Joe <joe5345@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On Mar 30, 8:05 pm, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:

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>> May I ask...why you are asking these questions?
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> I'm asking this question because I'm going to attempt to change my own
> oil and 2 I did not get a user manual when I bought this car used.



Fair enough.

See here for your Owner's Manual.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp

Your car uses 5W-30 year-round. Do not use 5W-20 or 10W-30.

And if you intend on keeping the car for a very long time,
you should only ever use Honda filters. If you're only keeping it
for a few years, use whatever filter you want. It's more important
that you change the oil frequently than it is what brand of oil and
filter you use.

And above all, you MUST tighten the filter and oil drain bolt
to the correct torque. Overtighten the drain bolt and you will
strip it very easily. Too loose and it will fall out. Buy a beam-type
torque wrench for about $20 at AutoZone or other parts place.
Honda oil pan drain hole threads are fragile.

If there's an aftermarket filter on there now, make 100% certain the
old gasket is removed from the engine before the new filter goes on.
The new filter gasket needs a bit of oil on it so it won't bind when
you tighten it.

Don't let the car fall on you. That would be gravely injurious,
if not fatal.

Read some of these before you start work:
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+to+change+your+oil&btnG=Google+ Search>



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