By far, the messiest oil change I have had to deal with, ever. Here is a summary of my experience:
1- I needed to use ramps, I could not comfortably fit under the car to remove the oil drain plug.
2- The oil shoots out of the drain plug hole like a cannon, a bucket is mandatory, I had one of those square oil catch thingies, and nearly a quarter of the oil ended up on the driveway.
3- This car is a prime candidate for the Fumoto oil drain valve, which I will buy as soon as I have a chance. I can install a tube on the tip of the Fumoto valve and a hose which will make the process very clean.
4- Some folks like to pre-fill their oil filters, sorry guys, that is simply impossible to do on the Jeep with the oil filter sitting sideways, taking off the filter resulted in more than half the oil inside it spilling on the frame
5- Filled her up with Ford Motorcraft semi-synthetic 10W-30 and used OEM Mopar oil filter.
The process was straight forward but in my case very messy, I will be better prepared next time!
1- I needed to use ramps, I could not comfortably fit under the car to remove the oil drain plug.
2- The oil shoots out of the drain plug hole like a cannon, a bucket is mandatory, I had one of those square oil catch thingies, and nearly a quarter of the oil ended up on the driveway.
3- This car is a prime candidate for the Fumoto oil drain valve, which I will buy as soon as I have a chance. I can install a tube on the tip of the Fumoto valve and a hose which will make the process very clean.
4- Some folks like to pre-fill their oil filters, sorry guys, that is simply impossible to do on the Jeep with the oil filter sitting sideways, taking off the filter resulted in more than half the oil inside it spilling on the frame
5- Filled her up with Ford Motorcraft semi-synthetic 10W-30 and used OEM Mopar oil filter.
The process was straight forward but in my case very messy, I will be better prepared next time!