How important is this front undercarriage splash guard? I recently bought my 2015 Honda Fit EX 6MT and later noticed this was missing. With the angled front facing oil filter I’m a little concerned it could get punctured by road debris? Is this a fair concern? The local dealer quoted me $185 before tax for the part, is that reasonable? Sorry guys, noob Fit owner! Any help is appreciated.

 

some drive without it. $185.. check bernardi parts who is a sponsor here. they
might be able to offer you a lower price.

 

While it "COULD" happen, I think it's unlikely. I have an SV650 and the oil filter is facing forward, right out of the open and haven't had any issues.

Not my bike, but you can see the oil filter near the front header: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/at...9576-sv650.jpg

If you really want the splash shield, I'd check ebay or junk yards. HondaPartsNow has it for about $130.

 

Thanks for the replies! Very helpful. I did find it at Bernardi Pats and HondaPartsNow at a good discount, unfortunately the shipping was about as much as the part itself. I’ll scavenge eBay and see what I can find but for now I guess I’ll keep an eye on it and hope for the best.

 

I asked the dealer to leave the undercover off after the first free oil change. Today, I changed the oil and filter without using any lifts because I was able to reach the oil filter and the drain plug with my hand from the front of the car. The most difficult part of the oil change was having to overcome the excessive tight oil plug. Come on dealer, tell me I didn't have to use a sledge hammer on the ratchet to overcome the locked plug. Also the oil filter was excessively tight. The recommended "tightness" is 1/4 turn after the oil filter has seated. All in all, the whole exercise took about 15 minutes, and another minute to reset the oil quality indicator to 100%. I did noticed that the remaining plastic bracket that holds the undercover was loose to which I used some silicone adhesive on the screw before tightening it again. Changing the oil is the most important maintenance in keeping the engine running smoothly and I will change it frequently.

 

It should be common knowledge that over-tightening the oil filter can cause leaks.

 

Are you sure about that 1/4 turn? I have a small case of Honda oil filters ( the A01 Filtechs) and it's stated on them to tighten the oil filter: "about 3/4 turn after gasket contact" which is more in line with what I've seen stated in the past for other cars and filters. I don't have any of the more common (and lower quality) Honda A02 Frams to see what they say.

 

I've always seen 3/4 turn.

 

i crank it pretty good by hand.. probably a good 3/4 turn on the filter.

just use the right tools and even the kingkong tight plug and filter will come off easily.

 

GAFit .. so 10mm is the right one? Have been looking but its hard to tell which size is most common on the car ... :/

 

10mm is definitely the most common. That seems to be 90% of the one way fasteners. I had to buy an assortment just last week because I had a push fastener break that was up in the door jamb/front fender area. That one ended up being an 8mm, but that's the first time I've needed one of those.

I also bought these...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Performance...72.m2749.l2649

Only used them once, but what a nifty tool.

 

 

Aand on Amazon -
https://smile.amazon.com/Performance...ush+Pin+Pliers

 

And for less money! Good looking out!

I have a few interior trim tools (I'm a tool junky), but honestly didn't know one existed specifically for these one way plastic push fasteners. It's pretty simple, but works quite well.