Thank you for such a detailed video. All the rest skip the part of showing how to remove the harness and the challenges you can encounter. I had never done this before and have limited car skills but following your details was able to do it myself. It could not unplug the sparkplugs as the connection is on very tight and its super dity so i just worked around it by moving the harness up just a little to give me enough room to access the pvc. Again THANK YOU! Technical Info: 2010 Honda Odyseey Use a 10mm socket and retighted to 9 ft/lbs.
Perfect video. Wish I had seen this before I changed mine. Had to pry it out and it went flying. I was able to retrieve the valve but the spacer is still M.I.A. Got another one from Honda ($20 freakin bucks just for the spacer). When I went back in to reinstall it, the cursed 10mm socket came off and joined the spacer. I then set out to the auto store to grab another 10mm socket and got into a fender bender. Wasnt bad tho. Both of us were like “If you dont care, I dont care.” But still, I swear that damn 10mm is a curse on all machinists no matter what youre working on. If a 10mm is involved, a 5 min job gonna take 3 days.
Thank you for sharing the ordeal you went through to replace the PCV valve. But I have to say that you have a gift for story-telling as I very much enjoyed reading how you conveyed your experience in words - felt like I was watching a movie! lol Pretty sure I am not the first one to say this to you. All aside, you have incredible patience and now have a new PCV valve!
Thanks for sharing, i have a 2006 Honda Odyssey. 246,800 miles in the original engine and transmission and its still running strong. I have to change out my pcv valve but it got stuck inside the valve cover . Going to the parts store to grab a pick set to pull it out. Hope you have a great day
247K is quite a bit of miles! Awesome. If by 'stuck' you mean PCV valve is not coming out, this happened on my 2013 accord and I used a blunt knife to get in the narrow space where PCV valve meets the engine, inserted blunt knife and just pushed the valve out.
Is the PCV valve supposed to make a noise when you shake it? I got an OEM honda pcv valve from Amazon but I didn't hear a clicking noise when shaken. I'm worried it might be defective and cause more issues then fix if I install it.
A new PCV valve that is not clogged with oil should make a clicking sound when shaken - or at least it did with all the ones I have installed. If you bought the OEM from Honda dealer selling on Amazon then it should be a good part. Be sure to lookup that particular Honda dealer online to ensure this is actually a real Honda dealership and not one that exists only in name. If you are not satisfied with the part then return it vs taking risk with your vehicle, and purchase part from local honda dealer. They often have coupons on their website that offer discount on parts.
It has been a month and so far it looks like it has had positive impact. On my 2013 Accord the change in PCV valve helped greatly minimize the issue (didn't fully solve it). If interested, check out the video I have on my 2013 accord. For this 2010 Odyssey I will add an update to description of video after 1000 miles and will keep adding to help others. Just check back later. Thanks
Thank you for such a detailed video. All the rest skip the part of showing how to remove the harness and the challenges you can encounter.
I had never done this before and have limited car skills but following your details was able to do it myself.
It could not unplug the sparkplugs as the connection is on very tight and its super dity so i just worked around it by moving the harness up just a little to give me enough room to access the pvc.
Again THANK YOU!
Technical Info:
2010 Honda Odyseey
Use a 10mm socket and retighted to 9 ft/lbs.
This is awesome! Congratulations on getting it done DIY ... and am glad my video helped. Best wishes!
Perfect video. Wish I had seen this before I changed mine. Had to pry it out and it went flying. I was able to retrieve the valve but the spacer is still M.I.A. Got another one from Honda ($20 freakin bucks just for the spacer). When I went back in to reinstall it, the cursed 10mm socket came off and joined the spacer. I then set out to the auto store to grab another 10mm socket and got into a fender bender. Wasnt bad tho. Both of us were like “If you dont care, I dont care.” But still, I swear that damn 10mm is a curse on all machinists no matter what youre working on. If a 10mm is involved, a 5 min job gonna take 3 days.
Thank you for sharing the ordeal you went through to replace the PCV valve. But I have to say that you have a gift for story-telling as I very much enjoyed reading how you conveyed your experience in words - felt like I was watching a movie! lol Pretty sure I am not the first one to say this to you. All aside, you have incredible patience and now have a new PCV valve!
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Thanks for sharing, i have a 2006 Honda Odyssey. 246,800 miles in the original engine and transmission and its still running strong. I have to change out my pcv valve but it got stuck inside the valve cover . Going to the parts store to grab a pick set to pull it out. Hope you have a great day
247K is quite a bit of miles! Awesome. If by 'stuck' you mean PCV valve is not coming out, this happened on my 2013 accord and I used a blunt knife to get in the narrow space where PCV valve meets the engine, inserted blunt knife and just pushed the valve out.
Is the PCV valve supposed to make a noise when you shake it? I got an OEM honda pcv valve from Amazon but I didn't hear a clicking noise when shaken. I'm worried it might be defective and cause more issues then fix if I install it.
A new PCV valve that is not clogged with oil should make a clicking sound when shaken - or at least it did with all the ones I have installed. If you bought the OEM from Honda dealer selling on Amazon then it should be a good part. Be sure to lookup that particular Honda dealer online to ensure this is actually a real Honda dealership and not one that exists only in name. If you are not satisfied with the part then return it vs taking risk with your vehicle, and purchase part from local honda dealer. They often have coupons on their website that offer discount on parts.
Would this cause bad oil consumption? I am curious because my van uses a lot of oil and I sometimes get blue smoke out of the exhaust.
Replacing the PCV valve should help solve the issue, not cause it.
Great video. Thanks.
Thank you!
did it solved the problem?
It has been a month and so far it looks like it has had positive impact. On my 2013 Accord the change in PCV valve helped greatly minimize the issue (didn't fully solve it). If interested, check out the video I have on my 2013 accord. For this 2010 Odyssey I will add an update to description of video after 1000 miles and will keep adding to help others. Just check back later. Thanks