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Old 10-05-2012, 01:40 PM   #1
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Default Will a 1.4t jack be okay for my 1.7t FG?

Hey guys im gonna start doing the oil changes on my fg my self and i was wondering if a 1400kg jack will be okay on my fg which is around 1700kg?\

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Old 10-05-2012, 01:41 PM   #2
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Default Re: Will a 1.4t jack be okay for my 1.7t FG?

will be fine, your only lifting at most half the car at once time

Remember to use jack stands!
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:26 PM   #3
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Remember to use jack stands!
Very important! I had a heavy duty floor jack fail recently whilst I was under the car - if I didn't have a backup in place it would have been really ugly.
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Old 10-05-2012, 01:45 PM   #4
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Default Re: Will a 1.4t jack be okay for my 1.7t FG?

thanks for the quick response mate,

yeah i thought that! ive got 2x 3tonne jack stands :P

for an oil change what should i mount the jack off?
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Old 10-05-2012, 01:57 PM   #5
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Default Re: Will a 1.4t jack be okay for my 1.7t FG?

If you look in your manual it should have a picture with jacking points.
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Old 10-05-2012, 02:14 PM   #6
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Default Re: Will a 1.4t jack be okay for my 1.7t FG?

lift it from the drivers side... that way the oil will run out. Make sure you have a filter wrench, dealers always put them on super tight and when you don't have the car on a hoist its hard to get leverage on them.
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:02 PM   #7
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lift it from the drivers side... that way the oil will run out. Make sure you have a filter wrench, dealers always put them on super tight and when you don't have the car on a hoist its hard to get leverage on them.
We put our filters on hand tight, it's only really super tight on the factory filters
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:04 PM   #8
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I picked up a set of filter wrenches, rather than that POS strap thing, it works so much better, they come in all different sizes, it fits over the oil filter exactly and you put a 1/4" ratchet into it, turn it anti-clockwise and it takes off the filter with ease.
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:21 PM   #9
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just punch a screw driver into the filter..not like ur gonna be re using it.
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:52 AM   #10
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just punch a screw driver into the filter..not like ur gonna be re using it.
i've had to do that a couple times when the filter wouldn't budge. messy and painful way to do it.
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Old 11-05-2012, 12:17 PM   #11
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just punch a screw driver into the filter..not like ur gonna be re using it.
You're not?
Then you have to buy a new one?

LOL.

I use this method. Can be messy though
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Old 10-05-2012, 06:45 PM   #12
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Ramps? couple of short pieces of 4x 2 under the back of the driver side ramp for a little bit of lean and a couple of bricks behind the back wheels with the hand brake on and in park or reverse. Not much chance of anything falling on you then. And I have seen lighter stands (1500kg each) collapse not even close to their rated load capacity.
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