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2021 Honda CR-V
2021 Honda CR-V oil grade, capacities, and drain-bolt torque. The manual also says the owner should not change the oil.
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2021 CR-V Owner's Manual, gas book, oil change procedure and specifications (opens in a new tab), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., published 2020-09-02, read 2026-10-15.
Numbers on this page come from the cited source. Match the engine before you use a capacity or a torque. Do not work under a vehicle held only by a jack.
Dealer service, if you follow the warning
The oil-change page says specialized equipment is required and tells the owner not to change the oil and filter.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 L engine | Honda Genuine Motor Oil 0W-20, or API premium-grade 0W-20 detergent oil. Change 3.4 US qt (3.2 L). Change including filter 3.7 US qt (3.5 L). | Specifications, engine oil |
| Displacement | 91.38 cu-in (1,498 cm3). Unleaded gasoline, pump octane 87 or higher. Fuel tank 14 US gal (53 L). | Engine specifications and fuel |
Each figure stays with the source named in the last column. If a sequence is a figure in that source and the order is not printed in the text, this page does not invent the order.
| Fastener | Torque | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil drain bolt | 30 lbf-ft (40 N-m, 4.0 kgf-m) | Changing the engine oil and oil filter |
The changing-the-oil section says specialized equipment and procedures are required, tells you to have an authorized Honda dealer replace the oil and filter, and says not to attempt the change yourself.
If you are reading the printed procedure, it warms the engine, shuts it off, removes the fill cap and the under cover, drains the oil, replaces the filter, and torques the drain bolt to 30 lbf-ft (40 N-m, 4.0 kgf-m). A special filter wrench is available from a dealer. A genuine Honda filter is recommended. No filter torque is printed.
The procedure lists 3.7 US qt (3.5 L) as the including-filter capacity. The specifications table also lists a change amount of 3.4 US qt (3.2 L). This gas book prints one engine, 1.5 L, 91.38 cu-in (1,498 cm3). It does not print a 2.4 L row.
The printed steps say to install the fill cap, run the engine, check for leaks, wait three minutes, read the dipstick, and reinstall the under cover. The low oil pressure indicator should go off within five seconds.
This file is the gas 2021 CR-V owner's manual, book date September 2, 2020. It is not the CR-V Hybrid book. The 2019 CR-V manual still has a separate 2.4 L oil capacity. That quantity is not in this 2021 gas book.
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Honda Genuine Motor Oil 0W-20 or API premium-grade 0W-20
The specifications table lists both. The manual recommends a genuine Honda oil filter and does not print an aftermarket number.
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Dealer service, if you follow the warning
The oil-change page says specialized equipment is required and tells the owner not to change the oil and filter.
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