iKhaotic

Hey everyone, first post here. I'm planning on picking up an S2000 by the end of the year. I'm pretty competent when it comes to cars, I do all my own maintenance (fluid changes, brakes, etc). My question is, how difficult are these cars to work on if I ever have to fix/replace something that isn't routine maintenance?

A little background: I'm coming from an RSX Type-S. Had this car for about 7 years now and know it pretty well aside from pulling the motor and working on it. Outside of routine stuff, on this RSX, I've replaced/worked on: power steering pump, serpentine belt, radiator, starter, axle, O2 sensors, intake manifold gasket, throttle body gasket, and the biggest job was taking apart the transmission to replace the final drive gear. That's all from what I can remember over the years.

One of my biggest complaints about the RSX is that the engine bay is super cramped with barely any room to work on anything in there without having to take something else apart, ghetto rigging a tool, or have very small hands.

To those here that have worked on both an RSX and S2000, would you say that the S is easier, harder, or about the same? It seems to me like the engine bay in the S is a bit more forgiving and has more space, but experience is better than assuming, right?

Thanks in advance for any info/advice!

bendang2005

S2000 is harder. I've also had an rsx-s and it was fun but the S2000 is really fun. Only complaint I have is the transmission and the heat shield bolt in the back. Otherwise, the S shouldn't be too hard to work on.

As far as basic maintenance, S is easy but I never had a problem on the rsx either. The starter is kind of a bitch on the S but alt/battery/belt/pulleys are straight forward.

umair

I find the s2000 very easy to work on. I think its much easier than a rsx.

darcyw

I don't have an RSX but I find the S is dead nuts easy to work on.
The hood can be opened up to very near vertical. The only issue is getting a floor jack under the front lift point. All in all, its not really difficult from an access point.

darcy

steven975

The S2K is the best car I've worked on.

Some things like the starter or transmission will be hard...but very infrequent, too.

Other things, like oil changes, valve adjustments, transmission fluid, diff fluid, brakes, or basically anything routine aside from a clutch/starter replacement is really easy.

I have almost 100K on mine and have not had to do any of the hard things.

freetors

It's easy peasy as long you don't have to change your clutch/take out the trans.

iKhaotic

I see, looking forward to getting my hands on it then. It's not that I'm worried about having to work on it, just wanna know what I"m getting myself into (not like it would sway me away to be honest, my mind is set on an S lol)

Thanks for the inputs!

Amplified_AP1

Echoing others here... I feel it's super easy to work on this car

RedCelica

I find my S to be easier to work on than my TSX, which is cramped and has bleeder valves in weird places.

Needsmorepower!

I love working on the s.... Most things are extremely well laid out. Fluid changes are simple. The only thing I recommend is to have extra (new) parts on hand when you go through an extensive procedure like When you do a valve adjustment, have new valve cover bolts because they're usually a one time go. And if you do a clutch job.... Do all your fluids while the car is on the lift, replace the starter if yours starts to get "sticky" have new driveshaft bolts on hand, etc.