How To Replace A Starter On A 2002-2007 Honda Accord With A 2.4l Engine In Just 20 Minutes! 

That was about the best how to video I’ve ever seen. Quick and to the point. No rambling on and on and on....thank you!!!

This is the best how to video I’ve ever watched! Didn’t have to fast-forward through any of it. Super informational and no BS.

Like everyone else has said, THANK YOU! It took me ~90 minutes to replace my starter. This is possibly the best how-to video I've ever seen and DEFINITELY the best car fix how-to video I've ever seen. You saved me SO MUCH TIME on this job. Great video.

You saved me so much money! Was able to do this in a target parking lot. The flex head ratchet is a must for the 17mm along with a short extension. I disconnected the vacuum house up front. Reused the gasket. 204k miles. Thanks again!

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I performed this repair on my 2004 Honda Accord. Without power tools, only using a 3/8 ratchet with 10, 12, 14 and 17 mm and a short extension, took me about 1 hour to complete.

Thank you so much, what an excellent video and help fixing the problem Your expertise was spot on from down to what size sockets and the order to take it apart and put back together. I saw a video before yours and he had me damn near taking the top of the motor apart. Thank God I found yours. I'm a 73 year old man and you made this all work for me. Can't thank you enough

Great video, just used it to change out my starter. Crystal clear step by step, made what I thought was going to a daunting task easy. Saved me an expensive shop visit. Thank you

Great explanation of the job. I think your vids have the best breakdowns of the tasks without any drama!

Don’t let the labor guides find out you can do it so fast. They’ll cut the time down to .5

Whoever is watching this stick with it you will get it. That 17mm is brutal but with enough extensions and a big breaker bar you will get it and save your self 400$ in labor this video is amazing

Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you! Recently decided to start fixing my own car rather then relying on a mechanic and videos like this are the main reason I’m able to do it! This broke it down so easily and I was able to fix my no start issue. You’re the man!

This was very helpful, thank you. We knocked it out. Maybe not in 20 minutes, but much faster than expected.

Just swapped out my starter in my 2005 Accord this weekend using this video. Thank you soooo much! This video is spot on and a huge time saver!!!

Great video. Process worked well on my 2002 jdm accord wagon. Has the tsx body so there was a bit less room between manifold and fans but still achiveable. Found the flex head was a must have tool and needed a 12mm wrench and pry bar to break the bottom bolt loose. Thank you.

About to do the same on my Element. SUPER SIMPLE!! I had a feeling I wouldn’t have to take of the throttle body and you show and proved !! Thank you brother STAY ROCKING IN THE USA 🎸🇺🇸🗽🥁🥁🥁

Excellent explanation. This is a professional at work. I have done the power steering, brakes and now have to do the starter motor in my 2007 CL 9 it seems it is on its way out. This method is so quick I would have got bogged down trying to access the motor from under the car. Thank you very much for the video.

Thank you for this video! Saved myself a lot of money. It took a me about an hour to do the whole thing. (Coming from a guy who doesn’t work on cars much)

Great video. I don’t have this model Honda. But I just like the automotive videos.

This is the best video on changing k series starters hands down. Practically all of the other videos tell you to remove the intake plenum when it’s totally unnecessary.

One of the best “how to” videos I’ve ever seen. Good info, straight to the point without all the extra long drawn out talking. Great job!

So first off...this is a great video. I started today around 4pm and finished around 7:30pm. Everything went smoothly until I attempted to remove the last bolt from starter. I had to visit autozone to get a 1/2 extender bar recommended and a 1/2 ratchet. This was very very difficult to take off. Finally after 10 minutes the bolt finally loosened. Thankfully the bolt was not badly stripped. After this, everything was cake. There is not much room to work but I was able to complete the job. Thanks for the video as you did a great job!!

Im a mechanic and i’ve been a mechanic since 2002 and I had never done a starter on this particular car so I didn’t know where the starter is. I looked it up and your video poped first. All i got to say is that this is the best video i have ever seen. No bs and such good explanation. GOD bless you brother

03accord I replaced my brothers starter today and totally shocked him. We got it done in about 1hour 30minutes. The only problem was I didn’t have a small 1/2in extender for the lower starter bolt(17mm). I went and got one from o Reilly auto parts for $6. I then tried again but it wasn’t budging so I used the metal pipe from my floor jacket. Put it over my 1/2 pry bar for extra leverage and broke the bolt free. Other than that this really is a 20minute fix. The video was made beautifully. Great explanation. It’s straight to the point. The way it ought to be.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 2007 (and I think 2006): I just changed the starter on my 2007 Accord, and there's a few extra things you need to do. 1) As noted in many of the comments, there is a black plastic box attached to the inside of the intake manifold/plenum. This box greatly reduced the working space that you'd otherwise have once you clam-shell the manifold open, and must be taken off. A lot of people in the comments have said the whole manifold must be taken off, and so this video doesn't work for these years. This is incorrect. I managed to take the black box off pretty easily, and then was able to proceed with the rest of the video. On my 2007, there are 5 bolts holding the black box to the intake manifold - 2 bolts at the top, and 3 at the bottom. The 2 top ones are easy to spot and remove (they also have a metal washer, fyi). The 3 bottom ones are all located behind the assembly, at the bottom left (down near the alternator). You can't really get your head back there to see them, but you can feel them with your hand. All 3 bottom bolts form a triangle, with less than 4-5 inches between each one. They are are also easy to remove with the use of a short extension bar to get the socket on them. If I remember correctly the bottom 3 bolts are 12mm, and the top 2 bolts are 10mm. After the bolts are removed, the plastic box just comes right off, and you can proceed with the rest of the video. NOTE: Given what I've read in the comment section, the 2006 may have 6 bolts? Not sure. 2) I did not have those 2 vacuum hoses (the 2 that he disconnected). Not sure why. Just a heads up. 3) Where the main power is connected to the starter, with the 12mm (I think) nut...that connection is shielded by a little plastic wall around the nut. So getting a box wrench in there is impossible. And as someone pointed out in the comments, getting a socket on there is also impossible because of a structural metal bar that runs right over the connection (you can see this bar in the video, but I didn't notice it until I looked for it). What I ended up doing was switched some of the steps up. A) I disconnected the other two electrical connections. B) I removed the long funky bolt on the far side of the starter. C) I greatly loosened the shorter bolt holding the starter in place (the one closest to you) but did not fully remove. D) I slid the starter out a bit and rotated it up and forward, pivoting it on the bolt that was still connected. E) The main power connection was now no longer under that structural metal bar, and I was able to get a socket on it and remove pretty easily. F) Fully removed the already loose bolt, and pulled the starter all the way out. G) To install the new starter, just reverse these steps (because my new starter also had a little plastic wall around the connection). Get that shorter bolt partially threaded on, attach the main power, and then rotate the starter back and fully seat it, and then fully tighten the two bolts and attach electrical connections. Hope this helps! Even with figuring this out, I was able to do the whole job in 2.5 hours. If I knew all this from the beginning, I could cut that time in half. Again, this is for the 2007. From everything I'm seeing in the comments, the 2006 appears to be similar. This video is STILL applicable, it just requires a few extra steps. Feel free to ask me to clarify something. (And maybe this comment could get pinned? It would help a lot of people out)

Great tutorial 👌. It helped me. The only issue I faced was not having correct tools for the job otherwise it was fast qnd easy. I saved money and bought tools instead of labor.

Took me about an hour and a half to take starter out as I had to run back and forth to get tools. Overall this tutorial was fantastic and educational. Tyvm

Thanks so much man! Took me 1 hour because I didn’t have the power tools but definitely get the extension bar for the 17mm and flex socket

worked on my 05 tsx. that bolt for the support bracket at about 1:45 was super hard to find on my car, also had to remove my coolant pump thing to make more room. but i got it done thanks guys

Amazing you did the job that fast I wish it worked like that for me. I'd recommend anyone that isn't a pro or advanced take off throttle body and get the gasket for that as well just to get more space its really difficult with the gap in the video. I've had plenty of experience with DIY repairs and have done other cars starter motors with ease but I had a lot of issues with this one. Also I'm not sure if it's just the Aussie variant but for my accord euro there's 2 brands of starter that can be in the car stock (denso style or mitsuba) and the mitsuba one has 2 variants to complicate it further, I could only source the wrong one and had to break the solenoid plug housing on the starter to fit the stock connector onto it to avoid missing work for several days. Hopefully this saves someone the headaches I had today.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU just changed my starter out today and saved myself a ton of money! Plus I got my 07 accord ex back on the road, since someone decided to steal my excursion a few days ago, it's my only car now. I have some other issues with the Honda oil leak on the front passenger side and a whining and rattling noise both from the front passenger side, I think... THANK YOU!!!!

Thanks for the short but detailed video, bought starter and gasket for $200, dealer wanted $892 - insane

Absolutely the best diy video for accord starter replacement

2021 and I have done mine thanks to your video. Thank you! :)

Thanks for this video Brian! Couldn’t find a more perfect video to do the job for my mom’s 2005 Honda Accord!

Very simple and helpful. Thank you for the incredible video

Great video. This will help alot when my starter finally dies go on my 04 TSX.

Thank you, great video. It took me 1 hour to take the lower screw off, but other than that no problem. Works great.

I think this is the best video tutorial I've ever used. I didn't have any air tools, extensions or wobble sockets and still did the whole job in about an hour and a half. Thank you for posting. You save me a ton of work and time.

I followed your instructions and it helped out a lot. Tip: At 4:30 the 2 starter bolts have thread lock from the factory so they are tough to get out especially the bottom so you may need a breaker bar. Torque specs are 47 ft lbs on the bottom and 33 ft lbs on the top, make sure you put thread locker back on the threads.

Just did this on my buddy's old Accord thanks for the help!

Amazing straight to thevpoint totourial ny man. Please keep this kinda stuff comming.

Amazing. I remember back when I had my Honda Element I lived in fear of the starter dying because of this job. Always seemed to me that there must be a better way to do it and you have proved me right. Well-done!

Great video! Used it to swap a starter on an 07' accord.

Great video. I'm guessing 20 min if you have all the correct tools and from doing it over and over. Us normal people it might take the weekend lol. But thabks for the explanation.

Just had my Accord not start for the second time. I had the battery and alternator tested and cleaned my battery terminals after the first time, so I think I'm about to make good use of this video. Thanks so much for the upload!

Thanks much for the great video!! Did mine yesterday and followed your instructions exactly. 17mm bolt was a tough one. Otherwise pretty straight forward.

helpful video if your intake manifold doesn't have that huge recirc/expansion box bolted to it... ended up having to disconnect everything from the air box down to the manifold to get things done.

Great video! I ran into a problem realizing it isn't all Honda Accords from the year specified in the title. I have a 2006 VTEC special edition. I don't see what's so special about it but there's a shield guard behind the manifold. That means there's more to un-hook such and the intake hose, throttle body, a few hose and clamps. Wish me luck, I'll try again tomorrow as I ran out of time.

this video was amazing. I watched another one and thought this job was going to take me 2 to 3 hours. I didnt have any automatic tools but still went really quick.

outstanding vid, thank you

Great video, worked perfectly!

Our 2007 Accord SE has a chamber assembly mounted under the intake. It takes up about half of the access gap opened up using this method and made R&R extremely difficult. 20 minutes became 120 minutes for my job. I wonder if it would have made more sense to remove the upper plenum entirely?

Great video really helped! My honda had a plastic intake behind the manifold so it was 1 extra step but not a big deal. The cap surrounding the power cable to the starter was a pain. I clipped it off the old and the new. Once again thanks

Damn, wish I woulda ran across this video when I changed out my wifes starter on her Accord. It took me a couple hours doing it the hard way. It needs a starter again and I will be doing it this way this time. Thanks for the video!

You made it look so easy want to change my starter? Thanks for the time saving managment.

Thank you. Very informative and straight to the point!

good to know. our Honda starter went out at the gas station tonight. I let the car roll into the auto parts store parking lot next to the gas station to save a tow bill. I will be doing this job at the auto parts store in the morning. thanks for the tips

Just took it apart in I think 45 minutes. If anybody is reading this it’s doable. A half Inch swivel adaptor is a NEED. Without the job would be near impossible. Get yourself a three foot half inch extension and boom. Done

Thank you so much for this video.

Thanks for posting this. Please correct the title to say 2003-2007 Model Years Accords, as the 2003 was the first year of the 7th generation Accord. The 2002 model has a different engine, so this video does not apply to that year's model.

Superb instructions! Couldn’t have done it without you. You could be an instructor! Thank you!

You, are a brother from another mother, my man! Great video! A major blessing as I just finished the job. You even say the size of each fastener. I used some never-seize on the starter bolts as I’m in the northeast. Thank you again!

Great video. Great walk through on this procedure.

Great vid. Always appreciate a good videi like this. I'm my case it solidified my decision not to do the repair myself this time

Awesome no BS repair video.The way should all be . No stupid intro music and graphics or you telling us how your dramatic week went with your stressful life. Just hey fix your broken car by doing this quickly and make some money....love it! I’ll bet you a million bucks the dealer techs do it this way and get paid flat rate for the big job. Poor guys gotta make money somehow since they keep cutting flat rate times on those guys.

Very intelligent mechanic.👍

The only thing I would add is some earlier years have a 5 digit anti-theft code for the radio. It is interesting how many different approaches people take to do the same job. I'm going to try this method, luckily this isn't on my daily driver so I can wait for the parts from Amazon, (and after it starts I have to track down a power steering leak. No clues when the engine won't start 😒). I'd love to buy the remanufactured Denso starter but the no-name ones are about 1/4 the price, so I'm gonna roll the dice and buy on price. Also, the manual transmission cars are a different starter than the automatics, which I'm sure you know but didn't mention. Thanks for the video!!!

Thanks, for your tips, everything worked out great! Much appreciated!

!For people wanting to change the starter on this car! DO NOT INSTALL A AFTERMARKET STARTER, I bought one from Autozone too and installed it and a couple weeks later , check engine light comes on and car would not run. These accords really need the original starter on them because if not, they interfere with the crank sensor and mess with the electronics. Look for a remanufactured honda starter or junkyard, as long as it’s a honda starter.

Doing this today going forward with this video thank you

Thank you so much. I replaced my starter today on a 2006 honda accord with an OEM one. Took me a good two hours as it was my first DIY. Seeing the horror of the 17 mm bolt being hard to come off, i sprayed pb blaster two days prior and let it soak. The bolt came off without any effort with a half in socket and 24 inch breaker bar. Also, i guess everyone removed the 14 mm bolt first, which causes further pressure on the 17 mm. Id suggest remove the 17 mm and then proceed with the 14 mm. New ignition switch + new starter + new battery, car starts like a brand new one.

I've watched 3 others, Your the professional here. I learned here I mostly work on vintage European vehicles. Even when I'm doing a job for the 100th time I'll watch a few RU-vid's just in case there's something better I can learn

That was a great how to video, however I couldn't find the links to the part numbers.

that bottom bolt was tough 4 hours later got it done thanks

I work at a repair shop and work on multiple vehicles and this really helps my productivity! Great video!

Very well done. Professional. Succinct.

Will this technique work for same engine on a 2010 CR-V? Thanks

Great and simple video bro 🙏🏾

When i pull back my intake manifold there is a large plastic... something(?) in the way of everything. Any tips on getting around that? Theres bolts on the bottom that are near impossible to get to

You're a life saver.

best video ever...

I haven't seen anyone replace the starter without removing all the wiring and hoses connected to the manifold yet. Is it the same/just as spacious on the 2006-08 TSX? If so, this would be so much easier!

Wow, have to do one tomorrow, this video sure beats the 30+ minute video i just looked at. Thanks you got a like and sub from me Brother.

The shortcut of just unbolting the plenum, pulling it back, and holding it with a bunjie cord DID NOT WORK! There are too many things connected to the plenum and holding it back. You have to remove those things to get enough room to access the starter. He's oversimplifying the process big time.

One additional note: My 2006 Accord SE has a safety feature for the radio. It requires a code (5 digit, I think) to be entered after the battery is disconnected. I believe it was on a separate tag when purchased new, though I wrote it down in the front of my owners manual as well.

Thanks a lot that was very good for me

great video to the point with no bs thank you

I had watched other videos that were a LOT more involved because they tore a lot things apart. I like the approach you took. Much simpler. Thanks VERY much for putting this together. I feel like I can tackle this now, but it means buying additional tools (but hey, I need an excuse to buy new toys, right? lol). I was curious about cost for a job like this, so I called a mechanic I use all the time. They quoted me around $600!! They said that includes a rebuilt Denso starter. They said new starters aren't even available any more and the Denso gives a longer warranty than buying from a dealer. However, when I called a local Honda dealer, they said they would install a new starter, but they charge $900!!!! LOL I could fly you here, pay you to do the job and still not spend $900 LOL. Even if I have to buy new tools, I'm sure I'll still save at least $300. Did you end up torqueing that bottom bolt of the exhaust manifold? I didn't see you do it in the video. Hopefully you went back and got it after the video lol

Great video! I'm in the rust belt and have 205,000 miles on the original starter. The 17mm gave me a very hard time but went and got the proper tools and got it off. Thanks again!

You are a freakin’ legend! This was such a great guide, saved us $600 as we did this ourselves with your fantastic guide. We’ve never done this repair and it took us about 2 hours total! THANK YOU

Could this method work for a 2002 Honda CR-V?

Great video! Do you have a video on changing the timing chain or tensioner for this car or one like it?

Thanks for the video. Saved me $$$

Great video but when I pulled back the plenum there was a black metal emissions box on the underside of the plenum that was so big there was no way to get to the starter. I could not figure out how to take it off so I had a car shop replace the starter.

Job well done! Excellent explanation and video!

No clue what happened with my 2009 Honda Accord I changed the starter the way you showed me but just a few days later after turning the car off the engine was making loud noise and the weird smell was coming off the engine I unplug the battery. No clue what’s going on I don’t know if it’s the starter

how many miles on this car before the starter failed? I have a 2007 with 57k Miles and when I went to start the car I heard nothing other than what sounded like something spinning or engine noise. I did not hear any grinding of the starter. this happened in my 1st 2 tries to start the car. The 3rd time it starter. usually there is a buzzing noise from the ignition when I turn the key to start the car.

I just replaced mine 1 month ago, it took me 3 hours but hey I saved around 300 dollars in labor.

Is this the same or similar process on a 2002 Civic Si?

Found no links to most tools like the flex ratchet, torque wrench etc