I know this has been discussed numerous times here on the forum but I just purchased a 2011 Pilot Touring in April of this year with a 190K on the clock. The only reason I considered a vehicle with this many miles is because it was extremely clean and it had an extensive Carfax repair history which told me it was taken care of.
I think the only thing they didn't replace was the PCV valve which should have been a 15 minute job turned out to be almost 2 hours since the valve came out in multiple pieces. The last piece was stuck in so deep I had to use a plastic molly to get it out. I attached a picture to show what I did.
The moral of this story the original PCV valve has been redesigned and hopefully the next time I replace it, it will come out in one piece. People seem to forget this part and it is important for a lot of reasons, so make sure you keep track.
P.S. I'm glad I had this box of molly's from Harbor Freight and a long screw, this was my last resort and it worked!
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I think the only thing they didn't replace was the PCV valve which should have been a 15 minute job turned out to be almost 2 hours since the valve came out in multiple pieces. The last piece was stuck in so deep I had to use a plastic molly to get it out. I attached a picture to show what I did.
The moral of this story the original PCV valve has been redesigned and hopefully the next time I replace it, it will come out in one piece. People seem to forget this part and it is important for a lot of reasons, so make sure you keep track.
P.S. I'm glad I had this box of molly's from Harbor Freight and a long screw, this was my last resort and it worked!
