Thank you all for your good advice and tips on the different ways to skin this cat.

Out of fear of ending my life under a ton of German steel, I didn’t use the floor jack, or jack stand - and having no curbs, just curved cement gutters.......so accessing the modesty panels 2 rear screws was almost a bridge too far. I left it off and will take to my garage to reinstall when it’s inspected. It was in very good condition and I figure it serves a purpose so I’ll leave it at that. Draining the oil was easy as the plug is near the front bumper.

I used exactly 8qts of Mobil 1 (WalMart$60) and the Mann fleece filter (Amazon$9) and a new drain plug washer (Advanced Auto pkg of 4 for$4). Not counting the panel removal......it was the quickest and easiest oil change I ever did.

A half hour getting to know your new ride saved me enough to buy 5 cases of beer. Priceless !