Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR HONDA ENGINE

OIL FILTER CHANGE

Drain the engine oil, and retighten the drain plug securely (see page

26).

Remove the oil filter, and drain the oil into

suitable container.

Discard the used oil filter.

3.Clean the filter mounting base, and coat the gasket of the new oil

filter with clean engine oil.

Use only a genuine Honda oil filter or a filter of equivalent quality

specified for your model. Using the wrong filter, or a non-Honda

filter which is not

equivalent quality, may cause engine damage.

Screw on the new oil filter by hand, until the gasket contacts the

filter mounting base, then use an oil filter wrench to tighten the filter

an additional 7/8 turn.

OIL FILTER TIGHTENING TORQUE:

Ibfmft (1 7 N.m

1.75 kgf-m)

Refill the crankcase

with

the

specified amount of the recommended

oil (see page 26

28). Reinstall the oil filter cap/dipstick.

6. Start the engine and check for oil filter leaks.

Stop the engine, and check the oil level as described on page

25.

necessary, add oil to the upper

limit

mark on the dipstick.

GASKE

OIL FILTER