Well, my father-in-law 97 Honda Odyssey (340k miles) oil pressure light indicator flickering on/off intermittently when cold, hot even though the oil are full in the engine. Some shops thinks it's too old and may need a new oil pump, this and that. Well, before we go to the extend of replacing anything, the easy one should be checked first, oil pressure sender unit, it's behind the engine next to...
Mar
28
2011
Honda Odyssey Oil Pressure Light On Fix
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Mar
28
2011
Nov
25
2010
05 Accord Window Stuck Fixed...
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Nov
25
2010
Sometimes when I drive on the freeway and I saw some Honda cars with their driver windows out of the guide channels and stuck in the middle or totally sticking out of the door. I wondered how it could happen until my mother in-law 2005 Accord's driver window failed to...
Nov
30
2009
Honda 97 Odyssey Rear Brake Replacement
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Nov
30
2009
Honda's brake pads warning system always fails due to the metal tab breaking off the pads, this metal tap is to create screeching sound when the pads are low by scratching the brake discs. When this one broke, the only warning we have left is the metal pads actually scratching the discs themselves and that's the end of the reusable discs.
These days, if we shop correctly, we can get brand new discs for $22.00 to $65.00. We get ours @ Autohausaz.com, the price is less than the machine shops charge for turning the old discs.
Now, we got the pads and the new rear discs for the installation. Block the opposite side front tire with blocks so the car doesn't move when we jack up the rear wheel, put the car in gear if it's manual and our car is automatic, just in park. Loosen the wheel lugs, since we have the electric impact wrench (from Harbor Freight Tools for less than $50. years ago, it's worth it), we just jack up the car and use the impact wrench to remove the lugs.
We need to remove the brakes pads, there are two bolts (either 10mm or 12mm we don't remember, Honda...
Nov
17
2009
Honda 97 Odyssey Front Torque Engine Mount Replacement
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Nov
17
2009
This is the way we did ours, please use the information as reference only and be safe.
When we put the car in gear, if the engine jerks forward/backward due to front torque engine mount broken. Here is how we replaced ours. The part can be bought online or at local autozone store for about
$32.00.
Support (NOT RAISED) the engine/transmission with a jack and a block of wood to make sure the engine doesn't drop down when the mount is removed.
In order to get the bracket for the engine mount out, we need to remove the radiator fans out. Unbolt the mount from the bolt side (left hand side with 17mm wrench or socket), we needed the breaker bar & extension to turn it loose.
The right NUT is welded onto bracket itself, therefore we don't have to worry about it's turning with the bolt.
Slide the bolt out then remove the 3 bolts securing the bracket to the engine block, the lower bolt is longer than the other 2 top bolts.
Now remove 3 17mm bolts securing the mount to the sub frame. We use long extensions all the way to the top with breaker bar.
The Good & the Bad
Put the new one back...
Nov
17
2009
Honda 97 Odyssey Front Brake Replacement
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Nov
17
2009
This is the way we did ours, please use the below information for reference only and be safe.
ight: bold;">The 97 Odyssey brakes made noise and needed to be replaced. Since the brake discs have grooves and the price of the discs are not expensive, we decided to replace discs and pads. Honda designed 1 type of brake system for all their Accords & Odysseys, it's exactly the same design as the 2000 accord which I replaced a few months ago, easy and simple.
Discs for $48.00
We got the semi-metallic pads from Autozone for $20.00
Tools needed are: 17mm & 14mm boxed wrenches. Philip impact driver to remove the 2 retaining screws. Piston compressor.
Jack the car up with the rear tires blocked. Remove the wheel.
Remove the caliper bolts (2) using 14mm boxed wrench.
Put or tie the caliper in the back so that it won't stretch or break the brake hose. Remove the brake pads.
In the back there are 2 bolts 17mm need to be removed to take the caliper bracket out.
Use the impact driver to remove the 2 philip screws holding the disc in place. Make sure the rotation is counterclockwise (unscrew) before hammering them away. Press the driver firmly and...
Nov
17
2009
Honda 97 Odyssey Radiator Replacement-Overheating Fixed
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Nov
17
2009
This was the way I'd done mine, please use the information below as reference only and be safe.
This is how I fixed the over heating problem at high speed, stop and go on a hot day for 1997 Honda Odyssey after the car was replaced by the shops with $600 distributor, $1500 rebuilt head which never fixed the original over heating problem @290k miles.
Ordered a brand new CFS radiator for $117 shipped (ordered Monday, received Weds for the weekend).
first we need to remove the engine under cover with 10mm socket wrench, there are also 2 on each side in the wheel wells.
Drain the coolant from the radiator - the wing nut on the bottom center of the radiator
Remove the brackets, top radiator hose
Remove bottom fans bolts (x2 for the passenger side & x1 for the driver side).
Remove the Top fans bolts (x2 each fan) and Disconnect Battery.
Remove 2 brackets holding the radiator in place to remove the radiator when ready.
Unplug fan electrical connections and lift the driverside fan out then passenger side.
Remove the bottom hose and oil lines (x2 arrows), the clamps are hard to remove, use long nose pliers to remove them, the best is to do it from...
Sep
30
2009
Honda Odyssey
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Sep
30
2009
Honda Odyssey & Accord
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