Introduction
It is suggested that you change your engine oil and filter every 5000 miles.
What you need
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Locate the hood latch beside the driver's side door, next to the left foot rest.
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Pull the latch toward you to release the hood.
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Walk around to the front of the vehicle.
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Slide your hand under the hood, directly above the Honda emblem. Locate and pull the hood tab to unlock the hood.
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Once the tab is released, lift the hood up.
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Use your left hand to hold the hood up. Locate the hood stand and pull it out of the clip.
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Place the tip of the hood stand into the hole located in the upper left of the hood.
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You can now let the hood rest on the stand.
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Place the hydraulic floor jack under the vehicle until the saddle is directly under the crossmember.
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Push downward on the jack's lever to lift the saddle upward so that it contacts the crossmember. Continue pushing downward on the lever to lift the car upward.
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Remove the dipstick by lifting vertically.
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Wipe all the oil off of the dipstick and put it back into the dipstick port.
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Remove the dipstick and examine the oil levels. The oil level should be between the two dots on the dipstick.
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Crawl under the front of the car on your backside and identify the oil drain plug.
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If there is any oil or residue around the drain plug, be sure to wipe it off before continuing.
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Place the oil drip pan under the drain plug and begin to loosen the drain plug with a 17mm wrench.
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Loosen drain plug slowly by hand until the bolt is completely removed and oil begins to flow, re-positioning the oil drip pan if needed.
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Let the oil completely drain into the drip pan.
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Put a new crush washer on the drain bolt, then reinstall the drain bolt.
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Using a torque wrench, tighten it to:
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33 lbf·ft (45 N·m , 4.6 kgf·m) for 4-cylinder models
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or 29 lbf·ft (39 N·m , 4.0 kgf·m) for 6-cylinder models.
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Set the drip pan aside.
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Identify the oil filter and place drip pan under the oil filter to catch falling oil.
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Using a pair of channel locks, grip the oil filter tightly and twist counterclockwise to loosen.
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Get the replacement filter and lightly spread clean engine oil onto the rubber gasket of the new filter.
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Thread the new filter into the oil filter port by turning the filter clockwise.
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Once the rubber gasket contacts the engine block, use the channel locks to turn the filter one full turn CW.
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Using a funnel, pour 5 quarts of 5W-20 oil into the opening, making sure not to spill oil onto or around the engine.
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Screw on and tighten the oil fill cap.
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