Table 1 shows nine common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 1996 Honda Odyssey. The number one most common problem is related to the engine oil leaking (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the engine belts and pulleys (two problems).
Front balancer shaft seal failed and all of the oil leaked out of the engine. . . Rapidly!!! Read details...
Complained about a small oil leak when at dlr for oil change at 90000 mi. Was told that cam shaft seal was leaking. Oil leak had saturated time belt. Dlr recommended replacing timing belt due to possible failure due to oil saturation. Read details...
The counter balance shaft seal on the engine "popped out". This drained all of the engine oil out of the crankcase. In researching this on the NHTSA web site I have seen a lot of Honda accords with the same problem (same 4 cylinder engine). Read details...