20 Most Recent 1997 Honda Odyssey Questions & Answers

on old cars, not told, fully you, if a/t or m/t box, auto or stick? but on cars the sensor is named VSS, and is on tail of transmission output shaft ,. on newer cars with ABS , abs 4 sensors are used at 4 wheels. no engine told or transmission there. no vin told. vss is speed of axles turned by the transmission and is never ever and input shaft. sensor. we can not see under your hood or behind the flywheel, at all in the blind. the SM shows it has 3 pins VSS so is not ABS has power to it so is HALL sensors (very reliable) if you scan the PCM (USA onlY) It will tell you it is bad if is. PCM uses it, and cluster and cruise box. all 3. sm qoutes 4 cylinder engine automatic. Disconnect the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) wiring harness. The VSS is located on the rear of the transaxle case near the cooler line inlet. no engine told not told is an automatic, me not tossing coin 4 times sorry

There is also a relay that controls the fan.in the under hood fuse panel. They are cheap replace it.

check main shaft speed sensor resistance also could be internal transmission problem

FUEL FILTER LOCATED UNDER HOOD AROUND FIREWALL AREA,FOLLOW FUEL LINES INLET LINES THEY WILL LEAD YOU BACK TOWARD FUEL FILTER.

Any codes? missing,

check gas filter, right under the gas tank possible passenger side it'll look like a grenade of some sort could be clogged. I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_92c86cbc79e9b552

Check brake switch on upper part of brake pedal. Just a push on switch that activates when you step on pedal. A common failure and an easy replacement. Follow your break pedal shaft up about 10" and you will find it. Good luck.

unbolt the straps under the tank

I own a '99 Isuzu Oasis, which of course is really and '98 Odyssey with Isuzu nameplate. 214,000 miles, Cranked it up yesterday morning after 20 to 30 degree temps that night....took middle schooler to class approx 3-4 miles from home and approx 1/4 mile from home- noted severe burning oil smell in cabin and smoke from under hood.. Got it home and observed 3-4 quarts of leaked oil on the ground where I had been sitting just 15 mins before. Thought for sure I had ruined the engine after seeing all the oil in the gravel. Could not believe the leak was so severe, considering this car still runs like a beauty and has shown no leaking or other symptoms in the days before this occurred. Got home later that day and checked filter thinking maybe it had loosened. It had not. Refilled engine with oil and noted oil not leaking or dripping but pouring through area at engine block and oil cooler juncture at filter area. Found this forum and a few others on line and followed the plan , AutoZone: loan-a-tool 30mm 1/2" drive socket is all you need to do the job, except of course the oil cooler seal/O-ring which I got at Honda for 3 bucks. Took me all of 45 mins...no need to dettach hoses and leak antifreeze, just unscrew the 30mm nut and remove the old gasket/seal. Be sure to remove all the pieces, Mine was hard and brittle and broken in 3 pieces. What once was rubbery/pliable would now snap like a pretzel due to age/wear. When I buy my next one of these, and I will, because it is the best vehicle I have ever owned ( and I have owned several Hondas and Toyotas) I will preventative replace this seal at approx 150,000 miles.... this was close to being catastrophic failure- Thanks to this forum and others for the advice-plan to put another 100,000 miles on this baby!

sounds like lifter noise, when is not due to mechanical problem it can be solved using a high octane additive or high octane gas which will clean the lifters and give you more power.

I hope you do not have cable to move speedometer.

Check the speed sensor.

on the right side of the diff unit is a sensor on top of the output shaft and no doubt this has failed

Comon problem with this type of car for better view you have to remove the distribuitor and at the same time replace the O ring on distribuitor

I have heard that a warm engine drains the oil better, and the contaminents are suspended in the oil, and not settled.
Hot oil is harder to deal with, but I understand that's it's a better method.

P-Power Train 1-Manufacturer Specified Code (Honda) 3-Ignition System, Misfire 6-Component or Sub-System Section 1-Component or Sub-System Section P1361 is: Intermittent Interruption In TDC 1 Sensor Circuit. Check out the TDC sensor, connector 124 (grey and on the distributor) check power and grounds. It's missing a signal from the TDC sensor in the distributor and causing a misfire.

No it has to do with the sensor and related parts. - Faulty Top Dead Center Sensor 1 - Top Dead Center Sensor 1 harness is open or shorted - Top Dead Center Sensor 1 circuit poor electrical connection Read more: http://engine-codes.com/p1361_honda.html#ixzz3H6pYVzcw