The engines fitted to these vehicles are the four-cylinder 2.4-liter Theta II MPI and 2.0-liter Nu GDI, and their problem boils down to “potential excessive connecting rod bearing wear.” ...

Rods are among an engine's most highly stressed partsࢤhere's why By Jim McFarland (Photography: Jim McFarland) A connecting rod is the mechanical link between t ...

Connecting Rod Bearing Issue Prompts Hyundai to Recall 129,000 Vehicles Published: 4 Dec 2020, 20:51 UTC • By: Mircea Panait 21 photos ...

About a quarter of a million 2016–2019 models are under recall for a connecting rod defect, including the Pilot, Odyssey, Ridgeline, and Acura TLX and MDX.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a ...

2019 Honda Odyssey. Honda Crank pins, also known as rod bearing journals, are where the connecting rods are clamped over the crankshaft.

The company has only developed the rods as drop-in replacements for 5.3- and 6.2-liter LS V8 engines from General Motors thus far. In its own testing, Transcend says it was able to tune the 5.3 to ...

In some 2012 Santa Fe, 2011–2013 and 2016 Sonata Hybrid, and 2015–2016 Veloster models, connecting-rod bearings can wear and damage the engine.

Toshihiro Ozasa, Masago Yamamoto, Shigeo Suzuki, Yu Nozawa, Toshiaki Konomi, Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Model of Connecting Rod Big End Bearings; Comparison with Experiments by Diesel Engine, SAE ...

2016 Hyundai Veloster | Manufacturer image Connecting rod bearings in a car’s engine help the rods better connect the pistons to the crankshaft, so it’s important that the bearings aren’t ...

Roughly 2 of 1,000 General Motors' large four-cylinder engines such as the ones featured in the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu and 2014 CTS 2.0T suffer from failing rods.

How Do You Fix Rod Knock? The only solution is an engine rebuild where you pull the rods and replace the bearings. It's likely that the flailing rod damaged the crank journal surface, so you'll ...