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Old 11-22-2020, 02:04 PM   #1
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Subaru Stars Jacked my car up and bent the subframe beam under the cooler help!

So today i attempted my first oil change and i done ****ed up
I own a 2006 sti hawkeye and my car doesn't have a undertray since it broke and i have not fitted the new one yet. I was to eagar when i went to jack up the car for the first time and i sat the jack at the beam going across just at the bumper that holds the cooler and sort of bent it a little in the middle.
Its not that bend just a little dent the size of a jack puck, should i be worried that i have compromised some structural integrity or made some major difference to the overall drivability? It didnt feel any different when i drove home from my garage.

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Old 11-22-2020, 02:25 PM   #2
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Old 11-22-2020, 03:14 PM   #3
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You'll be fine. That won't affect anything. I do suggest buying some ramps. Makes it easier
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Old 11-22-2020, 03:15 PM   #4
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Im happy to hear that and i will buy ramps for next time, hopefully someone else can say the same so i can sleep well tonight
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Old 11-22-2020, 03:59 PM   #5
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It shouldn't effect anything but you should be using the designated lift points on the car. There are two on each side of the car under the doors, easiest ones to remember. If those don't do it for there are several others around the car, a quick search on your fav SE should do the trick.
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Old 11-22-2020, 04:26 PM   #6
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It shouldn't effect anything but you should be using the designated lift points on the car. There are two on each side of the car under the doors, easiest ones to remember. If those don't do it for there are several others around the car, a quick search on your fav SE should do the trick.
i did use one of those and then jacked on a big plate behind the oilpan with another jack and used jackstands, saw that that beam gave away pretty quick and my friend showed me the other alternative
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Old 11-22-2020, 04:34 PM   #7
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Here are som pics of the damage, i am a complete moron
I wouldn't go so far as to say that... but next time you post images here, use the NASIOC image host.
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Old 11-22-2020, 04:36 PM   #8
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I've never used that area of the frame to hold up or jack the car up. What year and model do you have?
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:03 PM   #9
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I've never used that area of the frame to hold up or jack the car up. What year and model do you have?
2006 sti

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i used the front red square as my 2 jackpoint after the fail
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:05 PM   #10
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that... but next time you post images here, use the NASIOC image host.
Damn i didnt know you had your own upload site, you americans are pretty nifty i must say
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:32 PM   #11
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It was a necessity after some image hosting sites decided not to host anymore due to lack of funding. But yeah, upload to nasioc image
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:32 PM   #12
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...you americans are pretty nifty i must say
Careful who you're referring to as "you Americans".
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:35 PM   #13
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Careful who you're referring to as "you Americans".
You realize Canada is a country in North America right? Lol
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Old 11-22-2020, 05:47 PM   #14
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You realize Canada is a country in North America right? Lol
So, you refer to everyone living in North America, Central America and South America as "American"? Fine, suit yourself.
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Old 11-23-2020, 08:36 AM   #15
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I get you were excited, after all working on your car can be a blast, but please for nothing more than your own safety use the proper lift points on the car.
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Old 11-23-2020, 09:26 AM   #16
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There are two on each side of the car under the doors,
There's actually 100 under each side, the entire pinch weld along the side is a structural rail.
The manual simply shows a point front and back because people are so dumb these days you have to specify something or before you know it someone is making judgement calls and crushes their hand and wants 1.2 million dollars.

I jack from the center in the middle of the doors and then I can put both jack stands on the ends at once.
Then do the other side the same. No reason to twist the body jacking from one corner.
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Old 11-23-2020, 11:28 AM   #17
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It shouldn't effect anything but you should be using the designated lift points on the car. There are two on each side of the car under the doors, easiest ones to remember. If those don't do it for there are several others around the car, a quick search on your fav SE should do the trick.
Yeah, um, no. Those jack points are for emergencies, like when you get a flat, and not for routine maintenance. You can damage the frame over the long-term if you continually use the jack points you mentioned.

1. Use ramps. I really like Rhino Ramps. They work really well.
2. For the front of the car, I use the jack plate just behind the oil pan.
3. For the rear of the car, I use the rear diff.
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Old 11-23-2020, 02:48 PM   #18
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Yeah, um, no. Those jack points are for emergencies, like when you get a flat, and not for routine maintenance. You can damage the frame over the long-term if you continually use the jack points you mentioned.

1. Use ramps. I really like Rhino Ramps. They work really well.
2. For the front of the car, I use the jack plate just behind the oil pan.
3. For the rear of the car, I use the rear diff.
Exactly the points i use aswell now that i got a lession from my garagepal with 10 more years of experience. Im never ever putting that jack on that beam again.
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Old 11-23-2020, 02:49 PM   #19
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I get you were excited, after all working on your car can be a blast, but please for nothing more than your own safety use the proper lift points on the car.
I jacked the car maybe half a meter on that beam before i realised it got bent and i aborted and used the jackplate behind the oilpan after a lesson from my garagepal
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Old 11-24-2020, 09:53 AM   #21
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I can see the mark you left under there Is it leaking?
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Old 11-24-2020, 10:53 AM   #22
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The border to Canada is currently closed to United States travelers. They don't need the Trump Virus up there.
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