Oil Change
I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L
Now I want to do oil change by myself. Could you please tell me: 1. What kind of Oil I should use? 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool to replace the oil filter? Thank you very much!!!! David -- Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Oil-Change-ftopict148233.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=712892 |
Re: Oil Change
dwh168 wrote:
> I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L > Now I want to do oil change by myself. > > Could you please tell me: > > 1. What kind of Oil I should use? > 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool > to replace the oil filter? > > Thank you very much!!!! > > > David > i'm loathe to advise you do /anything/ to this vehicle until you locate the owners manual. and read it. |
Re: Oil Change
dwh168 wrote:
> I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L > Now I want to do oil change by myself. > > Could you please tell me: > > 1. What kind of Oil I should use? > 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool > to replace the oil filter? > > Thank you very much!!!! > > > David > Any name brand of 5W-20 oil should be suitable. Exxon Superflo seems to be nearly identical to Honda branded oil (in the US). Get fresh stock with GF-4 noted on the label. Oil filter is under the car and you will want a small sized oil filter strap wrench for removing it. Also of course you need the usual oil change supplies and a correct way to dispose of the used oil and filter. In our area the curbside recycling pickup offers used oil bottles (look like milk jugs) and special bags for the old filter. John |
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Do you have an owner's manual? It will tell you what oil to
use. Or you can call your local dealer's service center and ask them. (I'm betting they'll say to use synthetic, for one thing.) The manual will also give you steps for changing the oil, possibly with drawings. I would buy an OEM filter from an online parts site (like the one below) or the dealer. Then go to Wal-Mart or Pep Boys and buy a cap filter wrench that fits the new filter you just bought. (It should fit the filter on your car, too. Different makes of filter may require different wrench sizes, even for the same car.) With the new filter in hand, go looking for it on your Pilot. It may or may not be the same color. The shape should be identical, though. From the site below, it looks like you'll have to get under the car to get to the old filter. If so, I recommend buying a pair of "Rhino ramps" for oil change jobs. These are heavy-duty plastic ramps onto which one drives the front of one's car, to raise the front and give the technician plenty of room to work. I'd say for most cars, they're darn near essential. They're about $20 to $30 at Autozone and Wal-Mart. (Last I noticed, I think Autozone had the best deal in town.) http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...mws/prddisplay. jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=Pilot&catcgry2=2005&catc gry3=5DR+E XL&catcgry4=KA5AT&catcgry5=OIL+PUMP-OIL+STRAINER+%282%29 (item 9 is the filter) "dwh168" <UseLinkToEmail@www.autoforumz.com> wrote > I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L > Now I want to do oil change by myself. > > Could you please tell me: > > 1. What kind of Oil I should use? > 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool > to replace the oil filter? > > Thank you very much!!!! |
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"Elle" <honda.lioness@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:iTDnf.3726$3Z.2074@newsread1.news.atl.earthli nk.net... > With the new filter in hand, go looking for it on your > Pilot. It may or may not be the same color. The shape should > be identical, though. Although the old one may be fatter- IIRC it was less than a year ago Honda changed to the new, slimmer filters. Mike |
Re: Oil Change
"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:yNBnf.27652$7r6.26279@trnddc07... > dwh168 wrote: > > I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L > > Now I want to do oil change by myself. > > > > Could you please tell me: > > > > 1. What kind of Oil I should use? > > 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool > > to replace the oil filter? > > > > Thank you very much!!!! > > > > > > David > > > > Any name brand of 5W-20 oil should be suitable. Exxon Superflo seems to > be nearly identical to Honda branded oil (in the US). Get fresh stock > with GF-4 noted on the label. > > Oil filter is under the car and you will want a small sized oil filter > strap wrench for removing it. > > Also of course you need the usual oil change supplies and a correct way > to dispose of the used oil and filter. In our area the curbside > recycling pickup offers used oil bottles (look like milk jugs) and > special bags for the old filter. That's unusual. I don't change oil any longer because you have find a auto parts store that takes the oil and then pay them. So, unless you enjoy changing oil, you really don't save anything over the $20.00 charged by your local Honda dealer. And, you have proof of service as well. > > John > |
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"TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
news:s7Knf.80101$2k5.46092@dukeread09... > > "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:yNBnf.27652$7r6.26279@trnddc07... >> dwh168 wrote: >> > I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L >> > Now I want to do oil change by myself. >> > >> > Could you please tell me: >> > >> > 1. What kind of Oil I should use? >> > 2. Where is the oil filter? Under the Car? Do I need any special tool >> > to replace the oil filter? >> > >> > Thank you very much!!!! >> > >> > >> > David >> > >> >> Any name brand of 5W-20 oil should be suitable. Exxon Superflo seems to >> be nearly identical to Honda branded oil (in the US). Get fresh stock >> with GF-4 noted on the label. >> >> Oil filter is under the car and you will want a small sized oil filter >> strap wrench for removing it. >> >> Also of course you need the usual oil change supplies and a correct way >> to dispose of the used oil and filter. In our area the curbside >> recycling pickup offers used oil bottles (look like milk jugs) and >> special bags for the old filter. > That's unusual. I don't change oil any longer because you have find a > auto > parts store that takes the oil and then pay them. So, unless you enjoy > changing oil, you really don't save anything over the $20.00 charged by > your > local Honda dealer. And, you have proof of service as well. > Recycling considerations must vary a lot by location. Here in Arizona I believe it is a requirement for any place that sells oil to take used oil in for recycling, free of charge. All the chains take recycle oil and most advertise it to attract traffic into the store. I take mine to Checker and buy oil there - fair is fair. I also get to have a look under the car and not have to schedule anything. Mike |
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same thing up here in Manitoba Canada they have to take it for free, in fact
one shop I know of uses the recycled oil to heat their shop. He runs it through some kind of filter and then burns it. dunno if this is a clean way to get rid of it though.... but he says he saves about $3000 a month in heating. t Michael Pardee wrote: >>> > I bought a 2005 Honda Pilot EX-L >>> > Now I want to do oil change by myself. >[quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> your >> local Honda dealer. And, you have proof of service as well. > >Recycling considerations must vary a lot by location. Here in Arizona I >believe it is a requirement for any place that sells oil to take used oil in >for recycling, free of charge. All the chains take recycle oil and most >advertise it to attract traffic into the store. I take mine to Checker and >buy oil there - fair is fair. I also get to have a look under the car and >not have to schedule anything. > >Mike -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200512/1 |
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"T L via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in message news:58d280c46d254@uwe...
> same thing up here in Manitoba Canada they have to take it for free, in > fact > one shop I know of uses the recycled oil to heat their shop. He runs it > through some kind of filter and then burns it. > > dunno if this is a clean way to get rid of it though.... but he says he > saves > about $3000 a month in heating. > > t My understanding is that most recycled oil ends up in heating oil, so he probably isn't off the beam. There is some concern about suspended heavy metals (particularly cadmium) but I don't see how that applies to engine oil. Mike |
Heating with used motor oil, was Re: Oil Change
T L via CarKB.com wrote:
> same thing up here in Manitoba Canada they have to take it for free, in fact > one shop I know of uses the recycled oil to heat their shop. He runs it > through some kind of filter and then burns it. > > dunno if this is a clean way to get rid of it though.... but he says he saves > about $3000 a month in heating. > These are pretty common in areas where regulations allow them. See: http://www.wasteoilboiler.net/waste_...iler_home.html John |
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John Horner wrote:
> T L via CarKB.com wrote: > >> same thing up here in Manitoba Canada they have to take it for free, >> in fact >> one shop I know of uses the recycled oil to heat their shop. He runs it >> through some kind of filter and then burns it. >> >> dunno if this is a clean way to get rid of it though.... but he says >> he saves >> about $3000 a month in heating. >> > > These are pretty common in areas where regulations allow them. See: > > http://www.wasteoilboiler.net/waste_...iler_home.html > > John i'm surprised it's allowed. some of the antioxidants used in motor oil in the u.s. are not only banned everywhere else, but their disposal is supposed to be regulated. not to mention wear products like lead. |
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"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
news:7KadnTgxvJImqT_eRVn-ug@speakeasy.net... > i'm surprised it's allowed. some of the antioxidants used in motor oil in > the u.s. are not only banned everywhere else, but their disposal is > supposed to be regulated. not to mention wear products like lead. Where does the lead come from? Mike |
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