[Synchro909]

I do as Dick in So Cal does (post #2). Mine are drivers cars, not show cars so I don't care - not that anybody will ever see the slots. I do the same with the bolts right at the back of the sump too.
When I come accross a car with bolts in the front of the sump, I jack the front off the ground under the axle so I can easily turn the steering to a position where I can get at them. (I do the same when greasing the steering ball joints.)