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Originally Posted by vash

I have both sides of the spectrum now.

easiest is my 2006 Toyota Tacoma. 4.0L. oil filter is on top of motor. I turn it off like the lid of a pickle jar. slip under, and the drain plug is right there. pow!

biggest PIA?
my 2023 Toyota Tacoma. 3.5L. it has a canister type filter where I only change out the element inside. canister is plastic. I have to drain it first by removing some odd alloy cap and then jamming a draining device. I had to source a sllicon hose to keep the oil from dribbling down my arm. BUT to even get to that filter is to remove the skid plate. grit and sand will rain on me. haha. I have to change out o-rings on the canister. two of them. the oil fill tube is very angled. I have to get my wife to steady the funnel. good times!!

I changed both a couple of days ago. my 2006 took 7 minutes. I'm still side eyeing the new truck to make sure I didnt forget something.

wife has an EV. high five.

Same, wife has 2018 Subaru Outback with 3.6L flat 6. I don't have to jack the car up, slide under, unscrew filter bare handed through access hole in plastic panel. Then use a wrench to remove/reinstall drain plug. Fill with 7 qts of oil.

2008 Boxster S w/3.4L flat 6. Jack up car, because there's no way in hell that I can fit under it any other way. It also has a canister oil filter where you just replace the cartridge. LN Eng does make an adapter for a screw on oil filter, but I'm sticking with the canister for now. The screw on filter would be a lot easier/cleaner. Fill with 8.2qt of oil.