My car is a little too low to easily change the oil. I would like to lift it 3. What is the safest way? I don‘t want to be crushed. I was thinking of nailing a bunch of boards, maybe 3 of them that are 1 thick and put them under all 4 tires. Safe?I do not have jack stands but could but it. No way am I going to work under a tire jack.
I would suggest going to sears or any parts store and picking up some polypropylene ramps. Make sure they are weight rated for more than your car weighs. I wouldn't imagine you have a car that weighs more than 4000 pounds, so 3 ton ramps would be sufficient. If you buy the ramps, make sure to chock the back wheels, put on the parking brake and obviously, put the car in park. I have used ramps on most all of my oil changes because getting the jack out is too time consuming for a quick 10 minute oil change.
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Jack it up, and then place strong, dense timbers or blocks under the chassis rails, make sure you lower off the jack and then give a good hefty 'wiggle test' to make sure the car is going NOWHERE.
