Hi everyone:
I just got a letter in the mail from Honda Canada in regards to a warranty extension on my 2013 Odyssey. It's entitled " Engine Misfire Due To Carbon fouling of Spark Plugs"
The problem, as stated in the letter, reads:
"On certain Honda vehicles equipped with V6 engines with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM-2) , the cycling of the cylinders under certain drive conditions allows for spark plug cooling, which may result in carbon fouling of the spark plugs. . When the fouling becomes severe, the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) will come on, and one or more Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC P0301, P0302, P0303, or P0304) will be stored in the vehicles Powertrain Control Module."
Does anyone here know if this is the same problem that relates to long oci's as per the oil life minder (as told by BITOG members in other threads). In other words, is this problem in the warranty extension letter just an end result of not changing the oil often enough in these Honda V-6 VCM engines?
Thanks
I just got a letter in the mail from Honda Canada in regards to a warranty extension on my 2013 Odyssey. It's entitled " Engine Misfire Due To Carbon fouling of Spark Plugs"
The problem, as stated in the letter, reads:
"On certain Honda vehicles equipped with V6 engines with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM-2) , the cycling of the cylinders under certain drive conditions allows for spark plug cooling, which may result in carbon fouling of the spark plugs. . When the fouling becomes severe, the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) will come on, and one or more Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC P0301, P0302, P0303, or P0304) will be stored in the vehicles Powertrain Control Module."
Does anyone here know if this is the same problem that relates to long oci's as per the oil life minder (as told by BITOG members in other threads). In other words, is this problem in the warranty extension letter just an end result of not changing the oil often enough in these Honda V-6 VCM engines?
Thanks