Reposting here after erroneously posting this on >2005-2010 Odyssey. My apologies...
Planning on getting the muzzler now (edited: just ordered S-VCM same day as of this posting) after going through the posts in our forum, thank you! New here. 2012 Odyssey EX-L. Similar to other posts, there is misfiring of cylinder 2 with the check engine light blinking which disappeared after replacing that one year old spark plug over 4 months ago (January 2023). There was no shaking or strong engine vibrations - just the misfiring, blinking engine light, slow acceleration accompanied by hesitation/misfiring engine. Symptoms showed up again recently with misfiring of number 2( May 20223). Replaced the 4 month old spark plug again and it is just as fouled and filled with gummed oil deposits just like one year old spark plug. I am quite concerned that
oil level on dip stick is way below the minimum level with oil showing only at the tip of dipstick. Oil was replaced just about 4,000 miles ago.
one yr old spark plug (left); 4 month old spark plug (right)
Does this mean the piston ring is shot like the dealership said?
Does that piston ring really need to be replaced?
Is it too late for the VCM muzzler at this point?
Any other options I can do at this point in addition to installing the muzzler?
More importantly, can we still use the car while the waiting for the muzzler to be shipped?
There is no noticeable smoke emanating from the exhaust that would have alerted me on the oil burning and abnormally higher oil consumption. The problem surfaced past the 10 year mark so I have missed the window of the extended 8 year warranty for piston ring replacement as awarded from the lawsuit.
Thank you for all your kind assistance! Your inputs are all very much appreciated!!
