Hell just seeing him get those rusty ass nuts off (the cat bolts not the bubba talk) with some heat educated me a bit. I just did sway bar links on the wife’s CRV and it was horrible getting the 2 nuts off each side. I did hit them with a propane torch but it’s a bitch to keep the studs still and whack a box end wrench at the same time. Why can’t auto makers use stainless or neverseize on all the fasteners?
I have been waiting tou videos for 2or3 years and you do great job ..
Tires probably haven't been changed because they are Michelin PAX run flats. Long ago discontinued, I believe the rims have to be changed out to be able to use conventional tires. Have a 2008 Odyssey, thank fully did not buy the run flats.
Rims have to be changed out to put normal tires on them.
Yep. They suck. And are extremely heavy. Like 80 pounds per wheel.
You diagnosed that fast. Just awesome.
Someone should write a book "1001 Slang Phrases from Eric O. at SMA" or compile the "SMA Dictionary", something like the AvE Dictionary
A man of refined culture I see
Good call. I really enjoy watching your work.
If you did have a question on which cat it was could you use a thermal imager or laser thermometer to figure out where the heat stops?
Excellent question. Less chemical reaction - less heat, bad (plugged, contaminated) converter?
@@s.j.5850 my thought was simply everything after the restriction would be colder and at the point of the restriction it would be hot because the heat would build at or upstream of the blockage.
@@Fastcar5000 An infrared thermometer is a tool used to determine which catalytic converter is clogged or how clogged they are compared to another on the vehicle. A clogged cat will be significantly hotter than one that is flowing freely because the heat from the exhaust can not dissipate due to the restriction.
how about a video about the corvette in the background?
I've had a few of these come into my shop. One was a young couple from DC, whistling like crazy and battery light on. I put an alternator and some new gaskets on it, gutted the after cat. I did em a favor and they'll never know.
The 07 Hondoo odyssey was one of those years that the geniuses aligned all of the piston rings when they put em together and they're known to chug oil. It's almost always the after cat that's plugged
"Special solution..."
I do so love such Easter eggs!
That’s interesting that the last converter in the line fails. I bet that converter doesn’t get hot enough to prevent it from pugging especially if they just run the thing as a local grocery getter! Another way for them to sell you and expensive part! Good job I always enjoy your videos. God bless
That van’s engine sounds like it was originally in a diesel semi….
Yep, my guess is that it has over 200,000 miles and the valves have never been adjusted. Honda V6's need valve adjustments every 100,000 miles or so. The exhaust valves are probably burned as a result. The owner's maintenance philosophy seems to be "drive it till it quits, then fix it." Look at the obviously misaligned front end that destroyed the tires (thread showing.)
That's exactly what I thought!
@@JamesSterling The valves are most likely burned because of the plugged exhaust. A plugged cat holds the heat in, and causes all kinds of issues as it slowly cooks the heads as it plugs up worse and worse.
@3:58 I thought I have lost both of my contacts...great video as always.
So will we ever learn why it was plugged? Just curious if you stopped with just replacing the converter. Part II maybe?
Converters tend to simply fail this way..
Looks like the dust is from the front converter ehich was collected there
@@biscuitsandgravy : Mainly peacefully stolen ?
Often times what happens on these Odysseys is the stupid faulty VCM system. This one's a Touring, so it does have VCM. What happens is VCM causes it to start burning oil, which leads to all that burnt oil destroying the cat.
Hope Mrs. O wasn't stirring the pot for Lunch!! Be pasta sauce everywhere!!😱