Something Very Serious is Wrong with this 2010 Acura RL! What did the CAR WIZARD find??? 

I love my Acura RDX I only use OEM AND NEW. Used is just going to make me cry later.

I would imagine that if he was presented with an option for a used engine with 40K miles to match the rest of his car, and if the price was thousands less, he'd go for that -- but as you say, it's his car and his decision. Interesting that they don't offer replacement engines. Nice video.

Picky customer for a guy that can't keep oil in his engine.

@@kennethfromkin6141 you imagine what you want. Not what he wants. His dime.

@@jjmarz1001 it's his money money. He gets to be picky. Not your cash. He can do whatever he wants with his money. He has it, he spends it. Seems simple to me.

@Car Wizard, hey man I don't want to sound too 'ricey' but couldn't you swap out for a K20 engine from Japan? They have some really incredible low mileage and the price is considerably less than 7 thousand dollars no?

@@battosaijenkins946 Turbo K swap RL? Spend $5k and have much more fun!

@@battosaijenkins946 i was wondering about that. they do do it in Japan where you have to swap in a new motor after x time and they don't put that many miles on it, but i guess it's the stigma of it being a used engine or the shipping is a real killer.

@@jorgey4 Japan has all sorts of rules / incentives to make sure people buy a new car every five years or so. The old cars get exported to places like New Zealand or scrapped.

Keep in mind, as clearly stated in the video. Customer wanted NEW or REMAN ONLY. Refused used engines whatsoever, regardless of miles, or money savings. You guys keep reccomending used engines. Its not your car. Customer refuses used engines.

the old 3.0 Legends were well lengendary...

there is no "probably" involved. it's worth the ticket without question.

Yeah it’s definitely worth it

46,000 mi what a garage baby

Oil light coming on... too damn late to stop the engine... damage has been done.

@Brett Collins I miss those

Amazing how many people don't know this.

My girlfriend kept driving in my Triumph Stag. That hurt.

@@izalman too late when that happens. He obviously missed a few oil changes and burnt what was left. Oil pressure switches can't detect low oil pressure The engine either has oil pressure, or it doesn't . When there is so little oil in the engine, and the oil pump is suckibg all it can to lubricate/ cool the head, the lack of oil in the bottom end will quickly start roasting the bottom end bearings.

Have you got the recall done? I have a '09 TL with the consumption issue. I have to add a half quart every 1,000 miles. I nervous about the rebuild.

@@petegalicki7789 i did. It fixed the issue. Get it done by the dealership

Thank you Jeffrey. I am at 130,000. I have been biting my teeth about it.

@@petegalicki7789 they may not cover it now though. My dealer fought for mine though. It can't hurt to check

I still have the letter. Its only maybe 5 months old. I should contact the dealer. I truly appreciate your feedback. After seeing the Wizards video I'm concerned. But still don't trust the repair. I know of a horror story about dealer rebuild. Thank you Jeffrey. P.S. I love my TL.

Bro I almost got a 2009 Acura TSX black on black. It had 200k miles and new tires. Well-maintained. This car is way more car. The TSX has a K20. Did you watch the video? Did you see the aluminum front control arms? The dual composite drive shafts? Leather interior. Super low miles. on and on. It is worth at least 13-15k especially given internet marketing.

@@jamesmedina2062 k24

In love with an Acura? 🤔

@@gb8641 Yes. For the same reason people fall in love with Hondas only MY J35 has Forged Rods, Billet crank and light forged Pistons stock. But I had the 3.5 :) anyways i also have double wishbones and multilink, my steering is electric :( but everything else is to love. Imagine a BMW that lasts 3x as long

@@randomyoutubeaccount6906 I get the love for Japanese engineering, just not a big fan of Acura’s :). Kinda ZzzzZzzZzzz to me 🤷🏼‍♂️

He would lose 50 horsepower though

a bunch of engines can be imported from Japan,Russia.

@@sergeihanush2262 at what cost?

@@aaronshensky9385 2000 engine in Vladivostok, plus probably a 1000 for delivery.

@Duncan Macleod lkq has one engine with 137k miles

Very very unusual for a 3.5 or 3.7 to go wrong. We only had the 3.5 in the UK.

owner ran it low on oil unfortunatly

I miss the old Acura Legend in the US

@@modernconflict9888 Oh no. :(

Miss the old shape Leg-ends, decent car, bet the manual was great, only ever driven slushbox versions :-(

Sure... But only if you got 7k spare laying around.

@@computerdeals What is the alternative? I'd rather take out a 7K loan than a 30k+ new car loan to get something in this condition.

Yup, that's the fear.

@@lorencooper6043 You are the owner? I saw you make a couple of comments? If they are going to do that, are you having the car shipped back to that dealer? That would be great news. You should write a comment and have the Car Wizard "pin" it to the top so people can follow your progress.

@@louiswilliamhicks yep! I’ll definitely keep you posted on it! I’ll keep the wizard posted on it too

I sure hope they'll do a video on it!

I'm retired now,but when I still had my shop I used to explain to customers the difference between oi pressure and level,I would compare oil pressure to blood pressure,If your blood pressure is zero,you die pretty quick,the same with an engine,zero oil pressure means a quick death unless you immediately turn off the key and coast to the side of the road,you may be lucky and save the engine from major damage.---People don't know the difference between oil level and oil pressure,they think that when the oil light comes on that they have to add oil.

Yes, most definitely, I’d be willing to bet it was due to lack of use or improper maintenance. 1. Oil changes/checking the level was being based on mileage. It could’ve had 2,500 miles since the last change but if it had been a year or two the oil would’ve degraded to the point that it failed to protect the delicate components. 2. Seals had deteriorated.

thats def a rod knocking 100% that noise is always easy to verify

These 3.7s had a recall for faulty piston design. I work on em every day.

Yessir! My thoughts exactly with my 05!

Lmfaoooo I could only IMAGINE you're face after paying for it and driving it home and all of a sudden ride knock engine toast. I'd be FURIOUS. so did they give you a different mdx or did you keep that one, get the new engine and the 10k back in cash?

That's what I would expect. If a car with 3 miles develops rod knock, they better give me a new engine.

Wow only 3 miles . atleast you saved 10 k

what year?

No doubt! I have 2012 TL 3.7 and I love that ride. But this one looks sweet. Never seen RL with this front design on the road..?? Looks really. Nice.

@@Corkoth55 I have a 05 TL, with RLX being discontinued, I'm thinking of getting a used RLX hybrid (if good price lol), really want to try that SHAWD thing

I have a 2010 RL I just picked up a few months ago from its original owner. I like the car a lot but it gets pretty terrible gas mileage

@@alecedmisten7639 I'd suggest checking the oil level periodically, been seeing they have oil consumption issues apparently. That's probably how this one got low on oil and ended up getting rod knock

@@garykong7597 the RLX sport hybrid looks cool as hell

An even better tip is; DONT BUY EXPENSIVE CARS! They’re just disposable status symbols. Find yourself a good cheap car that you CAN afford to repair or replace if they go tits up! (A broken-down Lamborghini Murceliago sitting in your garage rotting away is not impressing anybody)

@@chrismayer3919hat’s debatable. There’s pricier cars that are priced the way they are. A good example of this is the inflated price of older sports/performance cars that cost tens of thousands, even though they’re well over the 90-100k+ mileage range. People know those cars are reliable, and most do the math to calculate how much it might cost if things aren’t the way they are when they decide to settle on buying the car (since other options might not be able now or even later). But, of course, this is coming from an average car enthusiast, and not some millionaire who buys the top trim level Ferrari with like every practical available option, and doesn’t even know how typical oil changes work, or how a typical dual clutch transmission operates. I, myself, have bought a semi-unique car, knowing parts and whatnot are semi-hard to come by. This means that I should be ready to pay for parts and do certain repairs if I decide to drive it hard and break things on the car. I’m most likely going to even have a whole donor car on the side if I can help it. This will pretty much alleviate most to all of the issues I might encounter, on a rather basic level. But hey, that’s just my particular take on it. Some people just buy cheap(er) cars and have the crappiest luck. I suggested someone to get a 1998 Toyota Camry V6 sedan with only 98k miles, yet they decided to opt for a 2013 Ford Fiesta base model sedan. Needless to say, the car didn’t last more than a year or two, esp with lack of maintenance.

Some shops prefer to cover themselves on these things and provide a limited warranty.

Then why does it say ATF? a differential uses heavy gear oil......

@@MrPaige222 Acura used ATF for the rear diff.

4WD systems can be really complex.

@@MrPaige222 they used in some cases the same fluid in both transmission and differential, a planet gearset in the rear diff would for sure support the need for atf regardless of a transmission or not

I have no idea--I had just heard of rear transmissions 5-6 years ago, but dude that is a HUGE differential if there is no transmission back there.

Is there many Legends in Thailand?

Beautiful car as well.

@@Shabbe02 have only ever seen one in thailand.

Hey now, Those 1995 Bentley Brooklands are actually fairly reliable now, and they usually go for 10k to 13k

@@defennia Yes Bentley and Rills only use the best stuff for parts. I’ve seen Rolls drive with water damage

It works both ways. I had a GM Vectra 2.2 which was really common as a Rep Mobile. At 99K miles and 13 years old the engine started making a noise like this Acura. Since "We Buy Any Car" reckoned it was worth £220 problem free, I took the £170 trade in offered against its replacement. Before trading it in I gather all the receipts and found I had spent £4000 in repairs and maintenance in the 12 years I owned it. Had it been a VX220, which uses the same engine, it would have been an entirely different situation.

wizard is too safe, not a bad thing and very responsible to his customers but the owner took it to the wrong mechanic some honda genius came up with some good engines 20 years ago so they decided to leeched off of it for the next 20+ years. a 3.7 from a 3rd gen TL will drop right in.

@@lancercool1992 3G TL-S was a 3.5, 4G had a 3.7 available.

Car isn't rare. Just didn't sell as great as the TL

The engine is rare. The RL was rare enough, but it didn't share enough parts with other models to justify an inventory of fresh spares. Rare cars, make for rare repairs, thus rare opportunity to sell get inventory off the shelf to pay for itself. Dusty parts, cost money for the guy that has them waiting. Profit is about turnover.

Recall ended 2019

@@johnj949 ... Of course it did. My black cloud grows. Lol. Thank you for the update John. I sincerely appreciate it.

@@petegalicki7789 I switched to 10w30 since its thicker oil

@@johnj949 ... Not to heavy for this motor? Again, black cloud.

@@petegalicki7789 past 40k miles i use shell t5 10w30 no issues. Did every 2k miles the first year and all the carbon got cleaned out

that's what I'm thinking, those cars are pretty quick so I wouldn't doubt the kid was beating on it

Yeah, that sounded suspect to me. There's got to be more to the story than he was told.

@@LN997-i8x I’ll tell you the story, it was only out here for five days until the engine blew up going to the car wizards. I was going from McPherson to Newton. Driving 78 in high gear until I saw a flashing check engine light then a low oil light. Pulled off in Hesston and I was hearing knocking. Called AAA to take it to the wizards and that’s where it sat for this video to be made

Also they don't like 87 gas

Nice car. I would fix it. We need not know how it happened, it just happened. Now we need to deal with the problem.

I'm at 20000

Often, My friend would change it about every 3K miles.

@@adamgraham6265 Well it seems like that he should have looked at the oil level more often.

@@Shabbe02 The oil level was full. The oil pump must have failed.

@@adamgraham6265 my bad

@@Shabbe02 np just updating the people as they have been wanting

Me too then id maybe buy an Acura with this engine

Wouldn’t that be amazing if we start seeing Car Wizard franchises. Similar to jiffy Lube

Me too,, here in Houston there are a thousand incompetent unethical mechanics for every good one !!

@@2packs4sure Scotty Kilmer was in Houston. You missed out big time.

@@B0xlife1 I know, I discovered him of few years ago but haven't needed any work done. I have a low mileage 2002 F250 7.3 and it never breaks.

Customer wants rebuilt or new only. Not used whatsoever

@@CarWizard Aha. So I was thinking there were no used engines either. Well if he is so stubborn that he doesn't even want a used engine with 27k on it than I don't feel so sorry for him anymore. Its his own choice..

Just find a really good Honda racer guy that builds engines, every town has them. You don't need to send it to Michigan.

Didn’t these 3.7L have a recall for piston rings or something ?

@@krassimirpetrov7131 It might have been a TSB.

I just purchased a used '06 RL SH-AWD -- curious to know your experiences with it and what I should look out for

The SH-AWD is really, really amazing. It's the finest AWD system I've ever driven. The only vehicle I've driven with more grab is a military Humvee. Those are ANIMALS in 4x4.

Agreed, bought an 07 a couple months ago and i love it.

He called it a transaxle I believe. But yes, you are right. It'll send more power to the outside wheels on a hard corner. They borrowed this technology from the 5th gen Honda Prelude Type SH 😉 In this version, I'm sure they refined it and it probably works even better I'm sure. And on top of this added AWD to the mix!

I got RL 06 and the sh AWD keeps coming on and stops the cars for a sec

No. There was a recall for these 3.7s. poor piston/ring design leads to excessive oil consumption

@@supersabrosinho i have Legend 3.7 for 13 years now and no recalls except of passenger airbag 250000 miles on it

Def should have some engines in Japan

Exactly what I was thinking.

This engine would be even rarer in Japan than in the States

I think we should overnight parts from Japan.

Most if not all J series engines are made in America for the North American market. Japan didn't have any J-series engined vehicles sold in their market at the level we do here so America is the best bet for finding a J37.

Exactly!

This makes me afraid of driving my car long distances

Maybe the owner never changed the oil.

@@stevec5000 seeing as how the owner has kept up with all the other maintenance, I do not believe that is the case at all.

@@bigdm9349 Not if it belonged to an old lady who kept it in the garage and obviously didn't drive it much. You obviously haven't worked on any women's cars! They generally drive them until something breaks, like this one! She might not have done any maintenance at all, especially since women usually don't even know that cars need oil.

Or the Car transporting driver took it for joyride Abusing the life out of it. I wonder how many miles he drove it after it was dropped off. I have a friend that bought a car 2012 or13 not sure of the yearPontiac G8 in 2019 with only26kon it and just like this car look like Brand new. And within A thousand miles it threw a rod.🤔. The Worst way though is having those companies that will drive your car to you. Don't do it you'll be sorry.

@@stevec5000 exactly old lady driven is not a good thing they don’t change their damn oil or if they do it’s after 15-20 thousand miles

I'm sure he hasn't worked at Honda since this car was built. Though it seems like such a rare issue I doubt there's any service bulletins about it. Especially since Honda had the confidence in it to not stock brand new replacements or very very few of them. This is just a raw deal where a rebuild is the only option.

@@richardbicker640 ey there viewers, welcome back the south main auto channel. Today we're looking at a 2010 hondo, or acura...she has the big 3.7. how'd I do?

My guess is that it's the original oil.. the problem was that this guy ran it like that the whole time... Doesn't matter what car it is you cannot be driving a car with low oil...

@@hacatan24 Acura 3.7 has a history of oil consumption. He probably didn't check the oil and ran it low, then destroyed the bearings.

I kinda wondered that. That is, of course, assuming that 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 are available. Surely, unless the actual block is damaged, the engine can be repaired? I didn't hear anything about the customer not wanting a repair. Are we not talking about a guy called the "Car 𝑾𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅"? Don't get me wrong, I'm no mechanic but, if parts are available, why can't the engine be repaired? The way the Wizard spoke, he hasn't investigated too much. Do we know exactly what's wrong with it?

we miss you 50skid! Please do some more videos or tell us about your life! Do a video soon! I fixed my BMW alone so many times cause of your instructions and i really really thank you for that!

It's the piston rings/liner. It's highly documented. 3.7 j series. They all do it.

Yeah wondering what caused it too

I would like to see a video on the re build if they decide on that option.

My guess oil pump failure and spun a bearing, its not a hard rebuild folks, people have been rebuilding DOHC V6's for decades. It does not need to be sent to Michigan, they truly are confusing it with a Ferrari. Its a Honda, find a Honda guy, they are everywhere.

Root cause is son driving it like a race car.

This is the comment of the day! BRAVO!

😆

Shes hot now so I've forgiven her.

Maybe that's how it has so little miles. Probably reversed 60,000 miles. lol

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Nah, it was his day off ;)

No doubt son drove it like he stole it

No Dad, honestly I never THRASHED the car.....OR.......maybe as honest as one previous President..."I did not have sex with that woman"...

I will keep you posted on it.

@@lorencooper6043 It sounds like big-end bearings to me. Same happened with a car I had. Some cars can't run on low oil or the bearings break. I had to replace engine as well.

@@alexbowers4203 oil was all full.

​@@lorencooper6043 You should try to contact Acura Customer support at 888-234-2138. These engines have their warranty extended to 8 years/125,000 miles due to piston ring issues causing excess oil consumption. Acura dealers are able to get replacement engines.

@@lorencooper6043 Wish you best with your car, very clean.

Oil pump failure.

Yeah I bought a 2008 accord v6 that was dealer maintained its whole life. Most things were maintained well, but two things that really bugged me were the fact that the idler pulleys were not changed during the timing belt service. Also, the brakes were not bled during service and they simply replaced brake pads during brake service and not the rotors (due to those awful Phillip's screws holding them to the hub no doubt). Also, they of course perpetuated the myth of "lifetime transmission fluid". "Dealer maintained" is a mixed bag. All of these items were easy fixes, but never assume that dealerships are overly knowledgeable about these cars or even give a shit about doing everything properly. I do all my work myself, but for things like timing belts and valvevtrain adjustments that I don't want to mess with, an independent shop is always the way to go.

Go to the dealer and you rarely know what they really put in the crankcase or if they change the filter. The are not on the same side of the dollar as the owner. I NEVER go to a dealer for anything that isn't warranty and even that I triple check.

@@melvingibson4525 I learned many years ago that my cars are maintained best by myself.

Or it had none.

@J Oh Everyone should do that. I always change my own so I know exactly what goes in the crankcase and keep my cars forever. 22,5 yr. with current daily driver.

they are very popular performance swaps for accord, civics etc. they are very rare and expensive to get.

That and those people still own and drive those vehicles as well.

@@tilleryinnovations592 I’m guessing he wants that specific motor either new or with low mileage

He stated that the customer wanted only new or remanufactured.. No used

@@tilleryinnovations592 He clearly stated that it was modified by Acura itself to fit the car

Engine blew at only 500K?

The Camry engine would literally run for ever if it could be resleeved

Sure but it is still a lot of money that the owner may or may not have..to spend on it.

May I suggest you get out and live life a little? We are only here for a short time you know----go buy a Hellcat.

No one runs a car with that many miles in my country.. We just scrap them. Socialists can afford because we ain't paying for healthcare.

The car is worth $12K tops in perfect condition---not sure throwing a rebuilt engine in there at $7K is smart. Just let it go, use the $7K on a 2011 Prius or Camry and the kid will finish his PhD with value left in either of those.

@@trevorsutherland5263 - Yep. Sell the car for $3k-$4k and move on. Let the next person deal with a used engine replacement.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Acura of Roseville has agreed to cover the costs because of the issue and regular maintenance preformed at that dealer. According to the owner.

@@trevorsutherland5263 some people when they rebuilt the engine or motor they know they're not going to get their money back they just want to have a reliable car to take them from point a to point b it's more like an investment personal investment

Could I out the j37 air intake manifold on a j35a8 motor in a kb1 '05

I can confirm that. I took pot holes, a few curbs, a steel lane dividing cone and hell even a ladder (dropped off a truck in front of me at highway speed)....and absolutely nothing happened to the car, except for a few scratches to the underside plastic. This car is a tank.

@@gbriank1 yes the built quality between the RL and TL is night and day, it was basically Honda of the early 2000s showing off their engineering ability, similar to Mercedes of the late 80s. If you read about some of the tech introduced in this car it is astonishing.

Actually all J series Honda engines are made in the US

@@kingmarz3635 Is that the Marysville, OH plant?

@@gbriank1 The J-series is Honda's fourth production V6 engine family introduced in 1996, after the C-series, which consisted of three dissimilar versions. The J-series engine was designed in the United States by Honda engineers. It is built at Honda's Anna, Ohio, and Lincoln, Alabama, engine plants.

I know the owner IRL and I can tell you he takes great pride in taking care of his belongings.

@@adamgraham6265 Tell him that this is an amazing car and that it is 100% worth saving!

@@Shabbe02 an acura dealer in cali is paying for the damage since there was such a massive defect.

@@adamgraham6265 interesting so they are paying the wizard to do the job??? why won’t the Acura dealer do it themselves?

@@Shabbe02 it's his choice to use a mechanic of his choosing or the dealership. Honestly he may be paying partial so it may be in his benefit to keep it safe with the wizard vs some young tech.

That's exactly what I'm thinking as well. This engine shouldn't be any different than the TL's. They came with 3.5 for the FWD and 3.7 for the SH-AWD.

Won’t jive with the computers...all about computers

they made different versions of the 3.7 depending on application, with the RL and ZDX engines being the rarest

Yeah, the TL 3.7L engines used electric power steering but the RL still used Hydraulic power steering. You can even see the high pressure line when Wizard zooms in around the Serpentine belt. Small differences like that can change an engines serial number.

The engine is cast differently, different internals, and different engine tune. Pretty much nothing is the same. The RL was very special, and they made very few.

You are like the only guy who gets this. :D

I DO THE SAME WITH MY CAR. I HAVE KEPT IT ALIVE FOR 26 YEARS.

RIGHT????? I am so happy and I would do the SAME THING. This car is worth it. It’s that special.

@@805NAVE LIKE NEW. INSIDE OUTSIDE, AND UNDERNEATH.

this one actually makes sense to save.

There are wreaking yards that specialize in certain make cars. I believe one is in Rancho Cordova, CA. that specializes in Acura/Honda...was well as one that specializes in Toyota.

I'd bet it would work but be lacking some power.

@@jeremypike9153 abrely any difference in power and the 3.5 last forever compared to the dogshit 3.7

@@pope9349 Lol is the 3.7 that bad?

@@pope9349 isnt the 3.7 just a stroked 3.5? Even wizard said that it's basically just a 3.5

I would spend the $7,000 to re-build the engine. It's going to be a Classic car at some point. i.e. 55 Chevy!

@@mikebingham9700 doubt it’ll make it to classic status. For that matter, I doubt any post 2010 car on the road today will make it to that point. Except maybe some American muscle with a dedicated cult following in the future.

Only $4500 to get another in case it fails 😅😅😅

@@Gerarghini isn’t the whole point of it being carbon fiber is so it DOESN’T fail? At least not easily.

Until the bearings they used close to the exhaust there go bad and start whining like a bitch 😭 also can't replace just a bearing gotta be the whole shaft. Luckily TL isn't carbon

From what I understand from AcuraZine, the 3.7 V6 is just a sleeveless, bored out 3.5. That is the only difference between the 3.5 and this 3.7 engine.

nope haha all of its life its been in a garage and its only been driven in the rain 3 times.

Plate is from CA, so unless he lives really close to the ocean, the sun is the major culprit. It's amazing what a dry salt free climate will do, especially if it's kept in a garage most of the time.

@@VC-Toronto Its from Sacramento

If I had a lift in my garage, I would!

@@300DBenz House next to my buddies place is a house built in the 60's, has a 2 car garage, and one of the "bays" has a walk down pit. Don't know the backstory to know why the prior owner or builder wanted a house in a residential area to have a pit, but likely a car-guy/gal at heart.

That's what I was thinking. If they just changed the stroke to get a 3.7, then shoehorn a 3.5 in it.

Or just use a Acura TL 3.7 engine

It might have extra sensors or the computer tuning for it might be different.

That model year they added more features to the engine to get it over 300hp it would fit but the converion wouldn't be work the money the engine cats and full exhaust have to be swapped since the 3.7 has extra piping to feed exhaust gas back into the engine

Im pretty sure this RL has the 3.7L V6 which made 300HP

Yes with 40k miles it’s worth more like 16k-18k

I guess it’s still cheaper than a new car🤷‍♂️

I think the MDX had dohc and the RL had sohc.

@@zippySquirrelface both were 300 hp sohc

@@jackiejorpjomp I'm pretty sure they can use the 3.7 V6 from the SH-AWD TL I'm not sure why they are making it a hassle to find a used engine for this RL when theirs hundreds of TL of the ERA on the road or in the junkyard.

@@jackiejorpjomp regardless, Mr wizard said no engine swaps allowed.

@@kimitsu20 yeah very strange, although I'd bet it's not the exact same design. The engine in the RL seems flatter and wider than what was in the TL.

100%, its very sad on their reliability nowadays. I was in FB 3rd Gen Honda Pilot groups and so many people having premature injector failures. And home have issues with their headunit. Honda also got hit with their reliability for oil dilution issues with 1.5T engines on CR-V and Civic right? It's really sad what has happened to Honda.

@@LionRunner Not all new Honda's have issues. I have 2016 Accord Coupe with zero issues. Even Toyota have had recent issues so its not just Honda. I'd still take a Honda or Toyota over any domestic or German vehicle. Only Kia and Hyundai would challenge them for reliabilty etc.

Eh. They stopped making reliable cars around 2007. This is newer.

You must be forgetting about the transmission problems they had behind their v6 engines.

Hello from Austria (EU) where Honda sells maybe 100 cars a year nowadays. I looked at the previous model Euro Civic and the price was a bit too much so I dropped the idea. Am very glad I got a 2015 Mazda 3 instead, the current EU Civic is even worse I hear, the head gaskets don't hold on these highly strung little turbo engines. Sad really when you think how popular Hondas were here in the 80s-90s.

It’s very strange because Acura was replacing these left and right a few years ago for the oil burning issues.

Bout to say it still has the factory honda oil filter, probably still on the 2010 factory oil. LoL

@@eldonerc2524 It would still run... Those Honda engines are helluva tough! The engine should have been worn at worst, not "broken". If you want to trash a Honda engine draing it of oil completely... Maybe there wasn't enough oil?

There's a TSB about piston rings on that gen 3.7 J series engines. They're known to burn oil cuz of it. They have a program where they monitor your oil consumption for 3k mi & they do piston rings for you free if you're burning enough oil. Tons of info on it. I was shopping 2010 tl's for a bit & it scared me away from them. Used to have a 2010 tsx & those K series also had the oil burning issue

@@RothBeyondTheGrave what about the 2009 TSX? I read those are great and almost purchased one in manual.

@@jamesmedina2062 that's the same gen as the 2010 actually. One MAJOR reason had me get rid of mine. Intermittent failure of the vsa modulator. It's married to the abs, the sensors go bad & it lets air into the braking system. 90% loss of brakes. Mostly happens during hard braking over rough patches, but can literally happen anytime. Scariest shit I've ever experienced in a car. No aftermarket solutions, $2,200 part only from Acura which 2 Acura techs told me to my face will also likely fail cuz they're bad from factory. Other than that & rear rotor warping, (which I also had) it's seemingly bulletproof. Enormous bang for buck & wish I had gotten the manual, but if you get that vsa issue.....sometimes it lasts for months & you literally have 10% of your brakes. It happened at 57k mi on mine.

If it were a Kia/Hyundia it would have still been under warranty.

You would be doing neutral drops or something

Thats what I thought too. But with the body, interior, and undercarriage being in such good shape I doubt it a little. If the oil light came on then maybe the oil pump failed or the kid neglected the maintenance. Even then it only had 42,000 miles on it and wasn't leaking. If The Wizard suspected intentional misuse he certainly kept his mouth shut about it.

Oil pump failure. The dipstick showed true according to the owner, someone I know IRL.

@@adamgraham6265 thanks for that such a shame for a really well kept car

I think a brand new 3.5 would be the best option.

JDM J35A8 is also 300hp.

Exacly swap to 3.5, shut up and just drive

Yeah big-end bearing when the car is run on low oil

That is a great idea. I really think that's the juiciest bit of info we could all appreciate

I second this, I would love more info on how this happened!

99% certain that this is a basic user fault, too long interval between oil changes which has clogged the oil lines that feed the main bearings and the rod bearings. For that reason a rod bearing has lost it's oil film and made contact with the crank and slipped loose/worn out.

@@TeroYyy I doubt it, I bet those j series could go the entire 47k miles with no oil change and still be fine. Probably oil pump failed or engine was consuming oil and he ran out.

And it was in the MDX and the ZDX.

That wouldn't be why you couldn't find a good used motor, that's the exact opposite reason.

actually the are prone to lots of oil consumption problems a quart every 1000 miles and need timing belt servers from 50k to 100k depending on the weather and rls are not the only ones with 3.7 j series tls also have it

You cant find them cause they were only produced from 09-14, I believe. Oil consumption is a big issure. Acura dealer replaced pistons and piston rings on my 2010 TL out of warranty for free. It's about $5k job!

Wizard says the customer wants a New or Remanufactured engine. If they were less picky, the identical 3.7 V6 engines to this RL was also in Late 2nd gen MDX, SHAWD 4th gen TLs, and All Acura ZDX.

I know, and MDX and TL used pretty much the same exact engine.

Wonder why they are so common used though, not new. Mayhaps supply is so greatly overcoming demand that it's oversaturating the used market with more than likely, dead or dying engines?

Type S only used a 3.5 the 4th gen TL ShAwd used the 3.7

No it's not, the TL's used electric power steering and the RL used Hydraulic Power Steering so there's no ports to feed the hydraulic system in the TL's J37