Traction Control on a Honda

[Odyssey1]

Hey Guys, how does the TCS work on a Odyssey? Do they use the wheel cylinders and brakes to control slippage at the tires or do they distribute the power through the tranny once slippage is discovered at the wheels?

[GTS Jeff]

if u are talking about an old odyssey, i got the impression that they just cut throttle.

[vegas2005baby]

I do believe it uses a clutch driven system, when the rear wheels begin to spin at a different rate then the front, a special silicon liquid inside the diff heats up and sticks to clutch packs inside, transfering power to the rear. I know that this is how Hondas Realtime four wheel drive works, but it might work differently then the odyssey.:)

[legendboy]

2wd traction control on a honda, wheel slipage is controled by the abs system i thought. It uses speed sensors behind the wheels to sense if one is spining faster than the others, then automatically applies brakes accordingly :dunno:

[vegas2005baby]

hard to say, I thought the odyssey was a van?

[benyl]

Originally posted by legendboy
2wd traction control on a honda, wheel slipage is controled by the abs system i thought. It uses speed sensors behind the wheels to sense if one is spining faster than the others, then automatically applies brakes accordingly :dunno:

This is correct.

It only works up to 40 km/h