# 2012 Acura MDX - I need an engine **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** acura\ **Created:** [February 5, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985 "2023-02-05T18:22:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Help1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f19dbf/32.png) [@Help1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Help1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/1 "2023-02-05T18:22:39Z")
160k and need a new engine!!! Really??? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/2 "2023-02-05T22:35:53Z")
Not that unusual at 160 k, but not common either. Both of my vehicles – so far – have over 200K miles on original engines. Other posters here boast many more miles than that on original engines. What sort of engine problems are you having that is causing your shop to recommend a replacement engine rather than a repair? Overheating incident? Oil-loss incident? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/3 "2023-02-06T12:11:47Z")
Yes, really. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/4 "2023-02-06T15:52:40Z")
Did you run it low on oil?? Checking oil level regularly and adding oil as needed is important as it says in your owners manual. If you run low, you will destroy your engine. Did you fail to change the timing belt?? The required change interval is in the owners manual, too. If it breaks, you will destroy your engine. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/5 "2023-02-06T17:57:24Z")
How do you know? If you understand why things fail then you wouldn’t be asking. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/6 "2023-02-06T18:04:57Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > If you understand why things fail then you wouldn’t be asking. Rather than actually asking a question, I think that he/she is venting. But, there is no denying that the OP’s failure to provide any background for his complaint makes it almost impossible to help him/her. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/7 "2023-02-06T21:23:09Z")
Yep, this was originally on the misnamed ask someone section. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/8 "2023-02-06T22:10:21Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > this was originally on the misnamed ask someone section. I think that it should be renamed. Perhaps… _Ask someone, or simply rant to everyone, in 10 words or less–while providing no details_ ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/9 "2023-02-06T22:47:24Z")
> [@Help1](#): > > 160k and need a new engine!!! Really??? I don’t know I can’t see it from here. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/10 "2023-02-06T23:19:39Z")
The j37 motor is very similar to the accord j35 motor. And most folks thinks they are good motors. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/11 "2023-02-06T23:47:32Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > I can’t see it from here. Perhaps if the OP parked his/her car a little closer to his computer, we might be able to see what he/she is hinting at. 😏 ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/12 "2023-02-07T02:31:58Z")
We had a 1991 Toyota Tercel which needed the engine replaced at 78,000 miles. The car was 11 years old at the time, and out-of-warranty. ---
**Author:** ![nofyfb\_180405](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@nofyfb\_180405](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nofyfb_180405)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-acura-mdx-i-need-an-engine/188985/13 "2023-02-08T14:55:54Z")
I’ve been telling people for years - since 2004 to be exact - that ever since the Old Man died, honda has been consistently turning into yet another ford. It’s not quite there. Yet. That’s why I switched to Toyota and never looked back.