2000 Accord 4 cyl. Block Drain Plug

I want to install a block heater and drain and flush the anti freeze.
I am told the plug is very hard to get at and impossible to loosen
unless you have it on a hoist using a breaker bar. Anyone have any
experience with this plug ?

 

what you heard is pretty much right on. it's still doable though.

 

It's likely at the front of the block, just to the passenger side of the
exhaust manifold. Usually access is tight but is accessible from above.

Just a 3-ft breaker bar will do. But make certain your (correctly-sized)
socket is fully seated! You don't want to round-off that bolt.

Your fingers may tingle a bit after the bolt cracks loose.

 

Accessible from above ? Do you have any pics or a link that would show
me its location ? Thanks

 

I don't, sorry. Do you still have your Owner's Manual? If not, you can
spend $10 at https://techinfo.honda.com to get the necessary pages. Poor
help, I know, but it's all I've got.

On further checking of the documentation I /do/ have, I see that much older
Accords had their block drain to the driver's side of the oil filter, at
the REAR of the block.

 

Thanks to both of you. I can't see doing it from the top.