Re: Working under the car.
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One risk with hydraulic jacks is loss of fluid pressure.
With Chinese crap, it happens.
This risk can be eliminated by using (as I do) a prop or brace between the axle and head of a trolley jack.
This is a million times easier than using an axle stand.
This means jacking up the car and inserting a prop, made of rectangular box section steel, which is made to fit neatly under the head of the jack and to sit on the axle. The exact length of the prop depends on the work reqired, I use a couple of lengths.
As for sill damage I use 3/4 plywood discs. No problem except
when I drive off with one stuck on the sill.
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