Once I started the rear shock absorber replacement it became apparent that a Rear Sway-Bar link was broken. This is a pretty straight forward job to complete but could be frustrated by having heavy corrosion on the nuts and stud threads. This offers very good value as a DIY project if you can get the …
After ignoring a clunky rear end on my Honda Pilot, I notice that a local auto parts store was having a 25% off sale on shocks. This gave me the incentive to tackle a new DIY task. It turns out that the main culprit of the noise was likely a broken stabilizer bat link, but …
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Sadly the new Engine Coolant Temperature sensor a bought for about $5.00 did not last more than a few months and my check engine warning light came on as well as the VTM 4 light. Additionally, the engine temperature gauge stopped working. Overall the repair was simple and only required a new ECT to get …
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After doing the valve work on the 2005 Honda Pilot I had drained and refilled the oil without changing the filter. My intention was to drive the Honda Pilot for about 1500km, to move some the new oil around and pick-up any contamination from, and then complete the full oil and filter change. Since I …
I’m still playing catch-up on all of the maintenance work on my Honda Pilot now that it is up and running again. In this video I do a brake fluid change. This was a pretty easy process on this vehicle, however, due to the proximity of the wheels to the brake bleeding screw, I found …
After finally getting my Honda Pilot up and running after a timing belt failure, I found out that I had damaged the knock sensor at some point in the re-assembly process. As a result, I need to do some significant work on the top end of the engine to fix the broken sensor. Overall the …
After the timing belt broke on the Honda Pilot I spent about 4 months slowly picking at the repairs and have finally gotten around to a test drive.Sadly it appears that I broke the knock sensor at some point during the re-build process. The vehicle is now running smoothly, but needs to get taken apart …
After several days taking apart the Honda Pilot, it turns out that the compression test and leak down tests that were done on the engine earlier this Spring were 100% accurate. Although not apparent at first, once the valves were removed from cylinder 6 it was obvious that the valves on the intake side were …
After running the compression test on my Honda Pilot and determining that I had a significant loss of compression in cylinder 6, I went out and purchased a Leak Down tester to zero in on what has actually happened to the engine when the timing belt broke. The leak down tester was a bit more …
After breaking my timing belt while driving I have undertaken a few tests of the Honda Pilot to determine the extent of the damage that was done. The first major task was to get another timing belt back on the vehicle so that I could turn the engine over without doing further damage to the …
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