This sealant doesn't look stock - Honda Pilot

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 11:11 AM

I've had my 07 Pilot for a week and was looking around under the hood and noticed some pretty clean looking white sealant. I took a pic with my phone, sorry it's a little out of focus. I wonder what the story is with it?

hp2004 · 01-08-2012, 01:16 PM

Where did you purchase the Pilot from, certified dealer or a private seller. If from a CD take it back and see if they had to do some repairs on it before they sold it to you, maybe?

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 01:39 PM

It was a Honda dealer, I'm not sure if that makes them automatically certified or not. Capital Honda | New & Used Honda Dealer in Okemos | Serving Lansing, Jackson MI & Waverly. It's a bit of drive but maybe I'll email them a picture and see what they have to say.

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 01:45 PM

Here's a better picture.

hp2004 · 01-08-2012, 02:18 PM

They should be certified, it resembles JB Weld to me. Whomever did the repair was not very cautious/careful with it.

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 02:43 PM

Doesn't seem to be leaking, I'm not sure if I should be concerned or just let it be.

N_Jay · 01-08-2012, 02:59 PM

Where is that?

Is it hard or soft?

Is it a metal piece?

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 03:14 PM

Front valve cover. The white "sealant" is hard.

whizmo · 01-08-2012, 03:31 PM

Probably a ham-fisted way to fix a valve-cover oil leak.

- Mark

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 03:47 PM

That's what I'm thinking, too. The vertical part concerns me a little, almost like there is a crack. I'll just keep an eye on it and maybe just replace the cover and gasket in the spring or summer when it's warm again.

N_Jay · 01-08-2012, 03:51 PM

I would not consider that a proper fix for a dealer.

If the part is cracked it could be replaced.

theGOLDENchild · 01-08-2012, 03:56 PM

If it is JB Weld, maybe it just cleaned up nicely when the dealership cleaned the engine bay.

ray_d_eightor · 01-08-2012, 04:58 PM

Cracked valve cover repaired with JB weld or grey silicone by a monkey on crack. AFAIK just because it's from a Honda dealer it's not automatically Honda certified. Still, I'd go back to the dealer and have them check it out.

FYI - the plastic engine cover comes off real easy if you want a better look. Just turn the 3 plastic screw heads 90 degrees and it pops right off. I can see more of that glop towards the left.

whizmo · 01-08-2012, 07:54 PM

I don't want to create paranoia but if the valve cover is cracked, I doubt this sort of thing happens spontaneously in service very often. I'd suspect that it happened when the valve cover was off for some reason. Which begs the question of why the valve cover has been off on a relatively low-mileage vehicle.

- Mark

N_Jay · 01-08-2012, 10:35 PM

Honda , on occasion has had some problems with porosity of aluminum castings.

Still should have been replaced.

01-08-2012, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This sealant doesn't look stock I've had my 07 Pilot for a week and was looking around under the hood and noticed some pretty clean looking white sealant. I took a pic with my phone, sorry it's a little out of focus. I wonder what the story is with it?

01-08-2012, 02:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
N_Jay Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, NW Burbs Posts: 13,544 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Where is that? Is it hard or soft? Is it a metal piece? __________________ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Sir Winston Churchill

01-08-2012, 03:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
N_Jay Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, NW Burbs Posts: 13,544 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would not consider that a proper fix for a dealer. If the part is cracked it could be replaced. __________________ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Sir Winston Churchill

01-08-2012, 10:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
N_Jay Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, NW Burbs Posts: 13,544 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Honda , on occasion has had some problems with porosity of aluminum castings. Still should have been replaced. __________________ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Sir Winston Churchill

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01-08-2012, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
hp2004 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Where did you purchase the Pilot from, certified dealer or a private seller. If from a CD take it back and see if they had to do some repairs on it before they sold it to you, maybe?

01-08-2012, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It was a Honda dealer, I'm not sure if that makes them automatically certified or not. Capital Honda \| New & Used Honda Dealer in Okemos \| Serving Lansing, Jackson MI & Waverly. It's a bit of drive but maybe I'll email them a picture and see what they have to say.

01-08-2012, 01:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Here's a better picture.

01-08-2012, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
hp2004 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They should be certified, it resembles JB Weld to me. Whomever did the repair was not very cautious/careful with it.

01-08-2012, 02:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Doesn't seem to be leaking, I'm not sure if I should be concerned or just let it be.

01-08-2012, 03:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Front valve cover. The white "sealant" is hard.

01-08-2012, 03:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
whizmo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,817 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Probably a ham-fisted way to fix a valve-cover oil leak. - Mark

01-08-2012, 03:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That's what I'm thinking, too. The vertical part concerns me a little, almost like there is a crack. I'll just keep an eye on it and maybe just replace the cover and gasket in the spring or summer when it's warm again.

01-08-2012, 03:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
theGOLDENchild Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: MI Posts: 13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If it is JB Weld, maybe it just cleaned up nicely when the dealership cleaned the engine bay.

01-08-2012, 04:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
ray_d_eightor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cracked valve cover repaired with JB weld or grey silicone by a monkey on crack. AFAIK just because it's from a Honda dealer it's not automatically Honda certified. Still, I'd go back to the dealer and have them check it out. FYI - the plastic engine cover comes off real easy if you want a better look. Just turn the 3 plastic screw heads 90 degrees and it pops right off. I can see more of that glop towards the left.

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01-08-2012, 07:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
whizmo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,817 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't want to create paranoia but if the valve cover is cracked, I doubt this sort of thing happens spontaneously in service very often. I'd suspect that it happened when the valve cover was off for some reason. Which begs the question of why the valve cover has been off on a relatively low-mileage vehicle. - Mark