I don't lift my car at all to drain the oil. I just get it up to full temperature park it on level ground and reach under to take out the plug. Then I replace the filter while it's draining. By the time I'm done with the filter, it's done draining so I replace the plug and refill (7 quarts in the 617 turbo) and start it to refill the filter. I then wait a while (5 or 10 minutes) and check the level. It usually takes between 7 and 7.5 quarts to fill it to the midpoint on the dipstick. The 616 takes a total of about 6.5 quarts.

BTW, I replaced the little filter O-rings last time on the 617. The old ones were petrified, they just snapped off like hard plastic.