I agree, changing the oil in this car is unusually tedious. Almost worth paying to have it done. I used 10W-40 Castrol synthetic blend. I figure a little lighter oil in the winter is okay. Kestas, I don't have a shroud over my oil pan either.

I am still looking for a source for the oil filter housing wrench. I changed out the oil in mine Saturday, then drove it to my friendly indy (EuroConnection, Dallas) where they removed the old oil filter for me. Nearly embarassing.