Strommen95
Well-Known Member
The only post in this thread implying the oil change to be the issue was the OP suggesting the oil may have been tampered with.heh, lotta logical fallacies repeated in this thread:
Note how some of these apply to science, religion, etc.
- post hoc ergo propter hoc/correlation does not imply causation: the oil change at 500 mi. doesn't mean it had anything to do with engine failure
- genetic fallacy/appeal to authority: engineers are neither omniscient nor infallible and non-automotive engineers aren't wrong because they aren't engineers--the who behind a claim has no bearing on the validity (or lack thereof) of the claim (Why do you think there are so many TSBs--especially ones that update specs?)
- the manual doesn't explicitly state all facts or all knowledge/text isn't a substitute for logical inference or outside knowledge; the manual does explicitly mention the break-in period--what do you think is breaking and where do you think the debris goes?
It's true that the engineers and manual are not perfect. However, the overwhelming majority of vehicles on the road today follow a maintenance schedule that resembles what their manual suggests. Most vehicles do not change their oil in the break in period. There is zero evidence out there that not changing oil during the break in period leads to serious harm. The recommended service intervals are satisfactory.
I agree with changing oil during the break in period. It's just not nearly as important as some make it out to be in this thread and the manual isn't wrong for not recommending it.
I'm at 27k miles, have not changed my differential fluid yet and my LSD works fine. This post is a perfect example of what Initial-Jeep was referencing.For those who are criticizing changing the oil early, I did my first at 1024 miles and there was a lot of metallic residue in the oil.
I also changed my rear diff at 2830 miles on my '18 Sahara w/LSD.
A year later I start seeing people with 15k-20k miles on the same rear diff having issues with the LSD grenading. So there has been a ton of talk about doing the first at 5k.
I'm at 29k and I just changed my rear diff fluid for the 3rd time today. The LSD appears to still be working.
Sometimes changing fluids early can help.
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