All of these fluids are harmful to your eyes and skin so it is important to protect yourself. You never know what could be dripping down from the engine, battery acid, engine coolant, brake fluid, etc. We recommend wearing safety glasses whenever you are working under your Odyssey. If your Odyssey is too low to the ground to access your drain plug and oil filter, be sure to use jack stands and safe jacking procedures before getting under your Odyssey. If you can't do this, see our parts page to find a Honda Odyssey oil filter wrench. For most Hondas, you can wrap an old belt around the oil filter and unscrew it by hand. The Honda Odyssey is a minivan manufactured by Japanese automaker Honda since 1994, marketed in most of the world and currently in its fifth-generation. This video shows the location of the oil drain plug, oil filter, oil fill cap and dipstick in addition to the steps needed to change the oil and filter in your Odyssey. The owners manual will indicate if your 2007 Odyssey takes 0W-20, 0W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30 or 10W-30. Conventional oil works well for drivers who change their oil regularly and if it is approved for your Odyssey. Synthetic oil will not break down over time and tends to have longer change intervals, so if you want to have more time between oil changes, then synthetic oil is a good choice. The synthetic oil vs conventional oil debate has many proponents on both sides. Many vehicles will require the use of 100% synthetic oil, others allow synthetic blend, which is a mix of synthetic and conventional oil, and conventional oil too. What type of oil is required in a Odyssey? You can use synthetic oil in any modern vehicle. Find out more about our advertising opportunities.Learn how to change the oil and oil filter in your 2007 Honda Odyssey with this free video. Advertise Advertising on is well-targeted, has unique benefits, and is highly successful. Looking for something lighter? Read our funny complaints to see people who found humor in a bad situation. Vehicle Problems Find out what cars to avoid, view the latest problem trends, or keep up-to-date with the most recently reported problems. Contact us with any comments or concerns. Car Problem Resources Around the Site Information Find out more about us in the press or read stories from drivers who praise our work.The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. This is the third Honda Odyssey I purchased new since 1999 and it will probably be the last of my relationship with Honda family or cars.Ĭ ® is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. It currently has 40,000 miles on it, and I didnt particularly notice any oil usage the first nine-months I had it, which were largely non-towing months. I use Mobil 1, and frequently tow a 3,500 trailer with it. Honda should acknowledge this problem, stand behind their product, and issue a recall to fix it. BigFoot48 said: My 2007 Ody is using oil, about a quart every 2,500 miles. Honda denies the Odyssey has a problem and insist the problem is a result of the customer driving habits which is obviously untrue because I am the only owner of the vehicle and my driving habits hasn't change the past 30 years. I had a mechanic to check it out and he said Honda is aware of the problem but will not fix it. Since I never had oil leaks in my driveway I wondered if Goodyear added enough oil during the oil change but after three weeks and only about 800 miles driven I have to add another quart of oil in which the only warning sign is if you just happen to slightly hear the engine sounding differently. Since I was packed and ready to leave for a 400 mile trip I bought and added a quart of oil. Several other issues coming up with the vehicle.Īfter getting a fresh oil change, two weeks later I hear my engine running rough as if it was low on oil, there was no low oil warning light signal on so I opened the hood, checked the oil level and discovered the oil was at least a quart low. look it is bone dry no oil." I called the dealership of course Honda and they plan to test for engine oil consumption. When I opened the hood and someone checked the oil they said, ". I was there on Nov 11 and today I found the vehicle struggling. I returned 2xs they said, that the power steering fluid was empty. I told the representative I lived in Long Island, NY for over 20yrs and not one of my vehicles had this problem. I called the service representative and he said, "change in whether." Change in weather we live in Florida and the weather only began cooling in November. Whitish/blue smoke came out from the muffler. In SeptemI got an oil change a few days-week later I realize my vehicle was driving terrible struggling to go. So I will make sure I continue going to the dealership. I notice in late summer that my vehicle seem to be struggling.
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