so the cover on the oil filter has 4 small screws that are star shaped and have a small rod in the middle. i dont have the tool to remove it, and i looked in the owners manual and it said a special tool is required??? if so, im gonna run and get it cuz i have work tomorrow. can i get the tool from anywhere? like home depot, autozone, etc.


i uhhhmmm need answers fast lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by i-VTEC_DOHC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the cover on the oil filter has 4 small screws that are star shaped and have a small rod in the middle. i dont have the tool to remove it, and i looked in the owners manual and it said a special tool is required??? if so, im gonna run and get it cuz i have work tomorrow. can i get the tool from anywhere? like home depot, autozone, etc.


i uhhhmmm need answers fast lol </TD></TR></TABLE>

Is that why I couldn't unscrew the factory one? I couldn't see up there it's a bit of a tight squeeze to get to it on the Si coupe.

 

its not a tight squeeze. u can get at it by jackin up the left side of the car.

 

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I have no idea what cover you are talking about.

 

There shouldn't be a cover on the oil filter....it just twists into place. It's kinda hard to get to so there's probably an extender grappling tool that some people use to get to it and twist it off...but I don't recall ever seeing a cover with screws on it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There shouldn't be a cover on the oil filter....it just twists into place. It's kinda hard to get to so there's probably an extender grappling tool that some people use to get to it and twist it off...but I don't recall ever seeing a cover with screws on it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

(think the OP had mistaken this to be a cover) If you look at the filter like a clock between 7 to 12 o'clock... There is an aluminum heat shield protecting the filter from the exhaust manifold.

To the OP: You DO NOT REMOVE ANY "COVER" from the oil filter. The "tool" you're referring to is the oil filter wrench (cup type or grappling as Rico stated). It goes over the filter so you can remove it with a 3/8 wrench.

 

no need to take off the headshield, just twist off the filter with a cup type filter wrench...its gonna get messy cuzz it will drip all over the place..honda makes a nice oil deflector that helps keeps it clean while takin off the filter

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekb16 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no need to take off the headshield, just twist off the filter with a cup type filter wrench...its gonna get messy cuzz it will drip all over the place..honda makes a nice oil deflector that helps keeps it clean while takin off the filter</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is this sarcasm or is there really a deflector? If so, how much is it and do you buy it from the Honda dealer? I'm just so annoyed with oil dripping everywhere when I change my filter

 

yes there is a deflector..im sure all honda dealerships have it..ive used it a few times..to me it looks kinda like a beer bong kinda thing cuzz it has a tube connected to it..ill see if i can find a pic and a part#




Modified by ekb16 at 7:04 PM 4/6/2008

 

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the manual is saying that this is it. where the light is focused.

 

that doesnt look like the oil filter

 

The picture that you posted is not the oil filter. Just to clarify on the screws though. They are called tamper-proof torx. It's mainly to prevent someone from messing with a part that really shouldn't be worked on at all. The picture is pretty tough to tell from, but that spot where the light is pointing looks like the steering motor. The best spot to see your filter from is to remove the front right tire and you'll find it on the backside of the motor.

 

oh ok thanks.

 

thats your electric steering. dont touch it. oil filter is located passenger side back of the block. right side of the exhaust manifold. it will be blue.lol

 

i know that now. i saw it through my rim. but umm the owners manual is seriously eff'd up or somethin cuz it was tellin me the left side. cuz u can see the sway bar and the rear subframe bolt.

 

lol it IS the left side from the front... I need to get one of those deflector thingies and one of those wrenches, kragen, autozone?

 

ur not supposed to put the wrench at the base of the filter.. just on the top.. the heatshield only covers half the length of the filter