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Old 03 Feb 2007, 08:07 pm
hartikka@gmail.com
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Default Re: 1996, 138,000 mile honda odyssey with sudden oil leak

On Feb 3, 7:22 pm, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:
> harti...@gmail.com wrote in news:1170547824.086621.192670
> @m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:
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> > On Feb 3, 6:51 pm, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:
> >> harti...@gmail.com wrote in news:1170544865.865250.64980
> >> @k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

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> >> > Started the car this AM (0 degrees F) and went in the house for 5 min.
> >> > (I don't usually do that, but it was so cold.)
> >> > Returned to hear odd noise coming from the Odyssey and oil gushing
> >> > onto the ground.
> >> > Oil not all gone yet. A few seconds more and it would have been.

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> >> Check the oil filter. Bet it's burst its gasket.

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> >> Is this an aftermarket filter?

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> > I will. Thank you. I assume it is located on the side close to the
> > fire wall?
> > It's so cold I don't want to hunt any longer than necessary.

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> It's on the firewall side of the block, just about in the middle. Ugly
> place, as you need to jack the car up and properly secure it on stands.
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> --
> Tegger
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> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQwww.tegger.com/hondafaq/


Thanks, sounds promising. Especially in light of these sent me off
line.

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/showth...il+filter+leak

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/showth...il+filter+leak

http://www.odyclub.com/forums/showth...threadid=21350

For a few. There are many other threads on the massive oil leak in the
95-98
Odyssey forum.

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