The 06 Odyssey I used to own has been on a “WM quick-change & Fram Orange 6607 when we remember AND can afford it” maintenance plan with my stepson & DIL for the last 80k miles and doesn’t look this bad. I’ve done 2 changes for them out of pity for the engine during their ownership, and I would bet they’ve probably done less than 4 changes themselves since they’ve owned it. It was also on a Quick Change plan for its first 135k at unknown intervals. I replaced the PCV at about 140k, but I’m fairly certain that’s the only time it’s ever been done. About the only thing that was done on time were the 100k & 200k timing belt services. It has been muzzled since about 138k, but that doesn’t get rid of some inherent shortcomings in that design.I don't actually believe this. There is NO WAY this was just Amsoil Signature Series and only 15K/yearly changes. Now it is possible they skipped a year or they drove a heck of a lot more than "15K" in a year the last few years. Amsoil Sig does not "chunk" like that in 15K. Sorry no offense to you Mike, and I know VCM is hard on oil, but did you collect an oil sample? I am guessing it was a different oil changed in perhaps.
I agree, I’d like to see receipts for the Sig Series to believe it. That cam lobe damage to me says either bad heat treat of the cam, or the valve spring lost tension and the roller was hammering the lobe and caused the spalling, or both.
@Trav is this lobe damage something you’ve seen multiple times? Edit: saw other evidence in this thread about the cams. This was one issue I had not known about with the J35; glad it didn’t affect mine.
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