Verano 2.4 Litre oil drain plug location - where is it?

[KevinJ]

The engineers who designed this car should be drug tested.did my first oil change today and sacrificed a pizza pan,cut and bent to funnel the oil into the catch pan.why would anyone not be thinking ahead to do a oil change is mind boggling.

When I see bad design/engineering that results in a maintenance PITA, I assume it's been done by some engineers that are book smart but with no practical real world experience. Just because their title is "automotive engineer" doesn't mean they do their own vehicle maintenance or are even "car guys".

 

[Mike5631]

No photo, sorry. But it is about 4" behind the opening in the cover.
I watched the dealer tech change the oil once, it was a disaster! The oil drains out all over the top of that cover. It took him longer to clean up than actually drain the oil!
Somebody slept through the design of that cover, it's in a horrible spot and the cover is too big to remove for this (should be) simple procedure.
The best engineering I saw was was done at the dealership, when I came back for the next oil change they had devised a sacrificial Verano-oil-change-funnel/pan-device to channel the oil over the cover. 🙂

Hey, on our 2014 Verano with the 2.4L we took the right side splash cover off and cut about 1.5inch slit in it to the end if the piece and replaced it. Now the oil doesn't piss all over the top of the splash panel.they did mess up designing this who wants the drips on the ground or garage floor after an oil change

 

[Bosha]

Hey, on our 2014 Verano with the 2.4L we took the right side splash cover off and cut about 1.5inch slit in it to the end if the piece and replaced it. Now the oil doesn't piss all over the top of the splash panel.they did mess up designing this who wants the drips on the ground or garage floor after an oil change

Hey Mike; Are you on BaT by any chance?

 

[Bosha]

Hey Mike; Are you on BaT by any chance?