just curious why so messy?drain bolt at bottom empties fluid into pail,then drop the pan.did more fluid come out when you pulled the filter?did you use gm iv or toyota iv fluid.90.oo in parts is a good price i would think. also 2.5 quartes is just what the pan holds so the rest is about 6 quartes in the converter which means you have about 33-40% good fluid verses old.have any pics of the filter new or old.appreciate you sharing your experiences with this.i am 41 and hope i can still crawl under there when im 67 thats amazing!!!!happy new year.