Re: Changing oil on a '94 Accord LX
You have to jack her up - I bought a made in china hydraulic floor
jack- set the parking or emergency brake - slip the round cup under the
front tie down hook which is in the center of the car just behind the
bumper - I slip a small piece of wood in the jack cup so the edges of
the cup do not hit the car. You will want to have bought a pair of
jack stands to slip under the car to protect in case the chinaman who
made the jack had a bad day when he made your jack.
Do it on a fairly flat paved surface, slip a piece of card board under
the drain plug - slide a oil catch pan - auto parts stores have these -
use a 17 or 19 mm wrench to unscrew the plug - careful cause you should
drain the oil when the engine is hot - keeps the crud suspended and
after the oil draining out is reduced to a slight drip - replace the
plug carefully and tighten to around 20 foot pounds.
The filter is about 6" behind the drain plug located on the back side
of the engine - what a royal PITA - don't burn your arm on the exhaust
- a filter wrench may not be a bad idea - cheap at auto parts store -
you may want to use some paper towels to hold the filter as you unscrew
it - oil will start to pour out as it gets looses - get the drain pan
under to catch the oil. Wal-mart's house brand filters are pretty good
- avoid Fram - used to be good and are now garbago. Slightly wet the
gasket on the filter - screw it back on carefully - keep turning till
it gets really tight and then back it off a bit until it is moderately
tight - should take some effort to remove. Just do not use that wrench
to tighten the filter.
Now I can change my oil in maybe 15 minutes. I have a several 6 gallon
plastic gas cans which I drain my used tranny and oil into and a local
garage uses it to heat with. Don't mix in any radiator coolant - take
that to a recycling center - never dump it into the sewer or on the
ground - critters like the sweet taste and die an awful death.
It take less time to change oil than to tell how to do it - I have a
quick oil change facility a few miles away - you should avoid those
places because problems with over/under fills and wrong filters and
stripped threads and falling out drain plugs are way too common.
|