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

Locate the 17mm hex oil drain plug. It is on the driver's side of the car and facing backwards.

Use a 17 mm socket wrench or box end wrench to turn the oil drain plug counter-clockwise until it is loose enough to turn by hand.

Place the oil drain pan underneath the oil drain plug.

Be sure that the drain pan is positioned so that it will catch the oil when it is streaming out of the pan.