53rd for the S being pretty damn easy to work on. For such a small footprint there's actually a TON of room to work on almost any component. The engine internals are a little trickier to my knowledge, but I don't mess with that stuff. Otherwise, everything is is pretty darn easy. I swear up and down anyways, but truthfully it's pretty easy compared to most cars.

Edit: one thing to be well aware of: these cars are much more temperamental when it comes to changing the coolant. It's very easy to get air trapped in the system and it's a little more difficult to get the air out than with most cars. It's actually not THAT difficult but doing it per routine with other cars can cause your engine to overheat pretty easily. Just avoid the problem by finding the DIY threads around here on bleeding the system and you'll be good to go. It's an excellent cooling system especially with the OEM Honda Type-II coolant, but the bleeding process is a little more involved.

 

I had a rsx before too, 2 type s actually. S2000s are so easy to work on compared to ks and b series imo. Because of the engine layout everything is in front of u to work on. Changing a belt on a k or b series will require u to work on the side of the engines. S2000 belt is front center like everything else. Love the s2000 for the room it gives u to work on.

 

Belt was indeed a pain in the ass on the RSX lol. I had to remove the power steering resevoir and passenger tire + fender liner to see as I was hooking the belt on the bottom.

 

You can replace the belt on an F20/F22 in about 17 seconds... lol. With a beer in one hand.

 

Valve cover bolts? Have done two valve adjustments on mine, plus however many times the previous owner had the cover off ... pretty sure they are still the oem bolts. I have never heard of replacing valve cover bolts when taking the cover off unless one was damaged.

I agree with the others that the S is pretty easy to work on compared to most modern cars, especially FWD cars. The starter is a bit of a pain from what I hear due to one of the bolts being hard to get to. I will have to tackle that one since the solenoid has been sticking a bit on first cold startup for a while. Likely will do this during the winter months when the car is just sitting in the garage and I am looking for stuff to do on cold winter days besides snowboarding

 

I snugged one down and the head rounded right off... Luckily I was able to grab if with pliers and spin it out. The guys at Honda here said its not uncommon.... They're only a dollar or two.

 

Everything's relative, I guess. I think the S2000 is very easy to work on. It has a hood, and full access to the engine. Compared to the mid-engined Cayman, everything is accessible. On the flipside, compared to an old Chevy full-size pickup, where you could practically stand in the engine bay next to the engine, it's rather cramped...

 

Its very common because people put way too much torque on it.

 

^That would have to be it. You would likely have to seriously over tighten them to round one off. They require very little tq to tighten properly.

 

i find this car easy to work on for routine maintenance. plenty of under hood room with the hood up all the way. All i have done is routine stuff, fluids, filters, plugs, valves, etc....cabin filter is a snap too. Nicely done.