'07 Camry - Jacking
Scary scenario - I used the factory Camry service manual to find the jack point at the front of the car to do my first oil change. I just bought a hydraulic jack and some jackstands - this was the first time I've bothered changing my own oil rather than throwing the local shop 20 bucks.
The Camry's curb weight is, if I remember correctly, about 3400 lbs. The jack and stands are both rated for 4000 lbs.
So, I found the jack point at the front of the underbody, and I tried a few times (luckily, there's nothing near the jack point, so when it slipped off, nothing happened). Each time, it would seem to catch perfectly, and I couldn't move the jack around on the ground no matter how hard I tried, so I'd continue pumping but the second it lifted the car off the ground, the car would slip off. What does this mean? Is the plate on the jack too small or not shaped correctly? The jackstands came from the same company so I'm afraid to use those and get under the car too - luckily, the filter's brand new, I just wanted to replace the conventional oil from the dealer with a full synthetic. Since all I had to do was drain and fill the oil, I ended up just warming up the engine and crawling under until I could reach the drain plug without jacking up the car.
The Camry's curb weight is, if I remember correctly, about 3400 lbs. The jack and stands are both rated for 4000 lbs.
So, I found the jack point at the front of the underbody, and I tried a few times (luckily, there's nothing near the jack point, so when it slipped off, nothing happened). Each time, it would seem to catch perfectly, and I couldn't move the jack around on the ground no matter how hard I tried, so I'd continue pumping but the second it lifted the car off the ground, the car would slip off. What does this mean? Is the plate on the jack too small or not shaped correctly? The jackstands came from the same company so I'm afraid to use those and get under the car too - luckily, the filter's brand new, I just wanted to replace the conventional oil from the dealer with a full synthetic. Since all I had to do was drain and fill the oil, I ended up just warming up the engine and crawling under until I could reach the drain plug without jacking up the car.
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