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[dandemoraliser]

fuel filter next?

[honda_freak]

Great guide! Thanks! :thumbup:

[Olly21]

Excellent 'how to' guide. Just a quick question, how do I know when the gearbox oil is enough? Do I just need to fill it right up?

[christurbo]

Yep, just fill it until it leaks out of the fill hole. Make sure your car is pretty level when doing it though.

[Yarco]

Spark plugs: Arrr done this my self for the first time about three months ago without looking at this guide. I didn't copper slip the new plugs , will this be a problem? The car runs perfect by the way.

[JayA]

Very usefull thanks :salut: :thumbup:

[christurbo]

Spark plugs: Arrr done this my self for the first time about three months ago without looking at this guide. I didn't copper slip the new plugs , will this be a problem? The car runs perfect by the way.

It might be when you come to do your next spark change. They may get seized to the block, which can be costly to sort out.

If i were you I would pop them out and slip them.

[Yarco]

Spark plugs: Arrr done this my self for the first time about three months ago without looking at this guide. I didn't copper slip the new plugs , will this be a problem? The car runs perfect by the way.

It might be when you come to do your next spark change. They may get seized to the block, which can be costly to sort out.

If i were you I would pop them out and slip them.

:salut: thanks

[the_staffs89]

When changing oil i always use an engine flush (only £6 quid). You just put it in with the old oil, start the car and leave it idling for 15 mins, then drain the oil. it gets rid of all the crap which will cling to the internals from the old oil.

[Sam_EP3]

Very good guide, doing my service bit by bit over the last few weeks. Brake fluid, plugs and now transmission fluid done, 1.7l was mentioned in the guide and Honda told me it would take 1.9l - ended up using 1.8l so a happy average!

[dazzaj25]

dont know if im being stupid but could someone point out which bolts are used for the transmission fluid change as i can see a number of bolts then on the photo below it looks nothing like the ones i think it is!! :scratch:

thanks :thumbup:

[PH47MF]

can your watch be any bigger?

[gilberto]

Excellent thread, keep the how to's coming mate. :thumbup:

[christurbo]

can your watch be any bigger?

Ive got a bigger one!

Thanks guys.

[grindninja]

Excellent guide Chris, thanks!

Just changed my gearbox oil and used your guide. As a complete novice it was quite daunting but this made it surprisingly easy! I had trouble with the fill bolt until I realised I could just use a ring-headed spanner from directly underneath.

I even bought my funnel from B&Q

Old oil out


New oil in


All done up with shiny washers


Thanks again!

[christurbo]

Nice one!

[yeoy]

just a quick question, servicing your own car may save you ££££'s, but what about those stamps in the service book....???

[grindninja]

Depends what your plans are for the car. Depends if you have the money to get it serviced by a garage (which I don't). Depends if the money saved outweighs the money you'd lose by having an incomplete service history, which I think it would over a couple of years. And also depends if you really care about stamps in the book. My car already has stamps from about 6 different garages in different areas over it's life and for all I know, they did bugger all apart from stamp the book.

[Sincx]

Little tip regarding the oil spilling all over your driveshafts etc.

I cut open a small 1Ltr can which fits right under the oil filter.
When changing oil I drain the oil and then place this can under my filter which fits alright.
Then I unbolt the filter and take it out carefully without spilling ( ususally lol )
Leave it for a moment for all oil last oil drips to come out of the engineblock.
Can then remove the can ( keep it leveled obviously ) and voila...

No cleaning needed

Added a small pic with some 5ltr bottles as size reference:



Hope this helps !

[G-Ed]

RE: Spark Plugs. Is it worth checking the gap on each plug, in case they've been dropped / knocked about in transit. If so whats the correct gap?.