Hi,

Its time for my first oil change. I do the maintinance on all my cars and I plan on doing this myself. After researching past posts on oil filter removal I think the best approach is to remove the lower "shield" and access it from the bottom. After looking at the plastice shield I noticed that it is held in place by both bolts and two plastic rivets.
Question - is it necessary to remove these rivets and if so hows does one go about doing it without breaking them ?

Thanks