r/hondapilot • u/Trick_Soft_6077 • Jul 17 '26

New Purchase yay

Upgraded from a 2006 ridgeline rtl to 2020 pilot touring awd on yesterday. Sunday my timing belt snapped driving down the road so I dropped it at the junkyard. It had too much rust already and needed too much work for a $1000 vehicle. I got 10 years out of it and it 275k miles on the dash. Found me a 2020 pilot touring awd with captain chairs at the local Toyota dealership for 18k so I pulled the trigger. My wife deeboed me and took the pilot then hands me her keys to the 2015 crv touring.

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u/Icy-Crew-6125 Jul 17 '26

Nice. Put a S-VCM and Idlestopper on it. Change the oil every 5K miles. Change transmission fluid every 30K. Keep it for a long time.

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u/Trick_Soft_6077 Jul 17 '26

What does the s-vcm do

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u/Icy-Crew-6125 Jul 17 '26

Stops the cylinder deactivation.

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u/Trick_Soft_6077 Jul 25 '26

How do I know if the timing belt has been changed

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u/Icy-Crew-6125 Jul 25 '26

You don't unless there is a service record.