Originally Posted by INTJ,Mar 19 2008, 06:46 PM

Everyone. Please pay attention. This is the only advice that counts (Xviper and a few others have pointed to as well). The talk forum is full of well-intentioned but completely wrong info. Read the FAQ, again read the FAQ.

A little history, Honda had several failures and the gasket is no longer like anything you have ever used--- 7/8-8/8 full turn after contact. YOU MUST HAVE A WRENCH to remove this if you did it properly. There is actuually metal to metal contact. The filter has only come completely off a few times on posters cars, but many people report them being loose at the track.

The end cup wrench works well, but you have to look around as there are many different base styles. You will also notice that most brands of aftermarket filters are MUCH smaller than the factory filter.