Easy to change oil and filter in RDX?
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Burning Brakes
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Easy to change oil and filter in RDX?
Anyone here has done their own oil/filter change? Is it difficult to get to the filter like most Honda's are? My TSX is a classic example where I get my local mechanic to do it, because I would get too much of the dirty oil messing up on the garage floor.
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My guess is yes, it's easy. Check out this video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZvwdmlTOL0
Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZvwdmlTOL0
Mike
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Mike,
Thanks for the link. The video was very informative and interesting. Shawn Church does a good job pointing out the various parts and giving a little side note when appropriate. I think he also did the video for the test drive along the dragon highway. The guy loves VTEC.
Thanks for the link. The video was very informative and interesting. Shawn Church does a good job pointing out the various parts and giving a little side note when appropriate. I think he also did the video for the test drive along the dragon highway. The guy loves VTEC.
#4
Burning Brakes
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Oh my goodness... the oil filter is mounted vertically up, so when it's taken out, the residula oil will definitely keep leaking out. Well, it will probably be my local mechanic doing this now.
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Originally Posted by mav238
Oh my goodness... the oil filter is mounted vertically up, so when it's taken out, the residula oil will definitely keep leaking out. Well, it will probably be my local mechanic doing this now.
#7
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Lrpba300
uh mav, just use one of those flat, oil drain pans! The excess oil will drain down to the pan, not all over.
Even with an oil pan, it will be a mess...
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Originally Posted by mav238
True... But my SAAB 9-3, has the oil filter cartridge installed inside the engine compartment and can be easily accessed by removing it straight up... no drips...
Even with an oil pan, it will be a mess...
Even with an oil pan, it will be a mess...
#11
not that hard and much better IMO than one that is turned upright...
doing an oil change in my RX7 is painful because the filter is right side up and the engine compartment is so cramped... always need to get very creative with newspaper to try to keep the oil from the filter from running all over the place... hard to get your hand turned quickly enough...
i was happy to see how the placement of the oil filter in the RDX... not that i own one... yet.. : )
doing an oil change in my RX7 is painful because the filter is right side up and the engine compartment is so cramped... always need to get very creative with newspaper to try to keep the oil from the filter from running all over the place... hard to get your hand turned quickly enough...
i was happy to see how the placement of the oil filter in the RDX... not that i own one... yet.. : )
#12
Burning Brakes
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Can one simply slip under the vehicle, without jacking it up, and do the oil filter change and oil drop? Does the RDX have enough ground clearance to do that?
#13
Sporty X type
Originally Posted by mav238
Can one simply slip under the vehicle, without jacking it up, and do the oil filter change and oil drop? Does the RDX have enough ground clearance to do that?
#15
One of the easiest I've ever changed.
No skid plates to remove.
No jack required (average sized noggin/chest/upperbody).
Definitely use the drip pan.
Bought my filter from the Acura dealer, $6.65. A bit high if you ask me, especially since it's the same filter on my '06 Honda Civic. Anyone know where to get deals on Acura parts online?
Cheers all,
John
No skid plates to remove.
No jack required (average sized noggin/chest/upperbody).
Definitely use the drip pan.
Bought my filter from the Acura dealer, $6.65. A bit high if you ask me, especially since it's the same filter on my '06 Honda Civic. Anyone know where to get deals on Acura parts online?
Cheers all,
John
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#16
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by wxflyer
One of the easiest I've ever changed.
No skid plates to remove.
No jack required (average sized noggin/chest/upperbody).
Definitely use the drip pan.
Bought my filter from the Acura dealer, $6.65. A bit high if you ask me, especially since it's the same filter on my '06 Honda Civic. Anyone know where to get deals on Acura parts online?
Cheers all,
John![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
No skid plates to remove.
No jack required (average sized noggin/chest/upperbody).
Definitely use the drip pan.
Bought my filter from the Acura dealer, $6.65. A bit high if you ask me, especially since it's the same filter on my '06 Honda Civic. Anyone know where to get deals on Acura parts online?
Cheers all,
John
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My TSX has it's oil changed at my local mechanic, where i supply the synthetic oil and filter. Didn't want to get too involved and dirty with jacking up the car, trying to get to the oil-filter, oil-dripping over the plastic protection cover for the oil pan....
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