Is it fun to drive? Is that why you end up driving it more

 

Yeah..got lots of burned hands. Then used the wife's elbow length dishwashing gloves. Protected my hands, but still got it splattered on my face. Couldn't win with that car! (But, at 40mpg, a little pain was OK)

 

I know this is a really old thread, but I wanted to say thanks for the pics of the Rhino ramps. Most ramps don't work well with the Fit Sport.

 

Oil change without a ramp? Easy. Use a lift.

(If you have access to a major military base, they often have a DIY auto shop where you can rent garage time)

 

exactly, take a sharp screw driver and tap it through the top of the filter, who needs a filter wrench
I use 2 wooden blocks to drive the front wheels of the fit on, just to lift it up 2-4 inches. i can get at the drain plug and filter easy from underneath.
oil change in 20 minutes on my 09 fit sport with Navi, mobil 1 5w20 and mobil 1 M 110 filter twice a yr

 

if you for some reason really dont want to use a jack it can be done. My mom changed the oil when I was not around by just being incredibly small. If you are too fat you can either lose some weight or drive onto uneven surface.

 

if you for some reason really dont want to use a jack or ramps it can be done. My mom changed the oil when I was not around by just being incredibly small. If you are too fat you can either lose some weight or drive onto an uneven surface. but honestly, ramps are cheep i use plastic ones from advanced auto they cost all of $20.

 

Rhino Ramps actually work with the Fit Sport. It's a tight squeeze, but the lip doesn't drag or tear anything off. The part I hate is getting the damn car up on the ramp, I hate doing that.....

 

Is the oil drain plug just to right, near the filter facing left (green mark on mine).
Or is it the one farther back facing rear? wanna diy first time.
I must have short arms if its the latter.

 

You can go back to the 2 page. This is the location.

 

saw that thanks guess i'll need some rhino blocks-no green tourque line on mine, there is a green cross line on a diff bolt makin sure. thx

 

No need for ramps or jacks. Cut the wheels hard left and pull the emergency brake.

Remove the filter from the front. Put the breaker bar and socket on the oil drain plug from the front.

There is room in front of the driver side wheel to use your feet to apply torque to the breaker bar (kick).

Do everything else from the front.

 

I'd rather just jack the car up. I have a "low" profile floor jack, but it's still not low enough (especially with the Swifts). So, I use the factory scissor jack to lift on corner a bit, then use the floor jack to lift the whole front end. Pust the car on jack stands and take the jack out.

Sounds complicated, sure. But it makes seeing what I'm doing much easier.

Later, I'm going to get either a small floor jack to swap with the scissor. Or a much bigger floor jack to swap with my current floor jack, then move that to replace the scissor jack.

 

You need the short arm extender.

 

I'll if pep boyz has it