[apez]

I have been searching the forums, Google etc and I am finding what feel likes contradictory answers. Hoping someone can help me out here with a definitive answer. Are there front and rear center jack points on the drive 240 g42?

Thanks!

[Caerus]

Does not exactly answer your question, but this underside picture may help. Using some common sense, I am sure you may be able get what you need. I pretty much never use center jack points on low slung cars. I work my way up from the sides within the wheel base.

[Invisiblename]

Originally Posted by Caerus

Does not exactly answer your question, but this underside picture may help. Using some common sense, I am sure you may be able get what you need. I pretty much never use center jack points on low slung cars. I work my way up from the sides within the wheel base.

It's got a real neat underbody!

[MPR]

Looks like they made it easy for the front with the dimples for where the jack should go

[apez]

Originally Posted by Caerus

Does not exactly answer your question, but this underside picture may help. Using some common sense, I am sure you may be able get what you need. I pretty much never use center jack points on low slung cars. I work my way up from the sides within the wheel base.

Wow, amazing photo, thanks! It is actually super helpful for the front, but I am still not sure about using the diff.

[MPR]

I've been shopping for new jack stands recently and am now considering getting/using ramps for oil changes, if I do this I'd place a jack in place as backup for the ramps.

If I have to remove wheels, I have a jack and jack adapter

[ryo-]

what do you do about jack stands? if you use one of the corner jack points, where does the stand go? especially if the majority of stands are the U-shape looking ones, you can't use that puck adapter thing to get into the jack points. this is my first car with the special jack points... I usually just put the stands under the pinch weld thing

[MPR]

I was planning on getting jack stands with a flat surface area and using adapters, or for traditional jack stands, you can look into getting these

https://www.ebay.com/itm/33388108724...mis&media=COPY

[speed817]

I'm assuming I have to remove this cover to use the front center jack point???

[ILikeBimmers]

I actually asked this question a while back and the user Coconut seemed extremely confident of the jacking points, but alas I had already bought a low profile jack. They seemed to be suggesting it would only be possible with an extended-reach low-profile jack, and they are probably right, but I haven't been brave enough to try, b/c in the 5% chance I am wrong or do it incorrectly I will fuck my car up . https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2038581

Also on a side note I explictly asked my dealer service center about the center jacking points and they explictly told me that you can only use the side rubber lift jack points ONLY.

[CarPoor]

There’s a member here who has successfully lifted the front with a floor jack including the pic. Here’s the service manual section on the procedure for the 240.

[RockCrusher]

Originally Posted by MPR

I've been shopping for new jack stands recently and am now considering getting/using ramps for oil changes, if I do this I'd place a jack in place as backup for the ramps.

If I have to remove wheels, I have a jack and jack adapter

Have used ramps for oil changes on a number of cars: Boxster, VW Golf TDi, GTO, Cayman S, Porsche Turbo. Ramps work great.

However, now if I wanted to service my cars I'd get a portable hydraulic lift ideally one that allowed me lift the car by its tires/wheels which is nice for oil/filter servicing or lift the car by its factory sanctioned lift points -- the ones the lift/support the car at the same lift points the lift in the dealer service bay uses -- which would be for removing wheels or doing brakes.