Help!! Car stuck on 4 post lift - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

track_warrior · 07-28-2013, 01:40 AM

Any garage lift experts on the forum?

Ok guys well I bought a 4 post atlas pro 8000 lift around 7 months ago and about 3 weeks ago it started acting weird. I tried lifting it to get it off the locks so I could lower the FR-S and the lift motor sounded normal but nothing happened. I called the lift store support and they told me to check the release valve. Magically as always when you are trying to show a problem I came out and tried it again and it worked perfectly, the support guy said sometimes debris gets stuck and it needs a purge.

I took the FR-S out and put the porsche on the lift and raised it to the desired height and let the lift rest on the locks taking off the pressure from the hydraulic system. Today i tried lifting the Porsche to get it off the locks so I could lower it and store the FR-S but the lift does not move at all, the motor sounds normal and everything. I tried purging the lift by holding the release valve and up button at the same time but no go, I also checked the release valve to see if it was stuck and its not then i topped it off with a bit more hydraulic fluid but nothing seems to work. Since the early AM i have been letting it rest and trying again but nada the lift wont move at all. :confused2

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

Here are some pics of the lift that i am talking about for reference Atlas Pro 8000 4 post lift:

dem00n · 07-28-2013, 09:21 AM

I'd contact the support again, not a wise thing to play with a lift that has a car on it...

Burrcold · 07-28-2013, 10:22 AM

Stuck or not, that's pretty badass!

FnFast · 07-28-2013, 10:39 AM

I second that. Call support. You spend a pretty penny on it and it's only 7 months old.

track_warrior · 07-28-2013, 07:40 PM

Very weird, at around noon today i tried again and it worked normally i put the porsche down and raised the FR-S no problem at all. I really think the lift is possessed by some kind of demon!!

husker741 · 07-28-2013, 07:48 PM

I think the lift dislikes that you are mixing your Japanese Godsend vehicle with German and American cars.

Kimsey47 · 07-28-2013, 08:15 PM

I wish I had problems like these!

xDBOYx · 07-30-2013, 05:02 PM

Thinking about getting a 4 post lift. May I ask how tall is your ceiling? And whats the height from the roof of the frs to the floor of your garage?

R_E_L · 07-30-2013, 05:30 PM

I would still call even if you got it working, it's brand new and should not be acting this way.

07-28-2013, 01:40 AM	#1
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Help!! Car stuck on 4 post lift Any garage lift experts on the forum? Ok guys well I bought a 4 post atlas pro 8000 lift around 7 months ago and about 3 weeks ago it started acting weird. I tried lifting it to get it off the locks so I could lower the FR-S and the lift motor sounded normal but nothing happened. I called the lift store support and they told me to check the release valve. Magically as always when you are trying to show a problem I came out and tried it again and it worked perfectly, the support guy said sometimes debris gets stuck and it needs a purge. I took the FR-S out and put the porsche on the lift and raised it to the desired height and let the lift rest on the locks taking off the pressure from the hydraulic system. Today i tried lifting the Porsche to get it off the locks so I could lower it and store the FR-S but the lift does not move at all, the motor sounds normal and everything. I tried purging the lift by holding the release valve and up button at the same time but no go, I also checked the release valve to see if it was stuck and its not then i topped it off with a bit more hydraulic fluid but nothing seems to work. Since the early AM i have been letting it rest and trying again but nada the lift wont move at all. :confused2 Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance. Here are some pics of the lift that i am talking about for reference Atlas Pro 8000 4 post lift: __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

07-28-2013, 09:21 AM	#2
dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd contact the support again, not a wise thing to play with a lift that has a car on it... __________________ Friends don't let friends Plastidip

07-28-2013, 10:22 AM	#3
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Stuck or not, that's pretty badass! __________________

07-28-2013, 10:39 AM	#4
FnFast Doctor Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Fast Location: Philadelphia Posts: 496 Thanks: 410 Thanked 203 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I second that. Call support. You spend a pretty penny on it and it's only 7 months old. __________________ Jeremy Clarkson "If you go though the Pearly Gates, backwards, in a fireball, that's a cool way to die!" 2013 White Pearl BRZ Limited 6MT - 15% Tint, Debadged, HIDPowerhouse LED Interiors and Dome

07-28-2013, 07:40 PM	#5
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Very weird, at around noon today i tried again and it worked normally i put the porsche down and raised the FR-S no problem at all. I really think the lift is possessed by some kind of demon!! __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

07-28-2013, 07:48 PM	#6
husker741 Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout Scion FR-S 6MT Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 3,272 Thanks: 1,278 Thanked 4,183 Times in 1,415 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I think the lift dislikes that you are mixing your Japanese Godsend vehicle with German and American cars.

07-28-2013, 08:15 PM	#7
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wish I had problems like these! __________________ Subaru STI : Last edited by Kimsey47; 07-29-2013 at 12:54 PM.

07-30-2013, 05:02 PM	#8
xDBOYx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Limited Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 144 Times in 120 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Thinking about getting a 4 post lift. May I ask how tall is your ceiling? And whats the height from the roof of the frs to the floor of your garage?

07-30-2013, 05:30 PM	#9
R_E_L He's got this. Join Date: Mar 2010 Drives: 50th Anni BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 569 Thanks: 251 Thanked 247 Times in 129 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would still call even if you got it working, it's brand new and should not be acting this way. __________________ Don't worry, I'm certified... promise.

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