Exhibit 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated:

 . October 15, 2001 with respect to the combined balance sheets of Sunoco
   Logistics (Predecessor) as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the related
   combined statements of income and net parent investment and of cash flows
   for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000;

 . October 19, 2001 with respect to the balance sheet of Sunoco Logistics
   Partners L.P. as of October 18, 2001; and

 . October 19, 2001 with respect to the balance sheet of Sunoco Partners LLC as
   of October 18, 2001

in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of Sunoco
Logistics Partners L.P. dated October 19, 2001.

                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 19, 2001