My Jeeps on its sixth oil change at 22,000 miles. When I bought it was 12,000 miles it was already on its fourth oil change. I can tell you right now oil changes have nothing to do with head gasket failure. Now my camshafts and rockers probably love the extra oil changes but it ain't going to do shit for my head gasket.
My wife got gifted a subscription to Cook's Country and when it showed up for the first time I was like "Holy shit, they still do this stuff?"
My coolant seems to be getting darker and darker...I'm actually thinking it might be an oil cooler issue. I'm hoping it is anyway.
If you take your oil dipstick out, clean it good, and snake it down in the valley besides the oil cooler that's a really easy way to check to see if you have anything leaking in there.
JD Power is far better. Still not great. Just a lot better.
Get a kit like this. Amazon.com: Block Tester BT-500 Head Gasket Combustion Leak Test Kit - Made in USA : Automotive
What else am I going to read on the shitter? And don’t say “your phone.” That’s just nasty.
I much agree…so much of the bash CR mentality seems to ignore the elephant in the room; for many of us our JLs have been unreliable despite good maintenance. Two of my failures would have been extremely problematic had they occurred on the trail rather than on my driveway: fuel line leak (ended up being a recall a few months after mine was replaced) and water pump screws. Both problems are minor to fix but could have had major implications in terms of safety and operation, especially on a remote trail. I like driving my Wrangler but these issues are not rare “one-offs”.
The only thing that a true follower of CR should be driving is a 2002 Toyota Camry or Honda Civic.
Must be an increasing number of CR readers given Wrangler sales declines and the fall off in resale….
