oil change jacking point/ramps
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oil change jacking point/ramps
Hello,
Please do not jump all over me for making a new thread. I searched for an hour last night and consulted the factory service manuel but did not really find a general consensus answer for my question. I am going to change my 93 RX7's oil for the first time and I am trying to find the best way to get under it. I have a R1 front underspoiler so am I correct in assuming ramps would not work? I am thinking of buying a cheap 2 ton jack to get the job done but I am not sure how it would exactly work. I looked in the factory service manual and it said that the correct jacking point for the front is at the center of the crossmember. While searching however, people seemed to indicate they could not get a jack that far under the car. Any advice on how to get the front of the car in the air for an oil change would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Drew
Please do not jump all over me for making a new thread. I searched for an hour last night and consulted the factory service manuel but did not really find a general consensus answer for my question. I am going to change my 93 RX7's oil for the first time and I am trying to find the best way to get under it. I have a R1 front underspoiler so am I correct in assuming ramps would not work? I am thinking of buying a cheap 2 ton jack to get the job done but I am not sure how it would exactly work. I looked in the factory service manual and it said that the correct jacking point for the front is at the center of the crossmember. While searching however, people seemed to indicate they could not get a jack that far under the car. Any advice on how to get the front of the car in the air for an oil change would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Drew
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Ramps always worked fine on mine and it's slightly lower than stock. IIRC they're Rhino ramps rated well beyond the car's weight. I'd run it up on the ramps then use a floor jack to go higher if needed. Always with stands at the pinch rail points...which are set out in the owners manual.
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For my oil change I used a normal hydraulic jack (which doesnt fit under the front bumper) on the rails on the side, and then just placed a 2ton stand there, and did the same on the other side.
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I'd still like to buy a low pro jack, but simple and cheap wood that's always around makes it hard to justify buying one.
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If your car is not lowered too much, then a low profile aluminum small jack will fit under the car to the cross member.
All you needed to do was:
(1) measure your ground clearance
(2) visit a few places were they sell jacks
(3) measure them.
Was that too difficult for you do on your own that you had to ask?
DAPDAS!
All you needed to do was:
(1) measure your ground clearance
(2) visit a few places were they sell jacks
(3) measure them.
Was that too difficult for you do on your own that you had to ask?
DAPDAS!
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Why don't you try fitting the jack under your car first? Harbor Freight carries some low profile jacks. My car was too low to fit a low profile jack, so I picked up some 2x4s and drove onto them to fit my jack under the crossmember.
FYI - There is a "New Member RX-7 Technical" section here on the forums where you could ask all your "basic" questions without getting flamed.
FYI - There is a "New Member RX-7 Technical" section here on the forums where you could ask all your "basic" questions without getting flamed.
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Just be carefull with ramps. Dont use them on a smooth shiney floor. They can slide out as you drive up and wreck the front lip or worse. In fact they are a pain in the **** lining them up, and then driving up, you cant see where the front wheels are, its less work and less stressfull just to park the front wheels on 2x4s and slide a trolly jack under the cross-member
also, not to be condescending, but it sounds like you're new at this. dont get under the car on a jack. put it on stands before you get undr there.
also, not to be condescending, but it sounds like you're new at this. dont get under the car on a jack. put it on stands before you get undr there.
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I just use my stock jack to lift one side of the car a little bit, then slide one arm under the car to unscrew the drain plug. takes little to no time, but it probably isn't the safest way
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Instead of messing with the front crossmember, would it work to just jack up the car from the lift point behind the left front wheel and put a stand there for safety. Would that give me enough clearance to get to the oil plug? The jack I was looking at lifts 14 inches so hopefully that will be enough.
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I always use the aluminium jack that comes standard with the car to get it started- so its high enough to put an bigger jack under there.
i had to grind the tabs on my stock jack off where you put the handle bit into it so you can turn it to get it started though
i had to grind the tabs on my stock jack off where you put the handle bit into it so you can turn it to get it started though
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Post #18 has a great picture and instructions of a cheap solution:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...1/#post5461843
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...1/#post5461843
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These are what I use and they work perfectly and allow me to get a normal or race jack under the center of the car.
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...-ramps-937124/
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...-ramps-937124/
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