Q: I am having trouble finding an oil pan gasket for this vehicle.

asked by on September 06, 2016

The guy installing a new oil pan said i would probably need a mew gasket as well. I cannot find any oil pan gasket for 2003 pontiac sunfire. Does this vehicle have a gasket on the oil pan? If so, how can i get one?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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