Saturday, December 26, 2009

If you would do a oil change on your car where would you place the jack?

where would you lift the car up on any lift especialy those V shaped lifts that are hydraulic?If you would do a oil change on your car where would you place the jack?
Always suspend the vehicle on the frame, look underneath the car and find the solid steel cross member usually in front or to the rear of the engine, you can also jack it up using the suspension arm as a support.If you would do a oil change on your car where would you place the jack?
Just behind the front wheels.


And, just in front of the rear wheels
I would not jack up the car for oil change. Use ramp and choke the rear wheels. If I don't have a ramp, I would use screw jacks (jack + can be used as jack stand) and place it under the front wheel tire jacking position.





When you use a floor jack, then you have to locate a frame that is strong enough to support the weight of the car and for some cars, this isn't straight forward.
If you have to ask...go invest $75 in an oil pump, and draw the oil out through the dipstick. Life is too short to risk your neck to a flimsy jack.
I would put a floor jack under the lower control arm of the front suspension,then place a jack stand under the frame at the manufacturer's recommended lift point. If using the supplied screw jack,I would lift at the lift point and place the jack stand under the suspension. If available the easiest way is to use ramps.

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