Even with a lift it sucks, trust me. I keep an extra bottle aroundjust in case I thoroughly it mess up.

 

The correct tool pretty much IS a caulk gun.

I have no trouble changing it. You can check the level via the fluid check hole, but its correct that you should add thru the drain so you don't trap air.

Well, you could check with the fluid check hole if it were easy to see... I wouldnt mess with it. If you pulled the check plug and fluid drained out, you'd know it was full, but you couldn't check and see how far down it was if it were low.

Also, don't worry too much about losing a little, its expected, and the tube of fluid is more than needed to compensate for this.

I've always had a lift or a pit to work with, which gives a little more elbow room, but the technique I use is to have the drain plug ready on a hex wrench close by, and as soon as i push the oil in, quickly bring a finger/thumb over the drain to plug it, while i pick up the drainplug (on the hex wrench so its easier to grab/spin). Quickly replace finger with plug, and give it a quick spin and you're thru with the worst of it.