I've done the last two oil changes on my 2017 2.0T using ramps in my driveway. Drain plug and oil filter are both very easy to access (no belly pan to remove, so it's quick and easy). I've done virtually all of my own oil changes over the past 40 years (except for the FREE Cadillac ones!) and this car is probably the easiest to do of them all. Good luck with your change!
DIY oil change 2018 2.0T
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I guess I don't keep vehicles long enough but I have never needed to replace a drain plug/gasket yet. I have had to take some pretty extreme measures to remove the factory installed oil filter on every 6.6L diesel I have owned and I have worried a bit about damage to the integrated oil to coolant heat exchanger. The gorilla at Moraine Ohio assembly plant responsible for installing these hasn't lost any strength over the years since I bought my first Duramax diesel in 2001. The 6.6L turbo diesel will pin its 120 PSI oil pressure gauge just off idle with a cold engine but I think when assembly gorilla is finished the gasket is compressed to barely thicker than an oil film and it doesn't need to be on with that much force.
This morning I changed the oil and transmission filter on my GMC Sierra Denali pickup. It is the easiest vehicle to change since there is a ton of clearance (no need for ramps). I start the oil draining then replace the spin on Allison transmission filter, a few minutes later it is ready for the new oil filter and the drain plug to be reinstalled. The only hassle with the pickup was from GM moving the oil fill back to near the rear of the engine with the L5P generation making it more difficult to fit a large funnel and the gallon jugs I use to fill it (10 quarts of 15W40). It would be fine if it had a rear opening hood like the Corvette.
My 3.6 ATS is the second easiest to change, the filter is really nice with the drop in cartridge replaced from the top and the sump drain plug is pretty easy to access.
The 3.6L Camaro is similar except it uses a traditional bottom mount filter. The 2016 Corvette Z06 easily is the most involved with its dry sump system with two drain plugs. It has to be in the air and level so that both drains work properly. After installing the new filter, 9 quarts of oil are added and the car has to be driven until the oil is up to normal operating temperature and then parked on a dead level surface with the engine shut off. To get a proper level reading, the engine must be off for at least 5 minutes but not more than 10 minutes and based upon this reading additional oil is added to the reservoir to hit the correct level.
As of now, all vehicles have had an oil change in the last 2 months so now it is time for the tractors and generator
Nothing I own is very difficult to change and with the nearest good dealerships half an hour away, it takes far more time to drive and wait than it does to change and usually I do two at a time and finish both within half an hour.
For years I have used Farm and Fleet for my AC Delco oil filters but I was glad I checked online this morning before picking up a filter because the large filter for my pickup was $17, nearly twice the price Walmart charges. Charm and Cheat is now a very different store from what it was when I moved to Illinois.
Rodger
This morning I changed the oil and transmission filter on my GMC Sierra Denali pickup. It is the easiest vehicle to change since there is a ton of clearance (no need for ramps). I start the oil draining then replace the spin on Allison transmission filter, a few minutes later it is ready for the new oil filter and the drain plug to be reinstalled. The only hassle with the pickup was from GM moving the oil fill back to near the rear of the engine with the L5P generation making it more difficult to fit a large funnel and the gallon jugs I use to fill it (10 quarts of 15W40). It would be fine if it had a rear opening hood like the Corvette.
My 3.6 ATS is the second easiest to change, the filter is really nice with the drop in cartridge replaced from the top and the sump drain plug is pretty easy to access.
The 3.6L Camaro is similar except it uses a traditional bottom mount filter. The 2016 Corvette Z06 easily is the most involved with its dry sump system with two drain plugs. It has to be in the air and level so that both drains work properly. After installing the new filter, 9 quarts of oil are added and the car has to be driven until the oil is up to normal operating temperature and then parked on a dead level surface with the engine shut off. To get a proper level reading, the engine must be off for at least 5 minutes but not more than 10 minutes and based upon this reading additional oil is added to the reservoir to hit the correct level.
As of now, all vehicles have had an oil change in the last 2 months so now it is time for the tractors and generator
Nothing I own is very difficult to change and with the nearest good dealerships half an hour away, it takes far more time to drive and wait than it does to change and usually I do two at a time and finish both within half an hour.
For years I have used Farm and Fleet for my AC Delco oil filters but I was glad I checked online this morning before picking up a filter because the large filter for my pickup was $17, nearly twice the price Walmart charges. Charm and Cheat is now a very different store from what it was when I moved to Illinois.
Rodger
thank you! with the limited space in my garage it was very difficult to crawl under but now I see both!!!
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