Actually you must use a Denso, the OEM manufacturer for the Odyssey.* It can be a rebuilt, but should be one rebuilt by Denso. Apparently the real Denso should be available at NAPA.
I am not sure what year your odyssey is, but I know you can go to rockauto.com and find the Denso remanufactured alternator that is the best one to get.
All the others tend to go bad within a year or less.
I did the lower control arms on mine (used delphi).
I recently did the timing belt, water pump, tensioner etc. on a 2007 Honda Odyssey and a 2016 Acura MDX. It's pretty much the same job, but I can tell you that the MDX was a lot easier.
For the record, my wife has a 2014 Honda Odyssey with 175,000km on it and she's had zero problems aside from normal stuff like changing her brakes and whatnot. That thing is a tank.
I completed the timing belt this weekend. It took me about 6 hours, with a total cost of about $300 in parts. The original timing belt on my 4 year old van still looked new
Personally I went up one tire profile (from 225/50R17 to 235/55R17) and now my Speedo is GPS accurate ± 0.5kmh
Finally did brakes all round last year...had been warped for a long while, but held up well
OEM rotors were badly warped within the first year and Honda refused to warranty because they were “still in spec”. Of all OEM Honda parts, I think their brake rotors are one of the worst quality I have experienced.
The timing belt failed kindly early 65k later, so could have been bogus Aisin parts.
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