hirev

I'm not arguing for my point of view or experience, just passing it on as an example of how easy and straight forward the S2000 is to wrench. My experience is over 50 years working on my own cars, including my S2000. Once i went to a speedy oil change place with the wife's acura, by the time I got home, about 2 miles tops, the filter had worked loose and there was oil on the ground when I stopped. I went to the auto parts store, bought oil and a new filter, that car ran another 100,000 or more without issue, so that's what happened when a filter came off in my experience. All i know is that whatever I do, agreed right or wrong, has and does work. The 99% references are nice to make some sort of measured point, but based on what?

Everyone who works on these cars has their own process, the outcome,whether or no experience is the measure is very subject.

And you pack a parachute by HAND, and you can use a wrench to tighten an oil filter, with your HAND...

Car Analogy

You can of course, do as you like. But knowing there is in fact a real danger, and that danger has very high risks, and that danger can be mitigated entirely with an extra one min of effort, well it seems beyond foolish to persist in ignoring such a danger, simply because that is how you've always done it.

Such stubborn persistence by someone clearly quite capable, experienced and intelligent has me pondering the physcology behind it.

Is it fondness for bygone days spent enjoying a productive hobby?

Maybe its an untenable feeling that adopting a new method means admitting that all the previous times this task was performed on this vehicle were flawed.

Maybe its a resistance to accepting instruction from those younger, less experienced, and less accomplished.

It took me way too long in life to realize I can learn something valuable from just about anyone, if only I were humble enough to listen. Listen of course means to hear and evaluate, separate wheat from chaff.

Its difficult to make a case for the dangers being warned about here being chaff...

lookstoomuch

Not going to enter the oil filter debate as it doesn't add to the OP's original question.

Yes, the S2000 is easy to work on especially if you've ever owned a Honda, it's very similar with obvious exceptions of rear wheel drive. It does have some idiosyncrasies (such as oil filters) but they are not complicated or difficult.

A caveat is that the car is clean and not rusted out from salt, corrosion, etc.. even so it's still easier to work on than your typical German sedan.

AngryTurtle

Yeah, I think that is enough oil filter debating in this thread. Back on topic!