Always wear protective gloves and eyewear when working with motor oil. Be careful if your car has been running recently as the engine and exhaust may be very hot. Keep rags or towels nearby to wipe up any spills.

Use a 19 mm box end wrench to turn the oil drain plug counter-clockwise until you can turn it by hand.

A socket wrench is not advisable due to space constraints.

Finish removing the oil drain plug with your hand. Oil will begin streaming out of the oil pan when you finish removing the plug

Watch the draining oil for shiny specks. The shiny specks could be metal flakes and may indicate a serious problem with your engine.