Greetings, I'm a new forum member, who is very naive with car/van matters. I did do a search on my problem and found interesting info, but not any answers to my questions.
I was told today by Honda, after a valve adjustment that they said was needed because of clicking/knock sound, that it's actually deeper, and is probably a piston problem which would require a new engine.
2000 Odyssey with 85,000 miles. Had timing belt done last year at 80,000m because of age (this is when they initially found the valve problem).
Question: is this safe to drive? Honda said it was safe, but there was no telling when the piston will give out, or if it will give out at all.
Question: Would the engine give out without any warning? Is there something to look for or listen for? We are planning on driving this on a 1000 mile round trip in a couple weeks. Is this advisable?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
I was told today by Honda, after a valve adjustment that they said was needed because of clicking/knock sound, that it's actually deeper, and is probably a piston problem which would require a new engine.
2000 Odyssey with 85,000 miles. Had timing belt done last year at 80,000m because of age (this is when they initially found the valve problem).
Question: is this safe to drive? Honda said it was safe, but there was no telling when the piston will give out, or if it will give out at all.
Question: Would the engine give out without any warning? Is there something to look for or listen for? We are planning on driving this on a 1000 mile round trip in a couple weeks. Is this advisable?
Thanks for any help you can provide.