I have changed the oil on mine once and it is very easy. There is a panel that covers the entire bottom of the engine area. In the center is a 12x12 door that folds down so you can access the drain plug and filter housing. At the bottom of the filter housing is small drain plug to empty the fliter so not so messy when you remove the filter. Had to buy filters at local dealership since no body stocks them yet. I put 5.5 quarts back in for refill. Pennzoil euro L 5w-30
I have driven the gen 2 diesel, it is interesting it is quiet with a timing chain vs timing belt. Thanks for posting the diagram. The timing chain should be better and require less maintenance than the belt.
I just changed my oil today at 1956 miles. I needed a 15 mm wrench for the oil drain plug. I should have used a 15 mm socket with a 4" extension instead. It was on super tight from the factory. The oil filter housing is attached to a 24mm nut. It was also much tighter than it should have been. Last, there is a 6 mm allen wrench I should have used to drain the oil from the oil filter housing. It made a big mess without opening it. It was also on super tight. Bonus, I had trouble removing the 3rd phillips screw keeping the flap closed. It was super tight.
Constantly getting new tools, working on the cold and wet driveway, resulted in a first change time of about 2.5 hours. I expect next time it will be 45 mins.
It took a while to clean up the oil I spilled, and swap out 2 o-rings which came with the oil filter.
I used AC Delco PF2264G. It looks like no one makes an aftermarket filter at this time. I put in almost 5 qts of Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5W-30. I'll recheck the oil level tomorrow to see if I can add almost another half quart.
Unrelated, I have 2 free oil changes from the dealer. I don't plan on using them. Too bad they aren't transferable.
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