oil change hell

[vxer]

Hi Guys,

I was about to change the oil in my new rx7 when i discovered that it appears to have a bodykit covering the jacking points!

Can anyone confirm this and what are you supposed to do in case of flat tyre, say?

Ta, Paul.

[rx7veilside]

the standard jack slips over that ridge u shld still be able to jack it up/i cant even see my ridge but lay on my back and position standard jack

[vxer]

the standard jack slips over that ridge u shld still be able to jack it up/i cant even see my ridge but lay on my back and position standard jack

When you say \'that ridge\', can you describe it in term of the second picture?

Cheers, Paul.

[Gman]

Here is the ridge

[vxer]

Here is the ridge

Oh, the thing with the dents in?

Does the whole car get lifted just by that ridge alone then? I\'d be worried about the jack pushing the body kit and crushing it...

Forgive all the questions, i\'m a bit of a noob!  :god

Ta, Paul.

[Gman]

The ridge will bend a bit but with won\'t do any damage to anything else.

[vxer]

The ridge will bend a bit but with won\'t do any damage to anything else.

Ta muchly!  :cheers

Cheers, Paul.

[grinder]

i wouldnt jack on that to be honest

get a jack under with a block of wood and jack on the cross member or a chassis leg - i put the jack thru the floor jacking where you did

and changind the oil - just get it up on car ramps - no jacking damage and it lifts it nice and high

Just me £0.02p worth

Stu

[vxer]

i wouldnt jack on that to be honest

get a jack under with a block of wood and jack on the cross member or a chassis leg - i put the jack thru the floor jacking where you did

Hi Stu,

I certainly don\'t want that... The thing is, i have a trolly jack but the weird bodykit on the front seems to include a plastic diffuser type thing which covers up a large portion of the front underside of the car, also stops the jack fitting underneath.

and changind the oil - just get it up on car ramps - no jacking damage and it lifts it nice and high

I brought some ramps for halfords today but the bloody front bodykit gets in the way. Had a bit of a mare the entire day trying to work it out thb!  :Hammer

Ta, Paul.

[Fish]

I wouldnt want to jack it up on the outside of that lip.

With a trolley jack, you should be able to get on the back bush of the front lower arm.

Fish

[rx7veilside]

the standard jack slips each side of the lip and distributes the weight over a roughly 4in by 4 inch area

[vxer]

I wouldnt want to jack it up on the outside of that lip.

With a trolley jack, you should be able to get on the back bush of the front lower arm.

Fish

Could you describe where that is on the picture?



Ta, Paul.

[Fish]

Thats the one. Just try to jack on the knuckle, and not the arm.

Fish

[vxer]

Thats the one. Just try to jack on the knuckle, and not the arm.

Fish

Is that the darker bit with the nipple, or the lighter arm thing in front of it?

 :confused:

Ta, Paul.

[GerbilStuntFarm]

Right you shouldnt be jacking up the lower wishbone joint if youre planning to work underneath the car as you\'re limited to where you can place your axle stands.

If you have the RX7 scissor jack from the boot and need to work under the car then jack up off the sills relatively near the wheel, if they look none rusty, like in your first pic. You\'ll see it\'s designed to then slide an axle stand under the lower wishbone joint like in your latter pic, the one with the rubber bush, not the darker patch, then lower the jack so the car\'s resting on the axle stand and leave the jack in place for security. It\'s a stretch from there even with the wheel off to remove the sump plug though, so you may have to do the driver side first, axle stand in, undo the sump plug, lower the driver side, then do the passenger side to help the sump drain.

If you only have a trolley jack then could try jacking up the entire car from underneath just behind the sump (but NOT on the sump), then slide the axle stand underneath the passenger AND driver\'s sider, undo the sump plug, jack up again to take the weight off the axle stands, and remove the driver side axle stand and lower the car.

Not forgetting something to catch the oil  

I\'ve probably over complicated all that, but i have an aeroquip plug and can reach around the sump from under the passenger side once it\'s jacked up and undo it from there which makes it a whole lot easier.

Guess some of this depends on how low your car is.

Happy to stand corrected of course...

edit: now see why the scissor jack may be a problem, doh, didnt look close enough, in your case i\'d use a small block of wood a few inches long, inch thick and a couple inches wide with your trolley jack and jack up just behind the sill, so the block is length ways with the car, just so it doesnt impact on your sideskirts at all and slide the axle stands in under the lower wishbone joint in the latter pic. Can i just point out that with trolley jacks ENSURE the wheel nuts on it are tight before you start jacking, a wheel slipped off mine and the car shifted whilst i was jacking and practically cacked my pants as the wheel was off the car. I dont move all that fast at the best of times but i could have auditioned for a job as a superhero that day i moved so quick.