# Floor jacking 2008 Civic Hybrid **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 31, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397 "2008-03-31T12:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CarDeac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@CarDeac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarDeac)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/1 "2008-03-31T12:50:40Z")
Does anyone know where to place a floorjack on a 08 Civic (hybrid and FWD, though I think they’re all FWD)? I know where the side jack spots are but I need to know where I can SAFELY place a floor jack underneath. Can it be centered? Or do I need to elevate one side then the other, using floor stands? This is mainly for oil changing. ---
**Author:** ![willey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@willey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willey)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/2 "2008-03-31T13:17:16Z")
Check the owners manual. The other place to look is on the jack or where the spare tire is stored. Most times there is information there that will tell you where the lift points are. ---
**Author:** ![CarDeac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@CarDeac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarDeac)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/3 "2008-03-31T14:03:32Z")
Guess I should’ve said I looked through the owners manual extensively. And as indicated, it reveals jack points for side lifting for tire changes. I’m looking for life points underneath the car, preferably a center point, for a floor jack. The only other mention is long-term storage suggestions of putting the car up on floor stands to avoid tire damage. Of course it makes no mention of undercarriage jacking points. I think I found a solution: [http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f12/best-jacking-point-front-hch-w-floor-jack-3536/](http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f12/best-jacking-point-front-hch-w-floor-jack-3536/) However in the even I want to rotate the tires, I will still need to find sufficient points underneath. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/4 "2008-03-31T14:13:13Z")
DO NOT USE A JACK FOR OIL CHANGES!!! The risk of the jack tipping and the car crushing you is quite high. Use jack stands or ramps for any under-car work. The supplied jack must ONLY be used for tire changes. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/5 "2008-03-31T14:40:34Z")
> DO NOT USE A JACK FOR OIL CHANGES!!! The risk of the jack tipping and the car crushing you is quite high. Use jack stands or ramps for any under-car work. How do you put the car jack stands if you first to jack the car up??? The OP said that’s what he wanted to do…Looking for a way to to put the car on jack stands. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/6 "2008-03-31T17:08:26Z")
It sounded like he wanted to know where to jack the car up so he could do oil changes, not jack the car up so he could place axle/jack stands underneath. Hence the safety warning. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/7 "2008-03-31T17:14:09Z")
Use ramps for oil changes. ---
**Author:** ![Ron-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ron-man/32/739_2.png) [@Ron-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ron-man)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jacking-2008-civic-hybrid/12397/8 "2008-03-31T18:49:25Z")
I would not jack it up for oil changes. I suggest you buy a set of ramps. They make short plastic ramps that won’t harm your car. After it is up on ramps, place two jack stands under the side jack spots for safety and insurance before you go underneath. I don’t entirely trust ramps, especially when they are made of plastic, but they do make oil changes easier.