Great video! After watching your video, I felt confident that I could make this repair myself. Saved me a lot of money! I missed the part in your video (at 1:43) where you took out one of the long bolts to remove the little mounting bracket. I couldn't get the wire clip to release from the bracket, so I came up with the same solution you did. It was easier to remove the bolt. I needed an 8mm socket to remove the old bolt, but a 10mm socket for the same bolt on the replacement starter. I only mention it to help others. I also used a handle extender (steel tube that fits over the handle of my ratchet) to apply more force to break free the larger 17mm bolts. Hope that helps somebody. :) Thanks again for posting this!
Great video! My wife and I just finished the task, and it took about 7 hours. 5 of those hours consisted of removing the bottom bolt without stripping the head. Here’s a tip: when something has seized, use a 6 point socket. 12 points can strip the head.
Just saved $800. Thank you! Honda dealer wanted $600 for a starter and $400 for labor. I picked up a new starter for $200 and my son and I had it changed in under an hour.
Thank you so much for this! Gave me the confidence and knowledge to get the job done - just getting to the starter took more time than switching it out. Well worth the time and effort. Thanks again!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! It was incredibly helpful! I just completed the remove and replace, didn't to the clean just bought a remanufactured starter for $250CAD and saved a bundle vs towing it to the shop and paying them to do it. I approached the lower bolt from underneath the vehicle, my spray shield was off anyway and it was much easier to find the bolt and get the socket on, still needed to use a 24" breaker bar from above to get it loose but being able to see the bolt underneath was very helpful! Also took a few hits with the hammer to break it away from the engine block but then she came right out and the replacement went really smooth!! I hope you do more for the 2005 Pilot, I have 2 front impact sensors I need to replace...😁😁 Thanks again so much!!
It looked pretty easy but I didn't want to drive across town to fix my friends dead pilot starter without first checking out the process. Thank you for sharing. I opted for a reman denso since it was only 130 bucks after core return.
@@DIYNorth Per your suggestion I brought an extra assortment of extensions with me and I was done in less time than it took my crappy tire pump to fill the 4 low tires on it! Thanks again for the video!
Thanks for watching, good luck. I actually pulled that starter out of a honda from a wrecker. Benefit of getting it from a wrecker is you get to practice ripping their cars apart first....good training.
Nice detail thanks! I performed this on my Pilot today and it worked out great. A few points for others - while you have the starter out it is wise to remove and clean the battery ground cable and the two mounting terminal points, especially the grounding lug terminal that is right below the starter mounted to the engine. It helps starting performance a lot to keep all ground connections clean the tight - IMHO. If replacing the starter be careful to keep your original core part until the new one fits up and works.
Even when my engine lights didn’t turn on , when I turn the ignition it stutters.. I make sure turn the car off and on about three times like so. It would finally turn on, I am concerned about that. Do you think it may be time to get it looked at ? I don’t trust myself to clean it out like you did .
My brother have a 2004 Honda pilot he replaced the starter he had the hot wire the ground wire but he can't find the little wire that is plugged into the bottom of the starter where is that located at good afternoon he just having problem finding that one wire
Are you saying that he can't find the "S", or starter terminal? Basically the one that I slide onto the starter at the 9:00 point of the video? I'm not sure why he wouldn't be able to find it unless it fell down when he unplugged it from the starter, but it should still be in the vicinity of where it was unplugged.
@@DIYNorth Thank you my brother I will tell him thanks again for your help may God continue to bless you and your family stay safe 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
No need to unbolt that overbuilt tray but if you do be sure to put a peice of wood down and bungee cord that sob down toss that 15lb junk tray in the next scrap car ur junking.. What a pain in the ass that thing was/is
Great video, thank you. I got the 2 17mm bolts off. The starter won't budge. I took the two bracket bolts off and the starter motor came off but still can't get the solenoid off. Any suggestions?
@@DIYNorth Yes, precicely. The starter motor came off, but the selonoid and starter body aren't budging. Currently I'm hitting it with penetrating oil, heat and a hammer. I'm trying to avoid the electrical parts of course. Thank you for the quick reply, I appreciate it.
@@cottonedge Oh, mine basically dropped right off. This is a 2005 Pilot that you have? It so that is strange, there really shouldn't be anything holding it on. I wish you the best with getting it off.
@@DIYNorth Update: For my Pilot the starter was fused to the engine block. It would not come off so I removed the starter motor from the starter and replaced it with the new one. It started. I'm adding this to the list of problems that if they show up again I'll bring it to the dealer to earn their salary on. Incidentally, it might make it easier to get to the bottom bolt if you take the motor off. More work but less fishing for the bolt. I really appreciate your help.
@@bulletistic7398 the one I got from the scrap yard was pulled out of a honda of the same year so should be identical. I'm not sure about aftermarket ones. It could need a shim to get the fit correct. I've never had to shim because the one I got worked straight away. There are some shim videos on you tube. I guess it depends what noise it's making. I assume it sounds like the starter is engaged for too long after it starts.
Duralast starters are junk hence why they have such a "good" warranty. I'd return that and buy a Denso on rockauto for less money and you'll get another 17 years out of it.
Removed the top and bottom bolts on my 2005 Pilot - but it will not Budge! That thing will not come out! Any idea's as to what may be wrong? Looks exactly the same in the engine compartment as the one in this video.
You are the second person to say that. I'm not sure why it would stick to the block. If it happened to me on that particular vehicle I would have given it a few taps with something, maybe a piece of 2x2 wood and a hammer, but not everyone would be comfortable with that. Perhaps some WD 40 or penetrant spray where the started meets the block would assist in to get it free.
@@DIYNorth Thanks, I have been trying to tap it with a rubber mallet wasn't sure about any type of penetrating oil in that area but I may give that a try next. Thanks again.
