Make sure the rubber seal of the old filter is not stuck to the engine. A pair of Rhino ramps work real well for this job! A 17mm metric socket will fit it. Put your car down so it's level off ramps or jack , and check oil. Keep me posted May 17, 2010 This is not good. Feb 15, 2010 Steering oil leak usually happens at the joint of rubber hose to metal hose where you see a clamp to keep it in a place.
This video shows you the location of your oil drain plug, oil filter, oil fill cap and dipstick in addition to the steps needed to change the oil and filter in your Accord. We recommend wearing safety glasses whenever you are working under your Accord. Remove the old filter, and put your new one on making sure your old oil filter gasket is not stuck on the oil filter housing. However, it looks like it is still leaking, and I am not too sure why. I always drain the pan before removing the filter too. Get underneath the car, jack stands or a pair of ramps is nice to have. Most importantly, you get a chance to look around under your Civic for potential trouble spots.
If your Accord is too low to the ground to access your drain plug and oil filter, be sure to use jack stands and safe jacking procedures before getting under your Accord. A 17mm metric socket will fit it. Warm oil drains faster than cold oil. It is dripping in the same place as last time which is onto the exhaust right under the oil filter area. Lube the gasket around the filter with either oil or grease.
It's plastic, so don't brake it. Nov 15, 2009 is it an ex? Level off oil to where it says the pan is full, and voila! What sort of thread sealer am I supposed to use on those little threads on the oil pressure sender switch? You never know what could be dripping down from the engine, battery acid, engine coolant, brake fluid, etc. I am 99% sure this is where the leak is coming from. Be sure to have a pan under the filter when you loosen it, some oil will run out. Tightin your drain plug snuggly, as well as the filter.
Replace the oil filter back onto the screw making sure it seats nice and tight. All of these fluids are extremely harmful to your eyes and skin so it is important to protect yourself. It is located under a cap on the drivers side of the engine behind the exhaust manifold. Joe Van Riper JoeVanRiper gmail. Clean the mounting surface, making sure the old gasket was also removed. You never know what could be dripping down from the engine, battery acid, engine coolant, brake fluid, etc.
One of its proud make is the Fram Xtended Guard Oil Filter. Should be in the center of the oil pan, you will need a very large socket to remove the cover, and the filter is an element-type which just falls out when you take the cover off. The 2006 Honda Accord requires 5w20 oil. Make sure to not overtighten, that'll create problems next oil change. After that buy weatherstripping and weatherstripping adhesive from an auto repair store. Then apply weatherstripping adhesive to the area where you're going to lay the weatherstripping.
I really appreciate any help that you can give to me. Most Hondas have the oil type printed on the oil cap - it will likely be 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40, 10W-30 or 10W-40. Unscrew the cap and the old filter will be snapped onto the bottom of … cap. The filter is on the top of the engine under the power steering pump. Unless there is a cloud of smoke so thick coming out of the tail pipe you cannot see through it, There must be an external oil leak.
It should be a little easier for you to get to it from underneath the car. It's hard to see from the topside but raise the car up on ramps, crawl un … der it and it's easilyspotted. If you look under your Honda and there is oil all over the underside it will be necessary to locate the general area of the leak to pin point the problem area. Tighten the plug or oil filter if you find leakage. Also the right oil filter, you will need the engine size for the filter at the parts store, if it's not on the engine, then look under the hood for a sticker that says catalayst, and the engine family size should be there. Don't overtighten, and also remember if the filter won't go on, don't force it- chances are it's either on at an angle or it's the wrong type of filter. Oil filters are usually on the side of the engine.