m1bjr

You could just jack the side up, much quicker.
Oh, and run the engine a few minutes - warm oil drains better.
And get some nitrilite or latex gloves.

Si2k

3 hours?

I just get mine hot - infact scratch that. I do an oil change after I have driven the car.

Jack under drivers side, undo oil sump plug into a big bowl. Lower car back to normal, take off the oil filter, lowering into the bowl and leave for 30mins.

Come back later, jack up car refit sump plug and lower back down after removing bowl.

10mins labour max

m1bjr

Not forgetting to replace the sump washer, or at least check and anneal it.

plastic91

yeah, i know 3hrs is a bit long. as it was my first time using the trolley jack etc, i was very paranoid with the procedure, hence taking every single step very slowly, and running back and forth to the computer to double check information.

i think most of my time is spent trying to get the car on 4 axle stands and cleaning up the mess. other than that, trying to undo the oil filter is a pain in the arse too in the awkward raised position.

Si2k

Whats one of them ?

m1bjr

Its the 50p part that can stop you trashing about

s2konroids

I replace mine every oil change, you might as well as they come free with the oil filter from honda!

I recently changed the sum plug as it was getting a bit tatty and old.

CHIPPO

erm er dont tell the other half, the cat litter tray is absolutly the thing for catching the waste oil, no ned to jack uo the car at all for the complete job !!!!

Quick wash out with jizer, bingo the cats love it

plastic91

Alright, just did my gearbox oil change this morning.... not as straight forward as i have thought....

first thing, it took me like 30min to find a way to get the bolts off.... didn't expect them to be so tight...

next thing, to my surprise, when i took of the filler bolt, quite a quantity of oil came out. my car is level on 4 axle stand, and i thought the oil level should have been level with the lower edge of the bolt?? is this usual?

another thing about the filler bolt and drain bolt is that the existing washer is like screwed into the bolt rather than having a clearance. the existing washer also have a slight conical shape to suit the face of the hole. the new washers that i've got from honda are just flat on both sides. anyone had similar encounter?
in the end, i couldn't take off the existing washer, i just placed the new washer over it, hence reducing the embedment length of the bolt into the hole. Anyone thinks that it's gonna be a problem?

lastly, when i filled up with the new oil, i just use 1.5l and did not fill up until it overflow. will that be adequate?

wanted to do my differential oil too, but realize that i do not have a socket that suit the bolt head size..... oh well, another time....

m1bjr

Oil level may have been high due to the last person filling it without letting it all drain down properly, or had the car on a gradient.

You need to get the oil level correct, have you seen the cost of a new gearbox?!

Go back and do it properly.
Fill until it runs out is the easy way.
Or dip with your small finger or a piece of metal in to see where the level is.

Doubling up washers is not good, but if it doesn't leak it should be okay this time.
What torque did you apply to the bolts?
Aluminium castings are particularly fussy and easy to strip or damage.

The rear diff IS an uncommon size but it is metric. (23mm or some odd thing)
I found an old Whitworth spanner size that fitted perfectly well enough.

Have another go and do it right.
Good luck