Oil Change

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[edit] Engine Oil Change

[edit] You need these parts:

• 5 quarts of engine oil (10W30)
• Oil filter
• Crush washer (hint: tape crush washer to filter when you buy them so you don't lose it!)

[edit] You need these tools:

• Jack and 4 jack stands
• Lug wrench
• Torque wrench
• Oil catch pan
• Oil filter wrench (80mm 15 flute if you get the socket style wrench)(if you're weak)
• Rubber gloves (if you're a sissy about hot oil)

1. Warm up the engine. For best results, warm it up at high RPM on a fun backroad.
2. Losen the lug nuts on the passenger side rear wheel
3. Jack the car up and put it on jack stands (all four corners)
4. Position the catch pan where you think the oil will go when you remove the drain bolt
5. Remove oil pan drain bolt (be careful not to burn yourself with hot oil)
6. Frantically reposition the catch pan to where the oil actually went
7. Discard the old crush washer that came off with the drain bolt
8. Remove passenger side rear wheel while the oil is draining into the pan and onto your driveway
9. Remove old oil filter
10. Rub some NEW, CLEAN oil on the new filter's seal
11. Install the new filter
12. Reinstall the drain bolt in the oil pan using the NEW crush washer
13. Pour 5 quarts of new oil into the engine filler tube
14. Reinstall the wheel and make the lug nuts finger-tight
15. Lower the car back onto the ground
16. Torque the lug nuts to 80 lb/ft
17. Clean up!

[edit] Overfilling Warning

[LE, HS - 98/8/3] Do not over-fill with oil. It can foam at high RPM and cause engine damage. Also, overfilling a non-drysump engine like the NSX's puts the main seals at risk.

[edit] Variations

[DOH - 98/12/18] Griot's Garage sells a neat little oil extractor for $65, a neat toy for those of us who change our own oil... No need to unscrew the drain plug ever again. ITEM#10122, 800-345-5789. I've used it four times and will never go back.