Is it necessary to resize the big end of a connecting rod after the rod bolts have been changed? We've heard different opinions on the matter and decided to conduct a test to determine what's right ...

Honda and Acura have announced the recall of a quarter-million vehicles over a problem that could cause the connecting rod bearing to seize, potentially causing the engine to stall or not allowing it ...

A little over a year ago, Honda issued a recall comprising almost 250,000 vehicles produced for the 2015 through 2020 model years with the 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 dubbed J35Y6. It's a ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into 414 reports of connecting-rod bearing failures in Honda and Acura vehicles with the automaker's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The ...

Honda has issued a recall for almost a quarter of a million Acura and Honda vehicles whose engines are at risk of damaging themselves. Some have improperly manufactured crankshafts that could spin a ...

November 2023 saw American Honda Motor issue recall 23V751 for a crankshaft manufacturing defect. No fewer than 248,999 vehicles equipped with the J35Y6 engine were recalled over premature wear of the ...

Note two points in this illustration. 1: The presence of a radius fillet between the main bearing journal and counterweight. 2: The absence of a radius fillet between the connecting-rod bearing and ...