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Originally Posted by hobbydad
On the Si: It's almost impossible to get at the filter from underneath, here's what you do. Turn the wheels all the way right before jacking up the right corner. Inside the wheel well, twords the front, there's a small plastic panel held in place by two of the push-button plugs. Remove the two plugs, and gently pull back on the panel. You'll have the oil filter directly in front of you, with almost enough room to get two hands on it. This also gives you access to the k-member/block area where the spilled oil will be accumulating, making clean up easy as well. Should be a sinch from there. Remember, buy 6 qts. for the Si change, it should take an easy 5.5 to get you to the full mark.
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+100!
2007 civic si coupe @ i spent about 40-50 minutes trying to get the filter off from behind the right wheel while having the steering wheel turned all the way to the left as others had described and it ended in frustration, so i grabbed my laptop and went outside and sat next to the car and found this post. took me like 5-10 minutes to get the filter off this way with enough clearance for an oil wrench. wish i would have found this post first as it would have saved me 40-50 minutes and a ****load of aggravation.
this method would have had me with an engine full of 5 quarts of mobil 1 EP 5w-30 ($24.95 - walmart) and mobile 1 EP filter m-110 ($10.99 - autozone) filter during my one hour lunch. from start to finish took me around 20-25 minutes doing it this way vs. the lost 40-50 minutes going from behind the right wheel.
note: called a mobil 1 lube express and they quoted me between $70-$80
for 4 quarts mobil 1 5w-30 oil change and from $90-$100 :SHOCKED: for 4 quarts mobil 1 5w-30 extended performance oil change. DIY cost $10.99 for the filter + $24.95 for 5 quarts of mobil 1 EP for a total of 25 minutes, a shower and less than $36.
thanks man!