Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 249

Oil Filter
Replacement (cont'd)
3. Install the oil filter by hand.
4. After the rubber seal seats, tighten the oil filter
clockwise with the tool.
Tighten: 7/8 turn clockwise.
Tightening torque: 22 N-m (2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)
OIL FILTER WRENCH
07912-6110001
Use this procedure to tighten the filter if eight numbers
(1 to 8) are printed on the surface of the filter.
1) Make a mark on the oil pan under the number that
shows at the bottom of the filter when the rubber
seal is seated.
2) Tighten the filter by turning it clockwise seven num-
bers from the marked point. For example, if a mark
is made under the number 2 when the rubber seal
is seated, the filter should be tightened until the
number 1 comes up to the marked point.
Number when rubber
seal is seated.
CAUTION: Using any procedure other than those
shown could result in serious engine damage due
to oil leakage.
5. After installation, fill the engine with oil up to the
specified level, run the engine for more than three
minutes, then check for oil leakage.
Number after tightening,