Changing oil on the M-B SLKs and Chry Crossfires is so very easy. You don't even have to crawl under the car, just buy yourself a good hand pump that holds at least 8 quarts. Search on Amazon.com or just about any auto parts site or store for "Fluid Evacuator" or "Oil Pump". Good ones cost about $60.

Use an "oil filter wrench" which is available at any parts store for a few dollars and remove the oil filter cover from the top of the engine, then remove the old oil filter. Next take out your dip stick, snake the hose from the oil pump into the dip stick tube and pump out all the oil. Many dealers now use a pump to evacuate the old oil as it is so much easier and actually gets into the lowest area of the oil pan which dumping the oil from the pan does not. I bought a "Mityvac 7201" and it works great.

Once you've pumped all the oil out of the pan replace the dip stick and put the new "O" rings on the shaft and install the new oil filter cartridge, put cap back on hand tight and install the recommended number of quarts of synthetic oil. Of course disposal of the old oil is a bit of a hassle as you have to take it to any place that changes oil. By law if they change oil they have to accept old oil and some recycling centers also accept the oil.

After the one time cost of buying a pump and oil filter wrench you are going to find out it is incredibly easy to change your own oil and over the years you will save bundles on oil changes. Plus it does give one a sense of accomplishment to do it yourself

Sheldon