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brucepick · 11-07-2011, 02:28 PM

Oil change quantity.

Book spec be dam*ed, my '97 HX takes 3.5 qt after a drain and filter change.
I level the car with a 9" torpedo level for measuring, due to my somewhat sloped and very crowned driveway. That's all the oil it will take. Any more and it will be over the mark. It might be an HX thing, everyone else swears it takes 3.8 or 4 qt.

It did take more oil, immediately after reinstalling the rebuilt head. Apparently the head retains some measurable oil after you drain for an oil change. Other than that, anything over 3.5 qt. will be over the mark.

Spark plug gap:
I check them before installing but they mostly come out of the box matching the book spec. Every once in a while I'll get a batch that is off by a hair. I think if I didn't check them it would be just about as good. But I can be a real detail fiend, in case you hadn't noticed.

11-07-2011, 02:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Oil change quantity. Book spec be damed, my '97 HX takes 3.5 qt after a drain and filter change. I level the car with a 9" torpedo level for measuring, due to my somewhat sloped and very crowned driveway. That's all the oil it will take. Any more and it will be over the mark. It might be an HX thing, everyone else swears it takes 3.8 or 4 qt. It did take more oil, immediately after reinstalling the rebuilt head. Apparently the head retains some measurable oil after you drain for an oil change. Other than that, anything over 3.5 qt. will be over the mark. Spark plug gap:* I check them before installing but they mostly come out of the box matching the book spec. Every once in a while I'll get a batch that is off by a hair. I think if I didn't check them it would be just about as good. But I can be a real detail fiend, in case you hadn't noticed. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016. Last edited by brucepick; 11-07-2011 at 02:33 PM..