Jacking points

Trying to avoid wearing out the standard ally jack as I regularly remove the wheels for cleaning, bought myself a sturdy trolly jack. Are there any recommended jacking points other than the standard mounts on each of the 4 corners??

I use the standard jacking points, which seems to work. Hasn't fallen off yet, anyway [ ]

Dont laugh too soon! My last trolley jack collapsed with a wheel removed. Side skirts crushed on the jack itself. Currently "negotiating" compensation with manufacturer.

Ow! Ow! Ow! [ ][ ][ ] "negotiating" - have you reached the baseball bat stage yet?

Sorry to hear of your misfortune & this is in no way mean't to sound smug, but can I suggest axle stands as a back up to the jack in future? Much safer, especially if you're working underneath the car - could have been you that got crushed [ ]

easy done, i hate hearing things like people not using stands. the guy next door balanced a car on his head cus he didnt have stands, & he had the wheels he took off beside the car, wasnt a pretty site when we pulled the car off him, he was lucky we herd him before he passed out

Yes, use the std jacking points; but to save underside damage get the jacking adapter from design911 - less than 20 quid and it allows you to securely locate into the recesses and cushions with a rubber pad. And yes, as soon as the car is in the air, stick an axle stand under it. David

David, is this the item they describe as "Jacking Plate" and sells for £16.95 (presumably each)? under / accessories & gifts / specialist tools (why can't they use simple hyperlinks!) Regards, Neil.

Make sure you can still fit your trolly jack under the car with this pad in the jacking point...

Well its all a bit ironic actually. My employer brands them, so I have a claim on them via official channels. Pretty confident they'll cough, just means I have to get to paint shop for a quote.

And dont forget VAT! Makes it £25 by the time you add carriage too. But a word of warning - their web site does not have a secure payments section (ever noticed the little padlock on the bottom of your browser?) meaning your credit card info is going over the internet unencrypted. [As an IT professional ] I strongly recommend ringing the order through. Neil

So why would putting all four corners on jacks, at jacking points be an issue? I'm confused. Do you mean how do you get the car onto 4 stands?.

Yea sorry i didn't realise i was confusing people oops[ ]. Its just i didn't think it was safe going under with just a trolley jack as it could fail.

No need to apologise - I thought that what you said first time was fairly obvious as (you quite rightly say) nobody should be working under a car just on a trolley jack and you need to get the car in the air first to place your fixed stands. I jacked up the car with the trolley jack under the suspension lower arms and then placed the axle stand (with a piece of wood between) at the usual jacking points. I didn't do all 4 corners at once - I did the rears then the fronts, I felt this would be more stable. I did seriously chock the set of wheels that were on the ground though. I had quite lowered suspension and to get the trolley jack underneath the car at the lower arms I drove the car up onto some pieces of wood to give me a couple of extra inches room, this may not be necessary with standard height depending how 'slimline' your trolley jack is. There's probably a more recommended way and I guess someone will suggest something else. Dave Jones

Just under the sills - just behind the front wheel, and just in front of the back wheel - you'll see the jacking points, with an oval hole for the lug on the standard jack. You'll need a low entry jack, and (ideally) use a jack pad or hockey puck. Be extra careful on the driver's side, as the aircon pipes run very close to the jacking points, and it is all too easy to damage them.

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Excellent - thanks for the tip off on the aircon pipes!

In normal operation they should be jacked with pads to prevent damage. When taken to tyre shops or 'non-porsche' garages then it's not uncommon for pads not being used and hence damage occurs. The protective underseal gets damaged and then corrosion sets in. Mine had damage to the air-con pipes running along the drivers side. If the jack point has collapsed, then I guess it will take some work to get this repaired. I would check no corrosion has caused this on the chassis. I would then seal any corrosion before winter sets in. I purchased some pads from a well known bidding site, but any Porsche specialist should sell them.