[NickD]

More concerned with reliability than convenience.

To me, know big deal to manually roll down a window, adjust the seat, switch to accessory to play the radio, pull on a real reliable slide switch for the lights, adjust the temperatures, etc. Just give me AC and cruise, even love shifting a manual transmission, and certainly not a problem to remove a drain plug.

Convenience just translates to more problems, and very major problems at that. How about getting soaked to death when a power window wouldn't go up or being baked alive with automatic climate control. This was not convenient.

 

[NickD]

I use a Topsider MVP - Oil changes from the top!

No need for ramps or lifts or any of that. Also keeps from stripping threads, if that's an issue.

With my testing on this, still leaves about a quart of that old dirty rotten contaminated oil in the bottom of the pan. Not my way of doing an oil change.


Haven't tried this on the Cruze, but will be interesting after putting it from the top to learn how much of that old oil is left in that pan. Even like to use that half a quart extra in a five quart bottle and pour that in to let it drain, even that comes out dirty.

Another way to learn this, with the 1.4L draining it, takes exactly 4 1/2 quarts to bring the oil level up on the dip stick, vehicle sitting level to the full mark. How much oil are you adding?

 

[NickD]

Oil filter for the 454 CID engine is huge, only a $1.75 for a top brand filter.

Sure getting robbed for this piece of paper for the Cruze. Opened up one of those large cans to see what the inside looks like, heck of a lot more filter than these tiny little things. Doesn't seem right. Manual claims these cartridges are more environmentally friendly and economical. Gathering the guy that wrote this didn't go shopping.