I have a 2011 Honda Pilot they unfortunately had the piston rings issue that was common for the model. Unfortunately, I am outside of the dates of the class action lawsuit, so Honda will not repair the vehicle. They have quoted me $6k to put in a used engine, which to me is stupid because there is no reason to believe that the used engine would not have the same issue. So the question I have is, what should I do for the Honda Pilot?
- Put a used engine in it, and hope to sell it for enough to get my money back.
- Put in a remanufactured engine (similar cost)
- Basically sell it as is, and get whatever I can get out of it (I would think between $2-$3k)
solid as is used as a gambling and remanufacturers of these days guys do crappy jobs just get rid of it and buy a Toyota next time
Here's the secret to these VCM motors...
The VCM recall fix is temporary. You will get the same problem less than 15-20k miles down the road after the recall fix, seen it too many times.
The permanent fix is to disable VCM with a device called VCMuzzler and do an Italian tune up with fuel system cleaner in the tank, that will clean out the piston rings so it won't burn oil or foul the plugs anymore.
There is nothing wrong with your car, just replace the plugs ( I am assuming you are having a misfire which is why it's at the dealer) and disable the VCM system and finally give it the Italian tune up.
Read up about VCMuzzler, no side effects of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DewUNWlh1zU
Vcm muzzler will make your engine run rich all the time.. the solution is going tona tunner shop and have them disable your vcm from the program
An explanation why the VCMuzzler would make your engine run rich all the time would be lovely but there is none 🙂
TONS of MDX, pilot, ridgeline, etc running VCMuzzlers or similar options on the market. Zero issues.