Exhibit 32

                                  CERTIFICATION

            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      We, the undersigned Deborah M. Fretz and Colin A. Oerton, being,
respectively, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, of Sunoco Partners LLC, the general partner of the
registrant Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., do each hereby certify that the
registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2004 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the period
report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

Date: November 5, 2004

                  /s/ DEBORAH M. FRETZ
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                  Name: Deborah M. Fretz
                  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

                  /s/ COLIN A. OERTON
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                  Name: Colin A. Oerton
                  Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer