2003-2008 Honda Pilot Battery Replacement

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iFixit Library 2003-2008 Honda Pilot Easy 10 minutes Guide 132978

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Guide overview

Before you begin

You might have found yourself in a situation where your car dies. It happens to everyone at some point. When this happens, the first thing to do is to try and jump it off. If this doesn’t work, it’s likely that your battery is dead. In this case, you will need to replace the battery of your car. This guide will show you how to replace the dead battery with a new one in a 2003-2008 Honda Pilot.

Step 1

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On the inside of the driver’s side door is a latch the pops open the hood of the car. Pull the latch.
Underneath the hood is another latch to open the hood. Pull this latch and lift up on the hood of the car, revealing the engine.
Use the arm to keep the hood of the car propped open.

Step 2

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The car battery is placed on the right side, under the hood.

Step 3

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Use the pliers to loosen the negative (-) cable from the battery. Then loosen the positive (+) cable from the battery.
Gently remove the battery, and place it aside.

Step 4

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Take your new battery and place it where the old one was. Secure it into place with the plate, connect the negative (-) cable to battery. Then connect the positive (+) cable to battery.