Use an oil filter wrench such as the one in the link below. I use a similar wrench on my FLHTCU.
2.5
Soft tail holds 3 quarts
The filter is behind the left headlight, Take the ducting off and get to the filter to change it.
5 with new filter
take the old one out and put a new one in it...
Take it to a Oil Change place and let them do it for you.
You have to take the glove box right out, there is a filter housing behind it that is not visible with the glove box still in
If it is a V6 about 6 Quarts with a new oil filter.
Motorcraft ( FL-820-S ) according to fordparts.com
Hey Jesse==You have to take the tail light completely off. The bulbs go in from the back Good Luck Joe
from inside the trunk just take the plastic pins out that hold the carpet directly behind the tail light and twist the light socket out and change the bulb
There is no external filter on the 2000 tl--its internal to the transmission----you will have to flush the transmission-to clean the filter-or dismantel it. Lot easier to take to a dealership or local garage and have the transmission flushed..