How are you guys getting under your car to change the oil?

[Suberman]

Originally Posted by NYCsubaruBRZ

some people just use the jack and trust that alone. i sometimes do, im only under there for a few seconds. if u wanna be safe 2 stands and a jack under the rear you should be more than fine unless your on a hill or on the street or something. just shake the car before you get under it. you'll be ok.
but ramps are safer i guess.

It takes under a second for a car to fall on you if the jack fails. Stability isn't the whole issue. Very occasionally jacks fail suddenly. If you are ok getting killed only the one time then go ahead and risk it. For me dying once is too many times.

NEVER go under ANYTHING lifted on a hydraulic jack without blocking supporting the weight. The risk is small but the consequence is immediate death with no chance of being saved.

[Suberman]

Originally Posted by stugray

Maybe I'm just an old fart but I just drive the car up onto the curb and get under it. And I have rhino ramps jackstands and floor jacks...

This is safe, of course.

Lifting a car on any portable jack, hydraulic or not, requires blocking of the suspended weight.

If the weight of the car remains on the springs fully then there is no danger.

[Stevo22]

Originally Posted by M1K3

Sorry for the Thread Jacking



Yes it's all screwed together:


But you can make it like lego if you want. Here is the site I got the info from to make it: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/multi/wood-block.htm (My setup and measurements differ slightly from what is on the site)

As for maxing out the jack it's not too bad:



I can even stack my suv on it, but I got to use blocks on the jack:

Do you remember your measurements?

[frs10]

Originally Posted by Krispeee

I use rhino ramps to get he front of the car up in the air. When performing a tranny/diff flush, i use two jack stands to prop the rear up while using rhino ramps in the front to get the car level.


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rhino ramps destroyed my front bumper... you need wood planks to get the car higher or it wont clear

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by BRZnut

Correct me if I am wrong guys but my understanding is to never use just a jack stand to get under the car. If it slips, you're toast.

It's actually to never use just a jack to get underneath the car. Jackstands are much MUCH safer.

[chas3wba0]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Just a jack is a dumb idea. Use stands *and* a jack, at the minimum. Many people will take a wheel and put it under the car as well.

This. One wheel under the engine bay has saved me once already during a front brake job on my previous car (granted, I didn't need to go under the car, but the wheel minimized the resulting damage when the jack slipped)

[SloS14]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

It's actually to never use just a jack to get underneath the car. Jackstands are much MUCH safer.

What he said. NEVER, not even for a split-second put your head under a car that is not supported with a jack stand. Then again, I do like a strong gene pool so use your own judgement

[M1K3]

Originally Posted by Stevo22

Do you remember your measurements?

For each stand:

I had:
13" long 2x4 = 8 pieces
23.5" long 2x4 = 6 pieces
23.5" long 2x10 = 1 piece

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Asking if you can reach the hole with 2.5 inches doesn't belong in maintenance section, mods please move this to off topic,.

Originally Posted by stugray

Which "section" would "Oil change questions" belong in your world then?

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