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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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i wanted to change the oil on the car. but first i wanted to know where the proper jacking points are to use a floor jack. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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I'm pretty sure the owner's manual has some diagrams.

Basically if you're changing the oil, you can get away with just lifting the front.

Look for a small bump with a hole in it in the dead center of the car ... that's the jacking point in the front

you can use jack stands on the frame of the car (where you jack for changing a flat) where you see the 2 notches.

But like I said, I'm fairly sure it's in the owner's manual
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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i'll double check the manuel. thanks
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
I'm pretty sure the owner's manual has some diagrams.

Basically if you're changing the oil, you can get away with just lifting the front.

Look for a small bump with a hole in it in the dead center of the car ... that's the jacking point in the front

you can use jack stands on the frame of the car (where you jack for changing a flat) where you see the 2 notches.

But like I said, I'm fairly sure it's in the owner's manual

That's where I jack mine up.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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Jacking pts:

floor jack-zbottom.jpg

Jack stand locations:

floor jack-jack_stand_location.jpg
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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thanks everyone. i really appreciated it. now i also have a maxima 07, do you know if the jacking points are the same?
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by low-pro
thanks everyone. i really appreciated it. now i also have a maxima 07, do you know if the jacking points are the same?
You can jack it up on the siderails, or any of those points marked on the Z, you can jack up on the maxima.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bugsbbunny
Jacking pts:

Attachment 154416

Jack stand locations:

Attachment 154417
I'm not really familiar with lifting of the car, etc, but isn't there a lower cover hiding all the jack points like in picture #1 (above)? I'm just trying to figure out the same thing.. How to jack up the Z w/a floor jack (where to place it) and WHERE to position the jack stands, exactly. I only have (2) jack stands, not to mention I think those jack points in picture #2 are only for the OEM jack, no? Can anyone shed some more light on this? Thanks.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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I use this diagram that's been posted already for all my jacking / jack-standing needs. There are no covers in the way, this diagram works perfectly.

Don't forget to use chocks on your wheels.

https://my350z.com/forum/attachment....7&d=1184529598
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