Originally Posted by kos11-12

everyone does it, may not be worst that riding on a bumpy road

Originally Posted by jack.pe

I was a bit nervous about lifting the car via the engine, won't this put extra strain on the engine mounts and shorten their lifespan?

Originally Posted by swftiii

I've been using Kai's approach for years. Just be sure to use a piece of wood or hockey puck between the jack and the engine case when lifting the rear by the engine and make sure to lift at the center of engine.

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Originally Posted by BigMikeATL

I lift the back by the engine and apply the jack stands.

Then I lift the entire front of the car by placing a 2x8 under the front of the car/bottom of the frunk and lift the entire front of the car. Note, you will have to drive your car's front wheels up on a stack of 2 or 3 - 2x6's in order to get the jack under the front of the car. It will depend if your car is lowered or not.