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<font face="Verdana">What you will need: <br /><br /><ul><li>2 Jackstands </li><li>A Jack </li><li>Wood Blocks (for safety) </li><li>Wrench </li><li>Oil Filter Wrench </li><li>Oil Drain Pan </li><li>New Oil </li><li>New Filter </li><li>New Crush Washer </li><li>Funnel (optional) </li></ul></font><p><font face="Verdana">*NOTE*<br />1. Make sure you know how much oil you'll need...dont' overflow!! RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual)<br />2. Don't know how tight to put on the drain plug? once again RTFM<br />3. How much torque to use when putting on the new filter is on the filter itself.</font> </p><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Tools You'll Need" src="/diyimages/oilchange01.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">1.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's the bare essentials, something to get your car high enough for you to safely manuever underneath, and an oil catch pan (unless you like drinking the stuff)</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Jacking the car" src="/diyimages/oilchange02.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">2.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Before you start make sure your car has had time to cool down some so you don't burn yourself on hot oil..yet keeping in mind that *warm* oil drains faster than cold. you'll also want to make sure that you're parking brake is way UP!</font> </p><p><font face="Verdana">Alright now jack your car...errr okay i mean jack up the car..make sure you have the jack positioned under the chassis and not under a body panel.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Up on Jacks" src="/diyimages/oilchange03.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">3.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Make sure your car is sitting securely on 2 jackstands, and not just one...cuz that's not safe. oh and at this point you may place wood blocks behind your rear tires just for an extra precaution.</font> </p><p><font face="Verdana">*NOTE* at this point remove the oil cover this will assist in the flow of draining (it's like punching that second opening in a juice carton when pouring).</font> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Oil Pan" src="/diyimages/oilchange04.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">4.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">That my friend...is the oil pan, in case you've never seen one before..that's where all your oil resides and where we'll be draining from.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Removing the drain bolt." src="/diyimages/oilchange05.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">5.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now position the oil drain pan underneath and remove the drain bolt with a wrench.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Peeing Oil" src="/diyimages/oilchange06.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">6.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright slide yourself out and let the oil pan **** out all the dirty oil.</font> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Oil Filter" src="/diyimages/oilchange07.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">7.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Where's the oil filter? you ask? yes well honda decide to place our filter in the most annoying to reach area...look up way up!</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="The Oil Filter Again" src="/diyimages/oilchange08.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">8.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Here's another shot of where it's located...it's just above the oil pan.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Remove The Filter" src="/diyimages/oilchange09.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">9.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now reach in there with your oil filter wrench and slowly remove the oil filter.</font> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Drain rest of oil" src="/diyimages/oilchange10.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">10.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">now position the oil catch pan underneath to catch any remaining oil from the filter and oil pan.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Remove the Ring" src="/diyimages/oilchange11.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">11.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">*NOTE* Before you forget, replace the oil drain plug bolt! as well replace the crush washer at this time (unless whoever last changed it decided not to use a crush washer).</font> </p><p><font face="Verdana">Alright now open your new filter. Remove the rubber seal from the new filter.</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Lube Her Up!" src="/diyimages/oilchange12.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">12.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now taking some oil, lubricate the rubber seal and replace it on the filter.</font> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Reinstall Filter" src="/diyimages/oilchange13.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">13.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Alright now taking your new filter get back under the car and tighten it, generally you'll be able to hand tighten it, but if you've got too much greasy oil on your hands you may need to use your oil filter wrench to assist</font> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana"><img height="1" alt="1" src="/images/cl.gif" width="1" /> </font></td></tr><tr><td><font face="Verdana"><img height="320" alt="Add New Oil" src="/diyimages/oilchange14.jpg" width="480" /> </font></td><td bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><h3><font face="Verdana">14.</font> </h3><p><font face="Verdana">Now take your funnel and fill er up with your new oil, put the cover back on and you're good to go! (don't forget to record your mileage and date.)</font> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>

matthewGA

I think this article is great, but let's stress the importance of the crush washer on the drain plug. Neglecting to use one, or using a crappy one, may result in you stripping the oil pan - which is a lot more expensive than a $.25 washer.

03civict

Posting the amount of oil it takes to fill would be good for some people without a manual but nice write up. A non vtec engine takes 3.2 liters or 3.4 quarts. The vtec engine uses a little more oil because the vtec system uses the engine oil to operate 3.5 liters or 3.7 quarts