I just did the first oil and filter change after break-in at 1,000 miles. It is one of the easiest to change. Everything is easy to access. The skid plate has 6 12mm bolts. Two of the boltholes are keyholes, so you just loosen them and it will hold the weight for removal and installation. Once you have the skid plate off, everything is easily accessed. Bonus: the threads on the oil container thread into the oil filler. You just cut the first one’s bottom off and you have a funnel.
Filter: cartridge or can?
Thanks so much, I’ve been waiting for the first person to report an oil change. Please humor a few questions: where is the filter? How did the oil look after the first 1000?
Is the skid plate two separate pieces - one piece ‘front’ which you removed here, and one in the middle covering transmission/transfer case? And are all the pieces the same material/thickness?
Thanks for sharing. On another note, since you’ve familiarized yourself with the undercarriage, how complex would you say installing a lift kit would be?
PixelMagic measured the skid plate thickness at 2.5mm.
Thanks, you answered my questions about the skid plate and ease of oil change.
Very helpful, these photos and information about the oil change. Even at age 67, I think I could roll mine up on the ramps and get her done. Guessing the ground clearance isn’t sufficient to do the oil change without ramps? Again, thanks for your generosity in sharing these photos.
I also changed my oil this past weekend and that’s exactly what I did. The 4-LO setting made it particularly fun and easy to drive up on the ramps.