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Whats the best oil to use on brand new jeep?

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#1 ·
As stated in title. I'm approaching 2000 miles. Do I need to change now or wait till 5k?
 
#3 ·
The MOST Expensive shit money can buy (preferably in a pretty color, like Purple) but seriously..... You will get 50 people telling you 48 different things.
Go by Manufacturers spec. I like the Pennzoil Full Syn Ultra wamaJama made from natural gas.
It is the newest technology and is supposed to be super clean stuff. It also satisfies the Mopar requirement which is sure to do something like make me smarter or better looking.

You can get it at WallyWorld for like $26 for 5 qts. (and hope nobody is armed that night)

http://www.pennzoil.com/motor-oil/?...IWxQ9HU-pndH2OxbKz-LTWLWF4hTXWn2SnhoCFG7w_wcB
 
#4 ·
As long as it meets Chrysler MS-6395, you're good. Synthetic, synthetic blend or conventional, your choice. I did my first oil change at 1,500 miles. Now or wait, again, your choice. There are a lot of opinions. As long as you don't exceed Chrysler recommendations listed in the manual you're good. If you have some severe duty, adjust.
 
#7 ·
I used conventional oil at 4700 miles. HEY, don't forget that cartridge filter!

Hint: let the engine cool down. Stuff some rags or paper towels down and under the cartridge BEFORE you remove the cover. No, you won't have a bunch of oil leak out; but you'll drip oil all down inside that deep dark hole.

Man it was a chore getting under my stock Rubi after so many years running a TJ with 4.5" lift.
 
#37 ·
That poor cute mini. And that poor, cute, independent blonde....and her poor husband.
 
#17 ·
Pennzoil conventional 5w20 at least once a year not to exceed 10k. There is even a magic light that will let you know when to change the oil. If you drive it like you stole it I would stick to the old school intervals.
 
#20 ·
I also got a new jeep and asked about this. Many people said that you should stay with the factory oil for a while because it is special for engine breaking. Also oil should not be changed every 3 thousands miles. In the US people think it should but it last a lot longer.
 
#24 ·
I know this is an oldy moldy thread, but I have a quick question regarding the oil change interval/oil change indicator.

I am a new Jeep owner (2016 JKU HR) and I have approximately 4,500 miles in 3 months.

I have that info feature and it says my remaining oil life is at 37%. But I have not gotten a "change oil" warning message/chime.

On other cars, like my girlfriend's 2011 Ford Edge Sport, by 50% of oil life, it needs to be changed; mileage is right around 5,000-7,000 miles.

Does Jeep/Mopar have a different measurement of oil life?

Should I wait till the oil change message like the owners manual indicates or change it? I hate not knowing when to change it and waiting for an indicator warning to let me know...randomly since depending on your driving style, it could be between 3,000 to 10,000 miles. LOL

Thanks!!
 
#25 ·
Just enjoy and wait for the light to show up.

I have 72k miles in mine, and i do the oil changes when i see the change oil light.
Same with all the other vehicles i have/had since 2006, the time of doing oil changes every 3k miles is long gone, unless you want to stick to that program, either way is going to be ok.

There is no right or wrong when it comes to changing your oil unless you're pouring trans fluid in your motor :), if you're using synthetic oil, you can do your oil changes every 7k-10k miles, and if you wanted to confirm is ok, you could verify such intervals with UOA's from Blackstone for example for $28. you can do one or two as a follow up. i tipically trade my vehicles when they're reach 120-130k miles more or less, and since 2006, they al have made it there without one single motor issue, changing the oil whenever that light has indicated.

I put 34k miles a year in my DD, so i do around 4 oil changes a year (every 8k miles or so), if i did this every 3k miles, i'll be looking at 11 oil changes a year, every oil change cost me around $50-60.
 
#26 ·
So what is the correlation between the "Remaining Oil Life Percentage" and the "Change Oil Indicator"?

Is it OK to drive when the "Remain Oil Life" is in the single digits?

I'm just not used to that and scares me. I think that oil with less than 50% oil life is risky. Like I said, in the 2011 Ford Edge Sport which the manual says to change oil every 5,000 miles, the Engine Oil Life indicator typically reaches the 50% mark at that mileage.

Just looking to see what the correlation is between the percentage monitor and change oil indication is.

Thanks for the info, at least I feel better to trust the indicator. lol
I was going to run out today and change the oil... lol
 
#30 ·
Don't know the correlation, but there is no need to get scared. The algorithm that measures the oil engine life can't probe the oil for sediments/minerals/viscocity and the like, but it keeps track of other paramters that affect oil life, things like coolant temp, mileage, TPS% and who knows what else, drive like you stole it, vs driving it like miss daisy will make a difference in the oil life value, is not there only to count how many miles since the last oil change.... haha, At least that's how it works with GM and Ford, i'll assume Dodge does it the same :)

if there is 3% left :jawdrop:, you're still good :beerdrinking:
Lol, don't sweat the %, just wait for the light, until then, there is lot of trails awaiting for you :drinks:
 
#28 ·
I would wait until 5-10K miles before swapping to a high quality full synthetic. Many an engine builder has found that the lack of wear (bearings/rings/cylinders) prevents parts from seating and sealing properly if a brand new engine is filled with synthetic oil.

You WANT for there to be some wear inside the engine. I plan to switch over this winter, just hit 3K on the odometer yesterday.
 
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