As you might assume, I love this car! It has 86K miles and some needed repairs: -sway bar links & bushings replacement(front) -major oil leak needs diagnosis -right front cv joint boot ripped I want to get this car fully fixed so I can begin to pursue the fun of modding! I'll be looking for...

Hey guys, I had my wife take her car to Jiffy Screwed yesterday to get the oil changed because there was a 3 hour wait time at the dealer and as soon as she drove it home (about 25 mins. mixed)we noticed a coolant smell. I popped the hood and sure enough there is coolant all over around the...

just did my oil change, i was suppose to pour in around 3.2L .. but I went a bit over, around 3.6L. The dip stick obviously shows that the oil is higher than what its suppose to be. i am going to go in a bit and drain out some oil, BUT, I just wanted to know if its a big deal if the oil is...

So I was gonna change my oil the other day and was looking for my oil filter but couldn't seem to find it.....wtf is it....i looked at the engine bay then from the left and right from the wheel well and still couldn't find it Anybody know??

i have a 2002 civic coupe ex. with 103,000miles on it. i just had the timing belt water pump done a month ago. but my car still uses up about a litre every oil change. i change my oil every 4000miles wiht 5w30 full synthetic anybody have an idea why in going throw a litre between oil...

Ok so after i did my trans/head swap, my car is now leaking oil from the driver side and it looks to be coming out between the block and cam pully. We attempted with a impact to get the cam pully bolt out but it didn't budge so we managed to swap the head and leave the cam bolt in. We didnt...

Hey guys im an lx guy with the steel oil pan. The lx oil pan used rubber gaskets to seal it. I am mocking up my turbo install and I have a tapped alumium pan from an ex i plan on using. When using the aluminum pan do I need to use a gasket or just the hondabond?

Hey guys..Right now my oil pan is leaking and I need to fix it. I have tried many things and it keeps leaking out the tapped fitting. So I want to buy this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130297266846&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= Only problem is...

Oil Change instructions for Women: 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee. 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil...

i have a 2002 em2 with a frankenstein d17a2 bottom end with a d17a1 non vtec head. the car is running rich as hell because of the throttle position sensor being bad, but i cant cant figure out why i am burning oil. i did the swap my self and made sure ever thing was tight and torqued. if you...

I keep having this problem about my oil, every time when i change my oil, it will be right on the top hole of the oil stick where it belongs, but after a couple of days or weeks of driving without taking it to high RPMs or harsh driving, my oil will be below the first hole, what i meant is at...

Ok guys. My car has been leaking oil for some time now, and I am about to buy a new oil pan and get it professionaly welded so it will not leak anymore. My question is what is some good fittings I can get for the oil drain line and for the tapped hole in the oil pan? I am looking for something...

i found this interesting. maybe good for those who dont know much about internals or why oil is so important. its an old video, but still good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SovjQKq7NQo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD56F2Eezeg

Like the title says i need a hand on where to tap my oil pan i can't figure out the exact spot i want to pit it so can someone help me here tried searching but found nothing. So a picture with dimension is all i need thanks a lot also i am using the dezod oil oil kit. Thanks a bunch

So when do you usually change your oil? And when is the longest you've gone on your oil for?

Table of contents and some background info: more pics page 5: http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10229&page=5 Paul and Clint's Windshield Replacement Service trip to foos land page 9: http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10229&page=9 Spring Break RHD mock up...

hey guys i read over on h-tech about oil filters. it seems that honda is sourcing out the filters to be made by fram. all except the s2000 ones. i was wondering if you guys had any good success with these. apparently the s2000 filter are smaller but still fit. let me know your experiences...

Ive been driving my car for a while now and I did a headswap a while back. Lately when I've been driving I hear this constant ticking so I figured it's my valvetrain because I've been leaking oil. When I got my oil changed ( because it's too cold to do it myself ) They said I have a leakage...

If you have read my other thread you will have noticed this already but, I recently bought some Castrol Syntec 5W-20 for my car, in hopes of better engine protection. After doing further research it appears that Castrol Syntec really isn't even synthetic oil... Is this really the case?

Well I'm going to the track for sure. My brother got me a full track day with 1 on 1 instruction at VIR (Virginia International Raceway) for my Christmas + Birthday present. I want to put in an oil cooler before I go. I'd like to go with all stainless steel braided lines but money is tight...