if you want to support it then yes.....from the tranny

 

With a wooden block in between.

 

i just use a jack stand.....if i choose to support it, which i usually dont

 

I just replaced the oil pan in my daughter's '95 2.0 SOHC Neon. Here's what I did after I raised and properly supported the car:

1. Drained the oil and removed oil filter.
2. Supported engine under trans body, not the pan, closer to the front of the trans, with jack and a block of wood. This helps to keep bolts from binding.
3. Removed 3 - 18mm hex head bolts that go through the bracket into transmission and the 2 - 15mm hex head bolts that go through the bracket to the engine. They turned with my fingers because I supported the trans. Without the support, I would have had to wrench them all the way out.
4. Removed the 15mm bolt to split the motor mount.
5. Remove oil filter adapter by unscrewing nipple that filter screws onto.
6. Remove all the 10mm bolts that hold the oil pan on.
7. The used gasket is probably reusable, but since I had already purchased one, I cleaned the surface and used the new one.
8. Reassemble in reverse order.

I figured the job would take me about an hour to an hour and a half. It took me just over 2 hours because I didn't have a deep socket to take off the oil filter adapter nipple. I tried many things, looking in the garage, basement and my truck to try to find a tool that would work. I finally found that my 12" cresent wrench standing on end with another cresent wrench to turn it would get that stupid nipple off. Sorry I can't tell you what size deep socket you would need on that nipple.

 

Just tried to get the pan off,which I did after an hour or two of messing with the motor mount. I now need to take off the oil filter adapter and it looks like I'll have it. Thanks for the tips! After I get the oil pan back together it's on to the drive axel seal.