# Honda Odyssey Coolant leak and huge repair estimate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** odyssey, honda\ **Created:** [June 23, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367 "2015-06-23T01:19:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jayant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jayant)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/1 "2015-06-23T01:19:47Z")
My Honda Odyssey has only 78,000 miles and suddenly yesterday the coolant starting leaking in the garage. When I towed and took the car to the dealer, he called me and said there is some crack in the front engine and total cost of all repairs will be 5000+. I maintain the car with the same dealer and had changed the timing belt 3 months back. All was perfect and suddenly how can this happen? What should I do now? ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/2 "2015-06-23T01:57:41Z")
Try for a second opinion somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/3 "2015-06-23T02:07:11Z")
**_@Jayant Please, What Is The Model-Year Of This Vehicle, ? CSA_** ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/4 "2015-06-23T03:34:16Z")
My vote is to get another opinion based on the fact that a timing belt job was done recently. That at least raises the prospect of a water pump issue or engine block issue due to the timing belt and/or water pump if that was changed also. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/5 "2015-06-23T04:57:14Z")
Its a business transaction and with any business transaction, get several opinions and estimates. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/6 "2015-06-23T08:28:35Z")
Some crack in the front engine is not a diagnosis that tells us anything and if that is what the dealer service writer said, you need to go someplace where English is their primary language. ---
**Author:** ![johndeb22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@johndeb22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johndeb22)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/7 "2016-01-06T04:47:12Z")
Doesn’t sound like “crack in the front engine” , more like a water pump/gasket problem, fess up dealer!!!, honesty is the best policy, tell dealer to fix it or else, tell good news travels fast ,bad news travels even faster !!! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/8 "2016-01-06T04:50:04Z")
This thread has been inactive for 6 months for crying out loud! ---
**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:** [January 6, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/9 "2016-01-06T04:55:35Z")
**“This thread has been inactive for 6 months for crying out loud!”** +1 But, in retrospect, I have to ask… _If the OP’s problem is a “crack in the front engine”, do Honda Odysseys come equipped with two engines?_ If so, he should just use the rear engine, and shouldn’t start that damaged front engine. Problem solved! **;-))** ---
**Author:** ![John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_andrew_mccormick/32/7141_2.png) [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/10 "2016-01-06T05:44:53Z")
Sounds like a crackpot dealer to me… ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/11 "2016-01-06T06:44:52Z")
If I don’t hear an update from Jayant I’m going to be inclined to assume that he/she has long since moved on. Johndeb22, sincere welcome to our group, but we try not to resurrect long dead threads. It clogs up the works. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Fender1325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fender1325](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fender1325)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-odyssey-coolant-leak-and-huge-repair-estimate/90367/12 "2016-01-06T07:53:13Z")
I have heard of honda’s doing this - crack in the aluminum block, and never a recall