[cargusjoh]

Hi,
The 10-12 V6 has Variable Compression Management (VCM) resulting in oil burning issues, fowled plugs, and premature worn rings. There isalawsuit/settlement around this.

The 13-15 V6 is a new design "Earth Dreams" but still has VCM. Anyone know if the 13-15 have issues like the earler ones? If you haven at how many miles did the symptoms occur?

Thanks!

 

[namegoeshere]

The 10-12 V6 has Variable Compression Management (VCM) resulting in oil burning issues,

fowled plugs, and premature worn rings.

I hate it when the plugs get all fowled up

I've yet to read about the J35Y engines suffering from the VCM issues like the J35Z engines. If there are any, it's not on the same massive scale.

 

[cargusjoh]

Oh that was a good one fowled!
Thanks for your summary. That seems to be matched in the artlcle below.

I found a related thread in the Accord section just a minute ago.

Are the VCM problems corrected in Generation 9 V6 EX-L...

Have owners of the 2013 and newer V6 EX-L sedans seen better results from the new Variable Cylinder Management system in the Earth Dreams engine? I was looking at 2012s but decided against one because of the oil burn, fouled plugs and ring replacement issues on the gen. 8. I'm hoping the...

www.driveaccord.net

It had a very cool article. I'll link it here too.

https://motor.com/magazinepdfs/102013_05.pdf