Two-door rear-wheel-drive hardtop coupe · 400 cu in V8, 4-barrel
1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 — 400 cu in V8, 4-barrel, 3-speed floor-shift manual
Pontiac's 1970 Pocket Facts ordering matrix documents this Formula 400 engine and transmission combination.
Photo: “1970 Pontiac Firebird (14344184110).jpg” by Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- Formula 400
- Body style
- Two-door rear-wheel-drive hardtop coupe
- Engine
- 400 cu in V8, 4-barrel
- Transmission
- 3-speed floor-shift manual
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 — 400 cu in V8, 4-barrel, 3-speed floor-shift manual. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 4
- Factory intervals
- 4
- Fitment-scoped
- 4
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine oil filter
Exact reference available
Manufacturer-catalog fitment scoped to the exact engine row in the Firebird application table.
Source: Pontiac Motor Division — 1970 Pontiac Service Manual, general lubrication schedule · General Information and Lubrication page 0-10 — oil-filter row · checked
Baldwin B39 cataloged fitment
This manufacturer application record establishes filter fitment only; it does not alter the separately sourced service schedule.
Source: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 944, Pontiac 1970 Firebird V8-400 (6.6L) carbureted row — Lube — B39 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentBaldwin B39
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 1970 Firebird V8-400 (6.6L) carbureted; verify engine code and installed dimensions.
Catalog: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 944, Pontiac 1970 Firebird V8-400 (6.6L) carbureted row — Lube — B39 · checked
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Chassis lubrication
Sourced interval available
Source: Pontiac Motor Division — 1970 Pontiac Service Manual, general lubrication schedule · General Information and Lubrication page 0-10 — chassis-lubrication row · checked
Paper air-cleaner element
Sourced interval available
Source: Pontiac Motor Division — 1970 Pontiac Service Manual, general lubrication schedule · General Information and Lubrication page 0-11 — standard paper air-cleaner row · checked
Tire rotation
Sourced interval available
Source: Pontiac Motor Division — 1970 Pontiac Service Manual, general lubrication schedule · General Information and Lubrication page 0-11 — special-interval tire row · checked
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