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Some people drive around at night with only their Daytime Running Lights, not realizing that the headlights/taillights are off. If the car is dark-colored, it blends easily into the night. Taillights help us see the car from farther away.

I rolled up a piece of shop towel to prevent any debris from going in the fill hole, it wasn't necessary at all since the pan was coming off. The drain is at the front. The small port on the filter is closer to the front. The large port on the filter is further down/out, that is where we get to...

To take the pan off, I pointed the putty knife at the seam and hit it with a rubber mallet. The knife cracked as a resilt. I then used a flat head and mallet. It took only a few light hits at that spot to release the pan, didn't have to go all around the pan. But the flat head nicked a spot...

The bottom of the air box is out. To start the engine and check fluid level, I can just connect the top part of the box to the air pipe. The panel air filter is held to the top by a bungee so it won't fall out.

This is the most difficult task that I have attempted on the CX-3. But after changing the valve cover gasket on my MINI in early August, I started to feel a bit more at ease. It is pretty much the same procedure, just upside down, and with RTV instead of rubber gasket. Still felt anxious like I...

This picture shows the oil pan. No leaks around the seams. The drain valve is at the rear so when I put the front wheels on ramps at home, it helps getting the oil out. Did the 159K oil/filter change a few days ago, only paid $53 for oil and filter. While waiting for the RTV to cure, I rotated...

This picture shows how much of the old fluid remains in the pan while the draining was down to a slow drip. This is quite a bit, maybe half a quart?

Additional pics. Once the 16 bolts came off, I sprayed them with degreaser in a cup and let them soak. Took 3 rounds until the fluid became clear. Then I had to dry them and remove the RTV residue as much as I could. I know the book says use new bolts. The rubber o-rings in the new filter got...

The first fluid drain/fill was at 153K miles. Two more rounds of drain/fill were done before 155K miles. Decided to replace the filter and reseal the pan because there was a leak from the corner seam. What took me the longest was to scrape off the pink RTV residue from the transmission and pan...