Just an update....
As I've been hummin' and hawwin' over changing my own oil, I finally went for it. I actually picked up a Moeller extractor at my local Marine shop near my house. $59 and I could take it home and didn't have to wait for it to be shipped.... Hit the local Wal-Mart and picked up Mobil 1 and Autozone for the filter...
So I gave it a shot last night after work. The extractor worked like a charm. Very easy and convenient. The Moeller unit seems very well constructed and it did a great job.
The only difficulty I had was releasing the dang filter Honda must have put on with a power tool. My filter wrench wouldn't budge it. As I was quickly losing light in my driveway, I opted to drive a screwdriver through the side of the filter. Made a little mess and the filter tore up pretty good but I was able to torque it off....
Put on my new Mobil 1 filter, dropped in 4.5 qts of the 5w20, all sealed up tight as a drum and ready to roll...
Thanks to all for the great insight on these extractors and promoting the ease of such a job. This weekend I'll be doing the oil on my wives minivan... It sure is nice to do these jobs at home...
Thanks ROCers!!
