Using a trolley jack

[Steevo25]

Hi All,

I have only just purchased my 2.7 year 2000 Boxster, and since this is my first ever Porsche, I am a little scarce on knowledge.

Obviously, to work on the car (engine, gearbox, exhaust wise etc) the car has to be lifted off the ground. The easiest way to do this at home is obviously to put it on axle stands.

I guess the best place to put the axle stands so they are out of the way and not to cause damage is under the official jacking points. If I was to do this, however, where would I put the trolley jack to enable me to lift the car up to position the axle stands. Are there any other safe places where the trolley jack will not damage the car so that the axle stands can be positioned under the official jacking points?

I have seen the adapters that allow a normal jack/axle stand to be used on the jacking point but obviously you cant have a jack and an axle stand in the same place at once.

Many thanks in advance.

[Cassiebox]

Steevo25-

First off, congrats on your new to you Boxster and welcome!

You'll find lots of technical information regarding your car including DIYs, maintenance write-ups and of course our ever favorite mods. Most of these topics have been covered a number of times so the details can be easily found using the search feature in each forum. Just plug in the key words of interest. Plus it's fun to just browse around an read the old threads.

Anyhow, regarding lifting the Boxster to put on jack stands, here's a recent thread w/ details and some good pictures on how/where to properly. The linked thread within my post #4 is the original but it looks like the pictures w/in it are no longer active. Both will get you where you want to go.

Lift the Boxster Thread

Good luck and enjoy your new ride :)

PS - it's required to post at least one picture of your Boxster ;)

[Steevo25]

Many thanks. I did actually try a search before posting but could not find the thread you have listed below which is exactly the information I was looking for.

Best Regards.

Steevo25-

First off, congrats on your new to you Boxster and welcome!

You'll find lots of technical information regarding your car including DIYs, maintenance write-ups and of course our ever favorite mods. Most of these topics have been covered a number of times so the details can be easily found using the search feature in each forum. Just plug in the key words of interest. Plus it's fun to just browse around an read the old threads.

Anyhow, regarding lifting the Boxster to put on jack stands, here's a recent thread w/ details and some good pictures on how/where to properly. The linked thread within my post #4 is the original but it looks like the pictures w/in it are no longer active. Both will get you where you want to go.

Lift the Boxster Thread

Good luck and enjoy your new ride :)

PS - it's required to post at least one picture of your Boxster ;)

[Cassiebox]

Many thanks. I did actually try a search before posting but could not find the thread you have listed below which is exactly the information I was looking for.

Best Regards.

My pleasure and yes the search function can sometimes be less than fruitful if you don't have the right key words but glad you tried using it. A lot of people just post away w/out trying and then get upset when nobody responds/replies to their inquiry.

Anyhow, welcome aboard and don't forget the requisite Boxster picture B)

PS - If you make a small donation to Renntech to help keep the lights on, you become a contributing member and get access to the TSB library which can be very useful especially since it sounds like you are more than the average DIYer. As you dig into your car more you might want to consider.