1. Jack + 2 jack stands
2. gloves (optional)
3. 4 quarts of 5w-20 Oil (i used Mobil 1 Synthetic)
4. Oil Filter from Honda or equivalent, Honda offers the crush ring for like 70cents
5. 17mm socket + ratchet
6. Oil catch drain pan
7. Oil Funnel
8. Filter Socket (recommended)
9. Towels and rags incase of mess

Step 1:

Jack up car and place jack stands. picked up my cheapy ones from Autozone for 20bucks and it does the job.

Pop hood and open twist off the oil cap so oil can drip out faster.

Step 2:

I circled the drain bolt

Take the 17mm ratchet and break the bolt loose. Once you've done that, place the oil pan and some towels under and around incase you under estimate the distance the burned oil shoots out .

Step 3:

Let it drain and drip for a while, grab a . Or if your my age, a couple of these..

Step 4:

While its down to its last few droplets, work on breaking loose the oil filter. I highly suggest you get a filter socket from Autozone or Kragen. if you forget to buy one of just got lazy to go out and get one, you can do what i did . i ripped off the bottom of an unused mouse pad for extra grip to twist.

This task is not for the weak, you know who you are lol. I spent 10 minutes trying different "twisting off" strategies under the car. I probably would have gotten it off sooner if my front lower tie bar wasnt there to allow me more twisting space.

Beware, after some movement of the filter, oil will start dripping out again. Have oil pan and rags handy

Step 5:

After finally getting it off, it will look like that. But i took this pic after i wiped around the seal. So, you should wipe around it as well.

Dip your finger in a bottle of oil and apply some oil around the new filter.

Twist on tightly your new oil filter, and go back to the drain bolt and tighten that as well.

------CheckPoint-----

You have now relieved the car from its old oil. Added new oil filter. Tightened the drain bolt, and if you bought a new crush ring, tighten that onto the drain bolt as well.

Its all down hill from here.

Step 6:

Pour your new 5w-20 oil into funnel for easier pouring. Shown in the first pic were 6 bottles but 1 was half empty. Pour 4 quarts and you have some left over incase you need it.

Step 7:

After pouring 4 quarts, twist on the oil cap.

Get your car off them jack stands.

Step 8:

(shitty pic sorry)

Reset your oil meter. Here's axtran for his words of advise

Quote, originally posted by axtran »

VERY VERY SIMPLE!! Here goes: 1) Insert Key into Ignition, go to II or "On" position (not "Acc"). 2) Hit Sel/Reset until "Oil Life" comes up. 3) Hold for 10 seconds until it flashes. 4) Release 5) Hold again for 5 seconds and then it resets.

Step 9:

Start car and make sure no service lights appear. Check dip stick for accurate oil level. Check under car for any leaks of if you left anything under there.

Step 10:

Fin.

Modified by Nighthawk R18 at 4:13 PM 6/13/2007

Modified by Nighthawk R18 at 7:10 PM 6/17/2007

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can't you make a lil tube so when it shoots out you can raging waters that shit to where you need it to end up at?

oh btw, if you guys see any typos lemme know. i have a tendency to do that.

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I have considered adding a drain spout and valve to replace the drain bolt, but am concerned that it may break off or vibrate loose. It would make adjusting the oil level easier if too much oil is added by mistake. It would also make sampling and changing the oil a little easier as well.

i always spray brakelean around the oil pan bolt and oil filter once they are back on so there is no smell of burning oil if you miss any while wiping the area clean.

isnt the r18 4qrts of oil?!. could be wrong...i forgot how much i put in. i think thats what the manual says

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Quote, originally posted by pd0019 »

great write up i always spray brakelean around the oil pan bolt and oil filter once they are back on so there is no smell of burning oil if you miss any while wiping the area clean. isnt the r18 4qrts of oil?!. could be wrong...i forgot how much i put in. i think thats what the manual says

it says 4 qts. so i used 4 the first time. along the way the oil level goes down pretty fast. so what the manual says is like the bare minimum. i put 4.5 and its fine. and an extra quart later if needed.

Quote, originally posted by mfisher1967 »

Great post! There is one thing that I learned changing the oil on my wife's '06 Pilot that may apply here. To avoid having to unscrew the drain bolt by hand the last few turns, and getting hot oil all over my hands, I use a 6" extension with the 17 mm socket (minus the ratchet) to remove the the drain bolt.

i only used the 17mm to break it loose. twisted if off slowly with my gloves. and yanked it away fast as soon as the threads were loose lol

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why? i hear its bad to just start your car and let it warm up all the way to normal without driving it.

it doesnt have to be normal temp, but just warm. if you get it to normal temp, the drain bolt will be to hot to remove. the socket will stick to it and it will strip. and if its normal temp you will have a chance of burning yourself.

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definately have an oil filter wrench if honda has changed your oil prior to a DIY attempt (its on there pretty tight).

Quote, originally posted by Nighthawk R18 »

Twist on tightly your new oil filter, and go back to the drain bolt and tighten that as well.

I think your filter might be too tight. Filter is only supposed to be snug... Hand tighten and soon as there is resistance, give the filter 1/2 - 3/4 turn.

ah. you may be right.

i just wanted to make sure that shit was on there.

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-being the oil filter is in an easy spot to access (LUCKYYYYY!), you can use the socket tool. it also looks like you can use the ole' huge screwdriver in the filter method where you hammer a screwdriver into the housing and then turn it for leverage. if that doesn't work and all it does is start to tear the thin metal filter housing, it was put on too tightly.

my nissan was too hard to use a filter socket to get them off, no clearance, but I use K&N filters which have a convenient 1 inch "nut" cast into the filter housing to allow a socket to turn it off. works great. if only other filter makers did this.

and frams have a nice grip end, too bad theyre about the worst filter to use (i hear they flow good, but thats because they dont filter for shit).

and another tip. open one of the bottles of new oil, dip your finger in it (just the tip ), and give the seal on the new filter a rim job. helps it seal better, shouldnt run it on there dry.

but good writeup.

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some suggestions: -being the oil filter is in an easy spot to access (LUCKYYYYY!), you can use the socket tool. it also looks like you can use the ole' huge screwdriver in the filter method where you hammer a screwdriver into the housing and then turn it for leverage. if that doesn't work and all it does is start to tear the thin metal filter housing, it was put on too tightly. my nissan was too hard to use a filter socket to get them off, no clearance, but I use K&N filters which have a convenient 1 inch "nut" cast into the filter housing to allow a socket to turn it off. works great. if only other filter makers did this. and frams have a nice grip end, too bad theyre about the worst filter to use (i hear they flow good, but thats because they dont filter for shit). and another tip. open one of the bottles of new oil, dip your finger in it (just the tip ), and give the seal on the new filter a rim job. helps it seal better, shouldnt run it on there dry. but good writeup.

i've used the screwdriver method before too

the autozone i went to didnt have a fram filter that was for the civic. at least according to the worker there. n yea i did notice the grip.

ill do the finger oil dripping next time, thanks!

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dealership time y0

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thats really wierd. where are you located?

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any other ideas on the oil life meter?

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ever wonder why some older cars leak oil everywhere under the hood? you're going to destroy your front and rear main seal.

too much oil very bad for the engine.