Where is the oil pan drain plug on a Pontiac Sunfire?

Where is the oil pan drain plug on a Pontiac Sunfire?

Lay down on the ground so you can see underneath the engine. Use a flashlight to locate the oil pan. It will look like a deep tray bolted to the underside of the engine, on a Pontiac Sunfire the tray will be deeper at one end. Find the oil pan drain plug on the underside of the oil pan.

How do you change the oil on a Pontiac Sunfire?

For most Pontiacs, you can wrap an old belt around the oil filter and unscrew it by hand. If you can’t do this, see our parts page to find a Pontiac Sunfire oil filter wrench. If your Sunfire is too low to the ground to access your drain plug and oil filter, be sure to use jack stands and safe jacking procedures before getting under your Sunfire.

Where is the drain plug on an oil pan?

Find the oil pan drain plug on the underside of the oil pan. Place your oil drain pan as close as you can to the location of the oil drain plug. You should still be able to work with a socket wrench to remove the plug. Select a socket that fits the plug and loosen it, but do not remove the plug entirely.

How do you remove bolts from a Pontiac Sunfire?

Lay a clean cloth on the ground next to you. Support the center of the oil pan of your Pontiac Sunfire with one hand. With the other hand, begin to remove the bolts. Be careful to lay each bolt down on the cloth so you remember the pattern that you used to removed them. The bolts will not all be the same. Once the bolts are removed.

Lay down on the ground so you can see underneath the engine. Use a flashlight to locate the oil pan. It will look like a deep tray bolted to the underside of the engine, on a Pontiac Sunfire the tray will be deeper at one end. Find the oil pan drain plug on the underside of the oil pan.

For most Pontiacs, you can wrap an old belt around the oil filter and unscrew it by hand. If you can’t do this, see our parts page to find a Pontiac Sunfire oil filter wrench. If your Sunfire is too low to the ground to access your drain plug and oil filter, be sure to use jack stands and safe jacking procedures before getting under your Sunfire.

Find the oil pan drain plug on the underside of the oil pan. Place your oil drain pan as close as you can to the location of the oil drain plug. You should still be able to work with a socket wrench to remove the plug. Select a socket that fits the plug and loosen it, but do not remove the plug entirely.

Lay a clean cloth on the ground next to you. Support the center of the oil pan of your Pontiac Sunfire with one hand. With the other hand, begin to remove the bolts. Be careful to lay each bolt down on the cloth so you remember the pattern that you used to removed them. The bolts will not all be the same. Once the bolts are removed.