This project ended up taking a couple of mid 30's "men" about 3 hours to do. Sure it's a job that could probably take a single person under 2 hours... the point isn't that we're a bit incompetent - it's that the directions here were so good that even a couple of knuckleheads got the job done. Thank you for uploading. We were in for quite the bind otherwise

You, Sir, just saved me hundreds of dollars. I said a few bad words but couldn’t have done this starter replacement without your video. Many thanks!

Thank you for the video as it helped me know the locations of things. This took me 2 hours. I’ll add a few tips of things I did. Only jack up the car just high enough for you to fit. This will allow your arms to reach further up to things and have more leverage. I’m 5’6 and could barely reach things. Use jack stands just like the video showed, you don’t want to get crushed. Wear a long sleeve shirt so you don’t scratch your arms up. Lay down cardboard or something to slide in and out from under the car easier. Lay all the tools you need under the car with you or have a friend near by. Take off the passenger side tire. I took my starter out through there and it lets more light in to see things. The order I did things. Disconnect battery, Removed wheel, removed the bracket with 3 bolts, removed the 3 green clips and broke off the gray clip, removed the lower starter bolt, removed the upper starter bolt, removed the starter plug, removed the positive starter nut. You might have to transfer the brackets off the old starter to your new one. I did with 8mm. Going back together. Starter positive nut, starter wiring plug, BOTTOM starter bolt then the top bolt, leave the bottom bolt barely loose so you can wiggle the top bolt in, you can tape the bolt to your socket/extensions to help guide it up in there, then the wiring clips if you wish to hook them back up, then the 3 bolt bracket, and battery, start the car, wheel, clean up. Tools I used. Car jack, jack stands, cardboard, long sleeve shirt, headlamp light, magnetic tray, 1/4 drive ratchet 10mm for battery, 1/2 breaker bar 19mm for wheel, 1/4 drive ratchet 10mm for 2 bracket bolts, 12mm for 3rd bracket bolt, 2 6” standard screwdrivers to help get wiring harness clips off, 3/8 drive swivel head ratchet harbor freight 14mm and extensions for bottom and top starter bolt, 1/4 ratchet and 12mm positive starter nut. You can use shallow or deep sockets in combination with different extensions for the starter bolts. Buy a set of 3/8 extensions if you don’t have them you will need them in my opinion. They will get you extended past the intake so you can rotate a standard ratchet on the starter bolts. It sounds easy but the limited space to work and see is what takes so long. You can’t have to many tools! Go buy some!

I want to join the multitude of others who thank you for helping to make the starter replacement a success. Your video opened the door to the possibility of doing what appeared to be impossible. There were several "brick wall moments" but after a re-review of your video something new happened and the process continued. After getting the car up on the stands and removing the passenger side wheel, the starter remove and install took somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 hours. Turning the key and hearing the starter kick the car to life was very rewarding.

One of the best step by step instructional videos on KZfaq. Thanks sir 🙏

For anyone attempting this, this video is incredibly helpful! To make the job easier, I recommend having both shallow and deep 14mm sockets, and having short and long extensions. The area to work in is extremely tight, so being able to combine different socket pieces is a must. One of the best access points in the video from behind passenger tire. You do not need to remove the tire, just reach behind it to remove old starter and get new one above axle. For my project I used deep sockets, a flexible joint socket, and a medium extension. I wish I would’ve had a short extension though. I had a really difficult time installing the 2 bolts back in the new starter because it’s so heavy you cannot line them up and hold it. I used folded cardboard wedged under starter to brace the weight while installing bolts. Hope the tips help!

You are very concise and clear. I struggled to remove it but putting it back in was way easier after I removed the passenger tire. After I read the comments section, I was able to get it done. I will never install another starter in an 07 honda Civic again, ever. It kicked my ass. I almost gave up. Lucky I am stubborn. You made look easier.

I could barely get three fingers of one hand in any of those spaces. I can't imagine figuring out how to get a camera in there, too. Nice work. I appreciate your time and effort and kindness.

Followed you step by step and finished in about 3 hours. I don't think I would have accomplished this without it, thank you for such a detailed video!

Thanks for posting the couple videos on this, they are helpful and aren't full of lengthy filler material like some other guides. I just replaced my starter yesterday, and while it wasn't as easy as you made it look at least it was doable and my car now starts! 👍

Wow! I’ve been looking for a simple video tutorial, I must say this is one of the best videos I’ve seen so far!👍🏽

Man this was a tough fix. I'm used to working dirt bikes and not cars. Couldn't have done it without your video. Thank you sir.

Thank you very much! I had zero mechanical experience before trying this but I decided to take on the challenge and I successfully replaced my starter! My car has a nice, smooth, powerful start to it now. You released this new version about the time when I noticed my starter began to go out -- it almost feels like this video was made for me. Its apparent that is not the case though because you have helped lots of people according to the comments. God bless!

Awesome guide on replacing the starter bro! You explained everything perfectly and showed us exactly what we needed to see!

Thanks man. I've worked on a lot of cars, mostly my own. I always watch videos to gain the necessary knowledge of the easiest ways. This video helped a lot.

Thanks for the video! My cousin and I knocked it out in about 4 hours with the help of this video and others. It was a major pain but with the right tools and patience it’s possible. Saved me a bundle!

Best video on how to do this! Hands down! Thank you so much. I used this video to remove mine today and it saved me a lot of time and guess work.

Thanks so much for the tutorial! Just finished this install and good god it was a PITA! This is one of the best tutorials for this install I've seen on KZfaq!

Followed your steps, great camera angles and thoughtful commentary. Thank You.

Nicely filmed camera angles! Thank you for taking the time to do this for us!

Thank you.... I just finished 30 minutes ago doing the starter. It was exactly as you did. I had some trouble getting the wiring clips off the holders, but it's an old car, so thee ya go. Took me 2 1/2 hours because I got frustrated a couple times and had to take a break. Thanks again!

Thanks! I just got done with this repair and this video was a great help. It was still a real pain getting my hands in those tight spaces.

Great video and it helped me a lot as I just finished replacing mine earlier today. It took me six hours overall, having started yesterday evening. I removed the a-pipe before starting as it gave me more room to remove it. The top bolt was dreadful as expected. Thanks again!

One of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen for an automative repair. Keep it up brotha!!

He is concise, without any time consuming fluff. Great video!

Absolutely killed it with this. Very helpful. I’m not a car person and I was able to do this by watching your video.

This is a great and very informative video. You make it look deceivingly easy. I just replaced the starter on my 06 Civic and cussed to no end. This job is not to be done by anyone that wears a glove larger than size small ( I wear XL). After 4.5hrs I finally got the new one on (my hands feel like I repeatedly punched the wall) Keep up the great videos

Best video on KZfaq for this. I watched them all. That top bolt is really tough to find. Wish me luck.

Gotta say Thank You for taking the time and doing a proper DIY video! Complete, precise and awesome angles. Flawless Victory. Thanks again fam.

Just finished one of these about an hour ago. Got to the part about the top bolt and almost gave up. But then I watched your video a few more times and got it!! This was extremely helpful. Thanks for the vid!

For those STUCK ON ROTATING the starter once the screws into the engine are out: 1. Remove the 10mm screws to those metal holders that hold those green/black electrical wires, the ones where you push that zip tie like out. There will be two and long. 2. This will allow you to basically disassemble the entire starter into TWO parts. There will be a back plate, remove that by pulling it off. 3. You can pull it into two parts. It will be able to fit out. 4. You are left with a much smaller starter with no bits hanging out to block a rotate! 5. You can move easier to reach the positive lead with the weather rubber. TIP for weather rubber for 12mm bolt: Pull it off best you can and rotate the large bit under the wire so you can fit the 12mm socket into it without getting rubber in the way. Hope it helps for anyone stuck on rotating magic that they do in the videos + better access to leads and that one electrical plug!

absolutely the best ,most clear & informative video i have ever seen on a pretty complicated repair now i have a good understanding of what im in for. no others were this clear & accurate thanks so much,

This is the best step-by-step video on the topic I have seen.

You did a very nice job on this video…talked plain and clear…explained exactly what was needed..and had excellent video showing where things were located….very good!

This is best tutorial I have seen for the replacement of this particular starter. Thank you!

Got this project done today using the video :) I was able to get the whole thing done having the car on jacks and taking off the passenger wheel. Majority of the work right through the wheel well with a crazy extension setup like 3 feet long lol and then just had to peek my head underneath a couple times to see some stuff. Took about 2-3 hours. Most of the time spent for this job was finding all the right tools and figuring out what combination of extensions and where to put the flex socket in the middle of it. Got all the bolts out from passenger side wheel well with not too many issues.

Thank you so much professor backyard. KZfaq university hasn't failed me yet!

Very good video.. concise.. no annoying music.. step by step... wish they were all like this..

Literally used this video to put a new starter in my civic in a chipotle parking lot following this video step by step made it easy. You saved the day. Thankyou

Just replaced starter with this video. Thanks so much! Great info. Great video. Clean and simple. In and out.

This video helped me immensely and it boosted my confidence in my mechanical ability. Thank you for your support. Keep wrenching everybody! 🔧

Thank you, I just finished mine. I took off the passenger wheel and used an extra long extension. You have to be patient because it is difficult to remove it specially that top bolt. great video.

It's winter here. Heading to the shop for this job, but your vid was amazing and I thank you for your time. I hope your page does well.

Thanks man, you helped me replace it within a day. I really appreciate the detail you went into!

Another thank you for posting this video. It let me know what to look for and what to remove. Saved so much time on taking the guess work out of the whole process. For a first timer from set up to clean up it still was a 5+ hour project. Takes some time to figure out the best way to crawl under and where to put your hand/arms. Goes to show how a lift saves the shops so much time. Knowing socket sizes saves a person so much time. Thank you for that as well. Definitely a job for skinny arms which I thankfully have. With a sweatshirt on I still have marks and bruises on my forearms and my neck/abs/back are sore from laying on my back...hahaha That top bolt was a pain so I drove to the store to get one of those flex head ratchets you were using and the bolt came loose the first time after trying different combos of other ratchets/sockets/extensions. I always use home/auto projects as an excuse to acquire new tools...hahaha. $25 kinda hurt though. Thanks again for the KZfaq confidence to try things. Much more satisfying to do it myself than to take it somewhere for someone else to do it.

Thanks! This guided me all the way through replacing mine flawlessly

Great video! Great camera angles! Very informative! Job well done sir.

Thank you so much! Just changed my wife's starter in her 09 civic and works great thanks to your amazing video!

This video just saved me $300. I'm a total car repair noob and you got me through it!

100% came in clutch! Took me a few hours because I couldn’t really understand the angles but once I got it it was clockwork

Hey dude thanks for the great step by step instructions and excellent camera angles. You saved a me a lot grief today.

Just wanna thank you for this video! I've watched it and studied this and finished the job in 2 hours! After breaking the top bolt loose the rest of the job went smoothly for me! Thank you! 🙏

Thanks for this video! Tight spot. Few hours but got it done. Honda dealer wanted $900 to install a new starter. Bought a Honda starter for $200 and installed myself.

Thanks! Finished in 3 hours and the video helped a lot.

Thank you for the video. Just changed my starter after I was stranded on Friday nite. Made the task much easier and saved me $$

Thank you for this video! It was very informative. It took me about 2 hours removing and 2-1/2 hours installing. The top bolt is ridiculously hard to get started by hand! Otherwise, a smooth but tight quarters operation.

Did this on my 2006 civic. It starts perfectly again, thank you so much for the video.

Great video. Straight to the point and step by step. Thanks. I'll be changing mine out tomorrow using this video as a guide.

Amazing video, I played at least 15 times today since some botls are hard to locate. I took mine out and I've never done this before, now time to put the new one in after a lunch break. Took me 3.5 hours just to remove the old one lol

In a perfect world....this is how all how to videos should be. Thank you

Thank you very much! I did it! Man, I appreciate for your time and willingness to help people! Bless you!

I was able to change my starter because of you thank you very much for posting this!

Definitely thank you for the video and the multiple angles. Last time I did this was years ago and I did it from the wheel well. It took a lot of white knuckling, torn arms and swear words. This time around I’m doing it your way.

Just wanted to pay my respects too! So thankful you took the time to help us through this!

Most miserable job I’ve ever done found out my forearms are muscular and my neck is very weak. Thanks for the help man appreciate it!

Thank you! This clear and detail video really help me! God bless you,man!

Awesome video! You got straight to the point. Greatly appreciated.

I was always under the impression you had to drop the sub frame for this repair. Probably makes it "easier" to access, but this is a great video. Thank you.

I appreciate that you took the time to go back and edit out all the curse words. Well done sir. Seriously though, thanks for the video. Think I’d still be trying to get it out

This is the best video available, nice and easy. Thank you

There's no way that I could have done this without your amazing instructions. It was a nightmare job, but at least with your help -the car starts now. Thanks so much, my friend! Subscribed!

Very well done! This was a pain in the butt, although very do-able with your video and helpful tips. Thank you!

Awesome instructional video. Thank you!

I refer to YT vids all the time... this is the first time Im leaving a coment... THANKYOU MAN!!!!

Thank you so much! This video help me so much, you explained everything in the best way possible and i was allowed to help my cousin with his car🤘🏻

This video sure is gave me good insights of my car problem. Thank you sir for your edu-tainment and for that you gain another subscriber.

Hey thanks. This helped a lot in just locating the starter in the super compact mess that is the Civic. Took a while to wiggle everything out but went ok.

Thank you! Couldn’t have done it without you.

Thank you so much for this video. I am going to attempt this starter replacemnt tonight. Hopefully all goes well.

Awesome! Thanks for the video 👍 I’ll be tackling this job on my nephew’s 08 Civic this weekend 🇺🇸 In the meantime, he’s borrowing my dependable 97 Accord SE with almost 300K 😁

Thanks. Had to replace mines and your advice really helped!!

Bro great video but I am most impressed with your ability to record with one hand and work with your other hand.

Cracking video, very detailed, just what's needed, thanks.

Thanks this video helped me today. That top bolt was a pain in the butt. Those dang clips nor the power wire cover went back. Had trouble getting the power wire back on with that rubber cover so I cut it off. Good video. Thanks!!

You saved me $800 CAD! My sincerest of thanks

couldnt have done it without you!! thx for the video. awesome! (fluffy shop cat!)

Thanks! You gave me the confidence to handle it myself. I might say, IT IS NOT EASY. Tough to access, but great instructional video... THANKS!

Thanks for the video. The instructions we're great. Got the job done in a little under 2.5 hrs. I ended up using a straight ratchet instead of a flex head because my flex head ratchet is POS and flops around when you were trying to align it with a bolt. And is just too loose on the flex part in general. With a gearless ratchet you can get at both the starter bolts through the hole where you can see the power steering pump. That's if your arms are small enough.

Man this video was 1 million times better than the other one. I like how you did it. No music is nice for these videos cause it helps people comcrentrate on the information and the noise from the music sometimes is too loud and distracting lol

Thanks for this good video. I think capturing this on video is 10x harder than changing the starter.

Great video, only problem I had was installing the top bolt near intake. Thanks .

Thank you for the the great video. Seems easy enough, although it's still a bit of a challenge getting your hands through the tight spots.

Thanks for the tutorial. It looks like I'm in for a real treat! The difficulty of servicing these vehicles is why I prefer owning an older non computerized vehicle that's rear wheel drive.

Just finished after a whole week, your video helped a lot, only thing I’m stuck on is if a connection is on the side

Thanks for this great video my friend, great kitty too.

Bro this is the best how to video I've ever seen!

A huge thank you for this video. Recommend to all to get long extensions + flex head ratchet + universal joint attachment (thank you HF!) . Upper bolt not that difficult...pull the tire for sure and use deep well socket with u-joint to long extension to flex head ratchet...plenty of leverage to break it free. Biggest PITA for me were the wire guides especially the one you need to squeeze together (I just cut it with wire cutters.

Very well explained video great job dude! Thank you very much gonna tackle this today🙂👍

Yeah took me 2 hours and I'm a diesel tech with tools! Thank you for your help!

I cried, and cried 😢all day and night. I gave up many, many times. Then I finally got last bolt tightened somehow. THANK YOU!!