Terrano 27TD Oil Change

Hi Derric, you have the right plug for the engine oil. Auto boxes dont have a drain plug you have to take the bottom sump off to service the auto, something you will not have to do, auto mechanic best way to go in that dept. I think you may need a more mechanically minded person to help you and yes you will save heaps in learning for yourself. May be you need to go to a tecnical college they will show every thing needeed to know . Col

Derric
I do all my own maintenance, servicing and repairs on all my own vehicles, always have done (30+ years of it).
The most difficult thing about changing the engine oil on the Terrano (I presume you don't mean a Terrano II) is removing the oil filter (I change mine every 5000K's with the oil). It is a bit of a cow but it is achievable. To avoid spilling that black engine oil stuff all over the engine bay and the floor, give the engine a few seconds of running with the sump drained and the sump plug out before you remove the filter.
This should pump some of the oil out of the filter and stop the spillage when you have to twist and tilt the thing getting it out.
I learnt this trick from a fellow Terrano owner who has been doing it for ages.
I used to do this years ago on other vehicles but more recently seem to have forgotten.
Don't forget to change the fuel filter regularly as well.
The advice about learning some skills at a TAFE or something like that is good advice.
The sump plug IS the one you can see near the front cross member and you don't need to remove the bash plate.
Happy dirty fingernails
Oskar

Please give a lot of thought as to how you intend to dispose of the used oil and filters, being the responsible 4x4'er that you are.