I did get the fill plug loosened so no worries about refilling...once I get the fluid in hand. The dealer wanted $20 a HALF liter! I drained close to 5 quarts out. No other place around me sells the recommended fluid so I had to order it. Should arrive in a couple days.

Parts went in relatively easy. I used a small block of wood and a pry bar to pop the new sleeve in place. I already tightened the bolts on the pan before I found the spec for 8nm torque. I am thinking of loosening and retightening again. Or should I leave them alone now that they have been tightened?

And who designed the pan so the 3 bolts in back were directly over the brace?! Getting those out was the hardest part of the job next to getting the plug lined up in the socket.