First-gen Honda Odyssey Oil and filter change

ID: 113504

Description:

Steps:

1. We'll be changing the oil and filter on my JDM-import 1999 Honda Odyssey with the 2.3L four-cylinder engine

2. Thankfully this car has a centre lift point at the front of the subframe at the tow-hook
3. I just used the normal pinch welds to put the jack-stands under

4. Open up the bonnet/hood for more light under the vehicle
5. I like to use cardboard to climb under the car

6. Position your drain pan, the drain bolt faces towards the rear of the oilpan
7. On this 1999 Odyssey it was a 23mm drain bolt

8. One of the hardest parts of this procedure
9. Honda put the oil filter mounting on the back of the engine block under the intake manifold
10. You have to reach past the subframe, exhaust, and axle
11. I like to use oil-filter pliers, but there are a few different tools that can be used
12. Check to make sure the gasket came off with the old filter and did not get left behind on the block

13. I used a JS Asakashi C-307J, (made in Japan)
14. I can order them shipped from Singapore cheaper then I can buy locally from Repco or Supercheap here in New Zealand
15. Oil up the gasket on the new filter
16. Clean the mounting plate on the block with your rags

17. If you've not already, put the drain bolt back in
18. Tighten the new oil filter 3/4 of a turn after it touches the block
19. Tighten the drain bolt without breaking it off :)
20. Clean around the filter and bolt with a rag so you can see any leaks

21. Remove your cardboard and tools
22. Lift the car again from the centre lift point with your hydraulic jack
23. Pull the jack-stands out from each side
24. Carefully lower the car to the ground, leveling it for filling

25. In the photo, the red circle is the oil fill point, and the yellow circle is the dipstick
26. I used Nulon 10W-40 full synthetic
27. I needed about 4.5L or so to fill
28. I like to use a stubby wide-mouth funnel
29. Pour large oil bottles sideways to reduce the blub-blub effect

30. Run the engine for about 10 seconds to fill up the filter and oil galleys
31. Turn the engine off and check for leaks
32. Check the level using the dipstick and a rag again, it should have gone down a bit due to the oil filter filling up
33. Top up the level to the upper range of the dipstick