SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A 2004 HONDA PILOT WITH A
J SERIES V6 ENGINE 3.5L VTEC THIS ENGINE IS NICE AND
COLD SO A COUPLE THINGS YOU WANT TO CHECK
CHECK YOUR OIL RIGHT HERE CHECK YOUR COOLANT
LEVEL RIGHT DOWN HERE CHECK YOUR POWER
STEERING LEVEL RIGHT HERE PULL YOUR RADIATOR
CAP WHEN YOUR DOING THIS YOU ARE MAKING SURE
EITHER YOUR COOLANT IS A NICE BLUE OR A NICE
GREEN AND THAT'S FULL AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE
RADIATOR IT'S GREEN ALSO CHECK THE CONDITION
OF YOUR RADIATOR CAP THIS SHOULD BE FULLY
FUNCTIONAL NO PARTS SHOULD BE MISSING
FROM HERE AT ALL IF SOMETHINGS MISSING OR
IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT DOESN'T MOVE GO AHEAD
REPLACE THE RADIATOR CAP WITH ONE FROM HONDA
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AFTERMARKET
RADIATOR CAPS WHERE YOU INSTALL IS AND IT
DOES NOT FIT RIGHT SO IF YOUR GOING TO REPLACE
THE CAP JUST GO WITH HONDA CHECK THE
CONDITION OF YOUR BATTERY SO LOOK AT
YOUR POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CABLES SHAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT MAKE SURE IT'S TIGHT DOWN THERE
CONNECTED RIGHT CHECK THIS ONE ALSO CHECK
FOR ANY CORROSION AROUND THE TERMINAL
ON THE RING OR THE POST IT'S ALSO A GOOD
IDEA TO HAVE YOUR BATTERY LOAD TESTED EVERY
TWICE TWICE A YEAR HAVE THEM LOAD TESTED
MAKE SURE YOUR BATTERY'S GOOD TO GO
IF YOU NEED TO ADD OIL YOUR OIL FILL IS RIGHT HERE
ALSO WHEN YOU CHECK YOUR OIL MAKE SURE
YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF YOU CAP I'VE SEEN
I'VE SEEN TO WHERE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET
HAD CAUSED WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BROWN
MILKSHAKE FLUID TO BE STUCK ON THE BOTTOM SIDE
OF THE OIL FILL CAP SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT
CHECK THE CONDITION SO IF YOU NEED TO FILL YOUR
OIL AT ALL GO AHEAD FILL IT UP RIGHT THERE
ALL YOUR SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS
SIT UNDER THESE THIS WHOLE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY
RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE YOU COIL PACKS RIGHT HERE
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SORRY FOR THE LOW LIGHTING
SO YOU WANT TO CHECK THE OIL WHEN THE ENGINE IS
COLD DO NOT DO IT WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT
CAUSE YOU WANT ALL THE OIL TO DRAIN TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN PULL THAT OUT
SEE THE OIL RIGHT THERE
AND THEN WIPE OT OFF WITH A PAPER TOWEL
OK PULL THE DIPSTICK WIPE IT OFF WITH A PAPER
TOWEL OR A RAG PLACE IT BACK INTO THE
DIPSTICK TUBE PULL IT BACK OUT
AND THEN LOOK AT THE OIL LEVEL
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OIL LEVEL IS GOOD
IT'S A LITTLE DIRTY
MIGHT NEED AN OIL CHANGE BUT THE OIL LEVEL
IS CORRECT IT LOOKS A LITTLE HIGH BUT IT'S GOOD
SO ANOTHER THING TO CHECK WHEN THE ENGINE
IS COLD RIGHT HERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE
IS YOUR COOLANT RESERVOIR BOTTLE
I KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE IT RIGHT NOW CAUSE IT'S
DARK BUT ON THE SIDE RIGHT DOWN HERE ON THE
SIDE WHEN YOU GET A FLASHLIGHT YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO SEE IT THERE'S 2 MARKINGS 2 LINES ON THE
BOTTLE ITSELF A HOT LINE AND A COLD LINE
YOUR RADIATOR FLUID COOLANT ANTI FREEZE
SHOULD BE RIGHT IN BETWEEN RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THOSE 2 LINES WHEN THE ENGINE
IS COLD THE LOWER LINE IS THE LOW COOLANT
LEVEL LINE AND THE HIGH LINE IS THE HIGH
COOLANT LEVEL LINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT
SAME THING ON YOUR POWER STEERING FLUID BOTTLE
AS WELL THERE'S A LINE YOU'LL SEE SORRY I DON'T
HAVE A FLASHLIGHT OR A LIGHT HERE
I'M ACTUALLY OUT IN THE FIELD AT A BUDDY'S
HOUSE JUST LOOKING AT HIS PILOT SO JUST WANTED
TO SHOW YOU GUYS HOW TO CHECK OVER A
HONDA PILOT REAL QUICK OH YEAH ANOTHER THING
CHECK YOUR BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IT'S RIGHT
BACK THERE'S MARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLANT
BRAKE FLUID BOTTLE RESERVOIR THAT SHOW
YOU WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID SHOULD BE
IF IT'S LOW THAT'S A GOOD INDICATOR THAT YOUR
BRAKE PADS ARE LOW CAUSE AS THE BRAKE PADS
WEAR OUT THE FLUID THE BRAKE PISTON PUSHES OUT
AND THE FLUID FOLLOWS THE PISTON AND
TYPICALLY THE FLUID LEVEL IN YOUR RESERVOIR
WILL BE LOW IF YOUR BRAKE PADS ARE LOW
OR GETTING LOW SO THERE YOU GUYS GO I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK FLYBY OF THINGS TO
CHECK ON YOUR 2004 HONDA PILOT