What causes piston rings to burn?
During engine operation, combustion faults often result in an accumulation and condensation of fuel on the cylinder wall. In this case, the oil film is thinned or washed off. The resulting mixed friction causes the piston rings to wear completely within a few thousand kilometres.
Can bad piston rings cause overheating?
If you fail to notice the oil leak from having bad piston rings, then your engine will start to heat up. If these components start to heat up too much, they will overheat the engine. This could cause permanent engine damage, which is the costliest problem you will ever need to fix.
What causes spark plug fouling on Honda Pilot?
The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 through P0304 and cause the MIL to come on.
What was the Honda Pilot cylinder misfire problem?
My Honda’s check engine light and VSA light were on. The diagnosis was cylinder 3 misfire, an apparent Honda problem and one that I’ve had fixed once before on this same car at the dealership where I bought the car.
When did Honda Pilot cylinder need to be repaired?
This time the tech said I needed the pistons replaced and that the damaged pistons had also damaged the cylinders so they needed to be repaired (not replaced), and that I needed new spark plugs. My car has been in the dealer repair shop since July 16 (3 weeks today). I’ve had cars in the shop before and know just a little about cars.
What causes oil leak in Honda Pilot cylinder?
There’s 3 or 4 of these semi-circles all together, and the gaps in the rings must not align, otherwise the aligned gaps create a path for oil to leak past the set of 4 rings. Apparently somehow in your Honda’s engine the gaps were aligning.
When do you replace engine rings on a Honda Pilot?
They said it is a two step process and performed step 1 (replaced the #1-4 plugs and reflashed the ECM with the new program for cylinder deactivation). They said they only do step 2 (replace the rings) IF the car fouls plugs again.
How can I fix a Honda Pilot engine?
Mechanic at the Honda dealership, while changing the engine oil, broke the engine oil dipstick. The mechanic then caused it to slide down into the engine oil pan. To replace the dipstick, the oil pan would need removed and gasket replaced, and a new dipstick installed.
Why is my Honda Pilot using so much oil?
I know there are dozens of threads on oil consumption for the 2nd gen pilots, and that this was due to software issues for the vcm and potentially the oil ring issue. My question is if there is a year that honda made a shift in the oil rings used in the motor to compensate for the actual issue with the rings?
Why did my Honda Pilot Idle Stop stop working?
Auto Engine Idle Stop stopped working for two months.Reset & now works. However all Honda Sensing features were inadvertently disabled (Cruise, LKAS,CBMS,LDW,FCW,RDM). Awaiting calibration kit from Honda USA (none in Canada). Oil leak, bottom of oil pan is wet.