On our 617's I always: drive the car up on a couple 2x4's in front so I can get under it a little easier.....(an extra 4" of headroom)....then I open the filter housing, pull the filter, then I pull the plug underneath, leave it draining about 15 minutes, put drain plug in, put new filter in, close up filter housing/tighten bolts, pour in oil, run 3 minutes, stop, wait a few, check level, add any if needed, then close it all up.
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