On the 11th-gen Civic this is one of the easiest jobs on the car, with one annoyance: the spin-on oil filter lives on the back of the block pointing down and slightly rearward, so you need to pull the front section of the plastic underbody shield and use a 64-65 mm cap-style filter wrench on an extension. A strap wrench will fight you in that space. Everything else is a 17 mm drain bolt, a new crush washer and 0W-20 full synthetic.
What varies is capacity, not tool sizes: the 1.5 turbo takes about 3.7 US qt with a filter and the 2.0L takes about 4.4 US qt, so buying one 5 qt jug covers either but you must fill to the dipstick, not to the jug. The two things people get wrong are over-torquing the drain bolt into the aluminum pan (29 ft-lb, that's it) and forgetting to reset the maintenance minder through the steering-wheel controls.
| Item | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Floor jack 2-ton minimum, pad for front subframe lift point Raises the front of the car for access to the drain bolt and filter. | Required | shop |
| Jack stands 2-ton pair, placed at pinch-weld jack points Supports the car while you work under it. | Safety | shop |
| Wheel chocks Keeps the rear wheels from moving while the front is lifted. | Safety | shop |
| Socket wrench 3/8 in drive ratchet with 3 in and 6 in extensions Drives the splash shield bolts, drain bolt and filter wrench. | Required | shop |
| Socket 10 mm, 3/8 in drive (some shield fasteners are 8 mm) Removes the underbody splash shield bolts. | Required | shop |
| Trim clip / panel removal tool Plastic pry set Pops the plastic push-pin clips holding the splash shield without breaking them. | Recommended | shop |
| Socket 17 mm 6-point, 3/8 in drive Loosens and torques the oil pan drain bolt. | Required | shop |
| Oil filter cap wrench 64-65 mm, 14-flute, 3/8 in drive Removes and installs the spin-on Honda filter in the tight space behind the engine. | Required | shop |
| Drain pan 6 qt or larger, low profile Catches the drained oil and the filter spill. | Required | shop |
| Funnel Long-neck or flexible Fills fresh oil without spilling on the intake plumbing. | Required | shop |
| Torque wrench 3/8 in drive, 10-80 ft-lb range Sets the drain bolt correctly so the aluminum pan threads are not stripped. | Required | shop |
| Nitrile gloves Keeps hot oil off your skin. | Safety | shop |
| Safety glasses Protects eyes from dripping oil and road grit under the car. | Safety | shop |
| Engine oil 0W-20 full synthetic, API SP / Honda HTO-06 not required; 4 qt for 1.5T, 5 qt for 2.0L Both 11th-gen engines specify 0W-20; the 1.5T is turbocharged so use a quality full synthetic. | Consumables | shop |
| Oil filter Honda 15400-PLM-A02 (or A01/PFB long version); Fram PH7317 equivalent Replaces the spin-on cartridge on the rear of the block. | Parts | shop |
| Drain bolt crush washer Honda 94109-14000, 14 mm One-time-use sealing washer for the drain bolt; reusing it invites a seep. | Parts | shop |
| Shop rags / brake-safe cleaner Wipes the filter mount and pan sealing surface before reassembly. | Consumables | shop |
| Oil extractor pump 6.5 L fluid extractor with dipstick tube Optional top-side alternative if you do not want to lift the car, though the filter still requires underbody access. | Recommended | shop |
Tool sizes are the same across the 1.5T, 2.0L and Si/Type R: 17 mm drain bolt, 10 mm splash shield bolts, 64-65 mm 14-flute filter wrench. Only the fill quantity differs — roughly 3.7 US qt for the 1.5T (Sport/EX/Touring/Si), 4.4 US qt for the 2.0L LX/Sport, and more for the FL5 Type R's K20C1 (verify in the service manual). All use 0W-20 full synthetic.
| Oil pan drain bolt (M14) | 29 ft-lb (39 Nm) |
| Spin-on oil filter | Hand-tighten 7/8 turn past gasket contact, about 16 ft-lb (22 Nm) |
| Underbody splash shield bolts | 7 ft-lb (9 Nm) — snug only, plastic and sheet metal |
| Oil filler cap | Hand tight |
The 10 mm shield bolts, 17 mm drain bolt, 64-65 mm 14-flute filter wrench and 0W-20 spec are standard across 11th-gen Civics; confirm your exact capacity and the drain bolt torque against the owner's manual or service data for your engine before the final fill.
The 1.5L turbo takes about 3.7 US qt (3.5 L) with a new filter and the 2.0L K20C2 takes about 4.4 US qt (4.2 L). Add slightly less than that, run the engine briefly, then top up to the upper dipstick mark.
A 17 mm 6-point socket on a 3/8 in drive. Torque it to 29 ft-lb (39 Nm) with a new 14 mm crush washer, since the pan is aluminum.
A 64-65 mm, 14-flute cap-type wrench that takes a 3/8 in drive. Run it on a short extension so you can reach the filter on the rear of the block.
With the ignition on, use the steering-wheel select/reset control to bring up Oil Life in the driver display, hold it about 10 seconds until the value blinks, then press and hold again until it resets to 100%.