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Your cart is empty.When the gasket on the original equipment variable valve timing (VVT) spool valve fails on VTEC engines on certain Acura and Honda vehicles, the dealer only offers a complete, costly valve assembly as a replacement. But Honda has acknowledged the bottom half of the factory spool valve usually isn't necessary to replace, instructing its dealership technicians in one service bulletin to simply dispose of that bottom half of the new assembly when it arrives instead of going through the effort to replace it. This Dorman OE FIX VVT spool valve is designed to save money by enabling the replacement of just the top half of the spool valve and the failed gaskets, saving unnecessary expense, helping to restore engine performance, and eliminating oil leaks that can land on and destroy the alternator. This part is compatible with the following vehicles. Before purchasing, enter your vehicle trim in the garage tool to confirm fitment. [Acura RDX: 2013, 2014, 2015] - [Honda Accord Crosstour: 2010, 2011] - [Honda Accord: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012] - [Honda Crosstour: 2012] - [Honda Odyssey: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017] - [Honda Pilot: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015]
Vincent mercado
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
We kept buying from Chinese name brand 5 times, they don’t work, found this doorman one, comes stamped with doorman in the part, installed, did oil change, drove van for 350 miles no issues as of this morning. Seems to be the only part on Amazon that works. No more hard starts or multiple misfires on 3 cylinders or clogging of the EGR valve. This part works great. Happy to see my mpgs returned.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2025
2013 Honda Pilot. Had a small oil leak when where this solenoid was. Didn’t want it to ruin my alternator.Two plugs and 3 bolts and it slid out right underneath the wiring harness.All pieces fit great.35 minutes later it was installed and the leak is gone.The gaskets fit perfectly.Thank you for not having to bring it in to the dealership.Old vs new in picture.
KANDI ROSS
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
This item was just what I needed to fix my vehicle
Jay G.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
Paid around 75 dollars for this. I just had the dripping on the alternator which has taken out 2 on my van so far in it's life. I replaced the alternator and the gasket 20k miles ago. After a while it started to appear to leak again.I tried 18 dollar gaskets with no luck. It just kept making the dipstick appear like it was leaking.Installed this about 1k miles ago, no issues. No drips or faults yet.
I bought this
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2024
Like many others before me. I lost a alternator due to a oil leak from the VTEC solenoid. I replaced the Alternator and ordered me just the gasket. Months later I noticed a oil leak, it was leaking from theVTEC solenoid again. So I replaced the solenoid gaskets again. Months later my Alternator died, turned out the second gasket leaked on the the alternator causing it to die. So after replacing my alternator for a second time due to this leak, I decided to replace the entire VTEC Solenoid with this. Months later no leaks, its nice and dry.
Dirk Behrends
Reviewed in Mexico on May 4, 2024
Se quitó la válvula VVT antigua, se instaló una nueva y, como se esperaba, funciona perfectamente. Gracias
Mod El Ayoubi
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
Good
G. Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
I could not actually see any oil leaking from my VVT solenoid onto the alternator, but the area was super dirty and I didn't want to take a chance at the alternator failing again because of a hidden leak. It's pretty easy to replace, but it should include torque specifications in the package, I'm not sure if I saw those.
Abdulazizi
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on October 11, 2024
ولكن بعد فتره بسيطة ترجع لي المشكلة احياننا مع رجه بالمكينة و ارجع وافكه وا نظفه من جديد ويمشي الحال لازم كل شي هر اغيره
N. Hosein
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
I need to preface this review with a statement to let everyone know I'm not a vehicle expert. I know what I know from experience but have no formal training nor have I worked much on cars.I purchased this VTEC Solenoid as my vehicle was leaking oil. Right above the dipstick you could see as the oil flowed down the surface. The leak was so severe that I had a loss of 5 qts in 1 week and it eventually killed my alternator. I know it was 5 qts as I had bought a replacement jug to fill it back and it took the whole container without issue.I took my vehicle to my friend who has a lot more experience than I do with vehicles and after locating the leak, he found a Technical Service Bulletin stating a metal plate above the gasket is the culprit as it would cause the VTEC Solenoid Gasket to wear out quickly. I've already replaced mine twice (in 6 month intervals) so my friend suggested we by the part and replace it altogether.The installation literally took minutes as it is easy to get to from the top. My friend went for a test drive with me and because we stayed close to the neighborhood we didn't really test with good acceleration or speed. It drove decent for the time being.I got on the road and noticed the engine was revving higher than normal and chocked it up to the system needing to relearn itself but I was incredibly wrong. In the coming days and weeks, my vehicle operated extremely poor. The symptoms I experienced were:-High revs-VTEC never kicked in at higher RPMs-Bank 2 would deactivate-Misfires would occur on cylinder 4The rev issue occurred all the time but the deactivation and misfires would occur when the vehicle was too cool. Even after performing a relearn on the vehicle it continued to cause issues. It would go away after the vehicle met a certain temperature but I would have to shut the engine off and clear the code for it to drive fine.As I am no expert, I did not realize this was the problem and didn't feel comfortable replacing it so it took me longer than necessary for a return. After returning the original equipment on the car and replacing the VTEC Solenoid Gaskets (the true solution for the leaking oil), my vehicle runs as intended. However, I'm now left with an expensive paperweight.I would not recommend this item for any with my same situation. Replace your VTEC Solenoid Gaskets or get a Genuine Honda Part if necessary.
Oscar F.
Reviewed in Mexico on October 21, 2023
Le quedó perfecto a mi camioneta, venía muy bien envuelta, fue buena compra
Neil
Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2020
Dorman 918-056 does indeed work on a 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L. Cleared up the pesky p3794 and p0304 issue. Save yourself the grief and just buy this solenoid when trying to fix the leaky OEM gaskets. I tried purchasing after market gaskets off amazon (3 different brands) and they all resulted in the p3794 code showing up (I never had it before replacing the gaskets). The lower gasket included with this dorman solenoid was a lot thinner than the other gaskets I purchased off Amazon and the fitment didn’t look so great. Initially I used a lower aftermarket gasket with this solenoid and the p3794 code still showed up. The lower Dorman gasket didn’t look good but I was mistaken (I was scared it would get pinched when putting the plate on as it kept wanting to pop out of the “groove”). In the end, I used the Dorman solenoid with the gaskets it came with and no longer have any codes. FYI Honda Canada does not sell the gaskets for these solenoids by themselves. They will only sell you a complete solenoid, much like this Dorman one, for about $420 uninstalled. Anyhow, I no longer have any oil leaks by the oil dipstick and the van has been running great for about a week now.
julie
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2019
The part works but the 3 screws were completley defective. At only 8.8 ft lbs of Torque one bolt bent and the other one snapped causing oil to spew put everywhere. The Metal bolts very cheaply made. Replaced them back with Honda Bolts.
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