I keep forgetting if the oil drain plug is 3/8ths, and I don't have tools here (only at my parents) so I'd just like to verify it's a 3/8ths slot on the drain plug before I jack the car up.



Another, i'm switching my girls accord over to synthetic. Do you feel I need to run a quart straight through it prior to filling it up? Meaning should I run a quart straight through the motor and out right away to help eliminate some of the old oil. I did this w/ my CL when I switched to synthetic, but didn't know if it was necessary.

 

It shouldn't be 3/8ths....this is a metric based bar (I think it is 14mm, but I very possibly could be wrong)

Also, I do not see any reason to do this.....I went to syn w/o doing it.

 

yea, i just realised that it's a lug. Anyone know for sure what it is?

 

if its the same as the 2nd gen CLs then its 19mm

 

thanks, I don't see it being different then the 2nd gens, I'd assume honda would use a universal bolt. Thanks guys!

 

Except that the 2nd Gen CL's plug is 17mm!

 

poor CLpower is out there jacking his car up and is gonna be like WTF??!

ona a side note: nob question that I'm about to search for, so you don't really have to answer.

what are hte benefits of switching to synthetic, adn is 50k miles too late for that?

 

I'm smart enough to give these guys a few days advance


plus it take forever to set my car up to jack it ups ince it's so low




Synthetecs burn better, last longer, and are better for the engine. 50K is not to late.

 

17mm is the head size. If you need to replace the bolt, it's 14mm x 1.5

 

sorry scott got it mixed up with my friend's WRX. it is a 17mm

 

Scoobies are also 17mm.

 

 

thats weird my friend with a WRX said it was a 19mm. sorry for the confusion.