rpg51

So you just hand tighten the new filter nice and snug and call it good? No problems? I have been tempted to do that but afraid to try.

climhazzard

nshoes

This is my first car that I have seriously wrenched on. Have enjoyed every second of it. Adjusted my valves last weekend, it was straight forward and really fun! Cool to see the upper internals of an engine. If I can do it anyone can

Car Analogy

Its great that you're still doing all your maintenance. A word of caution though. The oem S2000 oil filter is different than the filters on most any other car. It requires special tightening process. Filters have been known to come loose if this process isn't followed, resulting in engine destruction.

The process is written right on the side of the filter. Tighten a full 7/8s of a turn after initial gasket contact. Unless you have hands of steel and arms of a linebacker, you'll need a filter socket and socket wrench to get it that right.

hirev

thank you for your kind words...yes i have hand tightened the filter for over 20 odd oil changes in just this car, yes there are instructions on the filter and you should follow them. I also do this with my 99 jag, and every other car I have owned out of warranty....again hand tighten...NEVER had even the hint of a leak and I always run the car for several minutes after the change to make sure. I also might add that after 15 odd years my car has over 80k on it, never leaked oil anyplace, never used enough oil between changes to need to add it either.
i fill the car with about 5 quarts, start it and then add to the level required....and check it every gas stop cause it's easy to do and gives me piece of mind. And yes Vtec is your friend, use it every time i drive the car. runs like a swiss watch as they say....

engifineer

The issue is if it goes wrong, you watch your car burn to the ground when the oil spraying all over the manifold burns. The issue is the vibration when running at high rpm for long periods can vibrate it loose. 99% of the time this does not happen, but when it does, it is catastrophic (toasted motor best case, fire at worst). the half second you save by doing it the wrong way is hardly worth it.

The OEM filter has tightening instructions for a reason. Follow them. This filter is not tightened like most every other car. That is why there is a mechanical stop to keep from compressing the seal, because they meant for it to be torqued more.

I save a lot of time not checking my filter at every gas stop since I torque it to the honda spec when I replace it.

cosmomiller

darcyw

About the filter, I just checked my new to me 2006- previous owner just had an oil change done. There was a little oil seepage from the seal- I then tried to tighten the filter thinking the mechanic didn't know the secret to PCX-004 tightening. Sure enough, looks like it was just hand tightened. The s2000 OEM filter is contact, then 7/8 of a turn more - which you can't do by hand.

dart

Car Analogy

Regarding the so far so good 80k miles argument for hand tightening...is a bit like saying you never bother to double check your parachute before jumping, and never had a problem. It only takes once, and you're dead. As they say, past performance is not an indicator of future results...

rpg51

I just ran across this short thread re oil filters vibrating off etc. Worth a look - Billman has a couple of posts if you scroll down. I suspect a good hard hand tighten is going to be fine 99% of the time. But, on the other hand, its not hard to torque it correctly. I think I'm going to keep sticking a wrench on mine.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-un...filter-441371/