Changing the air filter on our brand new used car…. Not every DIY job around here is exciting or an invention. Turns out the R18a1 i-vtec engine is pretty …
2007 Honda Civic Air Filter Replacement
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I definitely gonna subscribe in your channel, this is the money saving deal
thanks for posting sir
OMG!!! This looks so easy to do!!! For sure I will do it myself
tomorrow!!!! Thanks for the video!!!!
gubbins hav’nt heard that word for a while
Can you tell me how to replace both the cabin filter, and the air filter
you just did? They want to charge me 216 dollars every time I get my oil
changed to do this, and I know it’s not that hard. I installed new
headlights on my old car, so I’m not a novice.
Haha, Vtec just kicked in Yo!
Where can I find the right, inexpensive, air filter for a 2007 Honda Civic
LX? Are all the filters the same or does it have to be the exact model and
engine size?
thanks dude
That’s not a v-tech
You taught me how to replace my air filter on my 07 Civic. Mission
successful, thanks!
You’re right that it’s not a v-tech because v-tech is a company that makes
telephones. If you’re talking about Honda’s VTEC variable valve timing
system then you’re wrong because the R18 engines have an i-VTEC system that
functions for fuel economy instead of performance. I’ll put a link in the
video description for you in case you want to educate yourself about this
engine.
Great video! Thanks for the upload.
“oh gawd” haha
Just saved my daughter $16.00 for 6.5 minutes of “labor”. Oh my gosh, the
guys at the service station told her “I wouldn’t try changing that if I
were you, you need to know something about engines to be working on a
car”…. THANK YOU for showing her how very very simple this was!
I picked my filters up at my local auto parts place for this car. For my
Subaru, however, I ordered some off of ebay after a bit of research for
half the price.
Thanks. Literally took 5 minutes
Excellent! That’s what I like to hear. Now you can invest that spare $27 in
groceries or fuel… or beer. 🙂
I’m not sure by memory if that’s possible or not. There may be something in
the top half of the filter box that interferes with the pleats sticking out
of the bottom side of the filer but again I don’t remember right off. Every
filter-in-a-box setup I’ve ever encountered has the pleats pointed towards
the air inlet and the flat side of the filter towards the engine though so
it just makes sense to me to put them in that way.
I’m glad you found it useful! cheers!
Awesome stuff, man. Saved me some money right there. Haha. Subscribed &
Liked. Cheers!
Judging by the green color of the new filter, it looks like you used the
Fram replacement. Unfortunately, the Fram is a piece of crap. I installed
one and after 4,000 miles I checked my dipstick only to find it covered in
tiny fibers. Apparently, the Fram uses cheap materials for the filtering
media and the fibers on it easily come off. As a result, thousands of fine
particles are going into your engine and it’s oil completely unfiltered.
he got the vtec yo!
Take the turbo ^^
I know Fram is a crap brand but this is the first I’ve heard about their
air filters being completely horrible. I’ll have to have a look next time
it’s not raining outside to see if my dipstick is covered in these
mysterious Fram particles…
I’m pretty sure all civics since 2006 have used the i-VTEC system. The SI
uses the K20Z3 engine, and the others all use the R18A1 or R18A2 depending
on where you live, all of which use the Honda i-VTEC system.
$40 job at my dealership. just $13 bucks for the filter and this video
saved me 27 bucks. You rock man!
@garryentropy I watch a few shows from the UK. Some of the slang I like
just tends to stick in my brain.
Can you explain to me how stuff from the air intake would ever get into
your oil? Do these honda engines somehow introduce the combustion mixture
to the oil side of the piston?
Let me know if you see the same thing. I’ve since replaced the Fram with
the Honda Filltech brand and I noticed the main difference is that the
Filltech uses an oiled media while the Fram uses a felt like media which
has a lot of loose fibers on it. It’s those fibers which were going
straight into my engine through the intake completely unfiltered. Keep in
mind that anything that goes through the air filter completely bypasses the
oil filter.
Is it possible to put the air filter, bottom side up?
Thanks again froshmasta……you’re a god…….
That’s great to hear! That $16 she saved would pay for the cabin (interior)
air filter from a local parts place and that filter is just as easy to
install. Check my videos for the How-to on that one. cheers!
Thx I found some at Advanced AP and they were 24 bucks for the two. So glad
I didn’t have to pay them to do it, such a rip.