JL Maintenance Schedule by Miles?

[Litfuse]

As I and others have said, California environmental authorities have been pushing to quit having people change their oil based on the Jiffy Lube "how can we make more money" schedule. They estimate billions of quarts of oil is wasted every gear. Almost all manufacturers have switched to computer-based oil change recommendations up to 10,000 miles or one year unless heavy duty service. They even make 10,000 mile oil. Or don't you trust petroleum engineers either? If you want peace of mind then get a binky or blankey. With the socialist members of Congress pushing the Green New Deal they want to get rid of air travel and move to trains. What do you think they will do to changing oil frequently when they ban cars?
Even exotic manufacturer Bugatti only recommends changing oil once a year. But to do it you have to dismantle major parts of the car to get to the 16 drain plugs and fill pipe, it takes 2 to 3 days and costs $21,000.

Well, considering one of my friends is an engineer for a major oil company that works on lubricants , from automotive to air, he agrees oil has jumped leap and bounds in regards to quality, but he won’t allow oil to be in his car for 10,000 miles. He says additives in the oil will probably last that long, but there are other factors that must be considered. But just keep reading your manual, you’ll be fine.

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[nerubi]

Well, considering one of my friends is an engineer for a major oil company that works on lubricants , from automotive to air, he agrees oil has jumped leap and bounds in regards to quality, but he won’t allow oil to be in his car for 10,000 miles. He says additives in the oil will probably last that long, but there are other factors that must be considered. But just keep reading your manual, you’ll be fine.

i've followed the manual in my cars for 50 years and I only had one motor problem. Burned out the main bearings but it was my driving. Had a race at high speed for several miles in a car that was factory built to qualify for racing. Since that's how they advertised it they fixed it under warranty.
And your friend must not work for the companies that make the 10,000 mile oil.

 

[Majestic]

Do you do your own maintenance? I do everything on my own, from oil changes to complete builds.

I do agree, things are lasting longer than ever before. However, I wouldn’t use the Wrangler as a model of this. Until the JL, it has lacked technogical advancements that really test its long term reliability. Everything else about it, including mechanics and hardware is basic, and I would say doesn’t hold up well. It will be interesting to see how well the JL holds up over time.

I don’t agree with this at all. I have a fully loaded flawless 2011 Grand Cherokee with over 120k miles now and a 2013 JKUR. The Jeeps are the most trouble free vehicles I’ve owned. I’ve seen people put them through a lot of abuse (some are on this forum) and they hold up pretty well. I do the bare minimum on everything, but I do stick strictly to the published maintenance schedule.
Either way if the design sucks, changing the oil more often isn’t going to fix it,

 

[Majestic]

Well, considering one of my friends is an engineer for a major oil company that works on lubricants , from automotive to air, he agrees oil has jumped leap and bounds in regards to quality, but he won’t allow oil to be in his car for 10,000 miles. He says additives in the oil will probably last that long, but there are other factors that must be considered. But just keep reading your manual, you’ll be fine.

Check out how they do engine durability testing..
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a...urability-by-beating-the-crap-out-of-engines/

 

[Litfuse]

i've followed the manual in my cars for 50 years and I only had one motor problem. Burned out the main bearings but it was my driving. Had a race at high speed for several miles in a car that was factory built to qualify for racing. Since that's how they advertised it they fixed it under warranty.
And your friend must not work for the companies that make the 10,000 mile oil.

I think ConocoPhillips counts.

 

[Solidaxle]

So first oil change, like all the future oil changes is 10K or when the light comes on.

 

[Bearded_Dragon]

So first oil change, like all the future oil changes is 10K or when the light comes on.

...or one year or 350 hours.

 

[allieboy]

When does jeep recommend the first oil change

When you hear metal on metal screeching noises and smoke enters the cabin on the passenger side or 75,000 miles

 

[allieboy]

I think the change can come at any time. Depends on how you drive the vehicle. The car should let you know when it's due for one. I also have the Uconnect app on my phone and that tells you the life remaining.

My cardiologist gave me an app that shows how much life I have remaining

 

[allieboy]

I change my oil, filters, coolant, spark plugs, axle/transfer case fluids, tire air, brake/power steering/transmission fluids every 500 miles or 2 weeks. You just can't trust those engineers that design vehicles to know what they are talking about. Besides the dealer service department need the money because they sold me the JL for 45% under invoice.

Be more meticulous with your maintenance! You didn't change the seat fluid or check the speed and sharpness of the fan blades by stopping them with BOTH hands. (FCA recommends removing rings for safety. )

 

[allieboy]

Well, considering one of my friends is an engineer for a major oil company that works on lubricants , from automotive to air, he agrees oil has jumped leap and bounds in regards to quality, but he won’t allow oil to be in his car for 10,000 miles. He says additives in the oil will probably last that long, but there are other factors that must be considered. But just keep reading your manual, you’ll be fine.

I happen to be working with lubricants as we speak

 

[Andy2434]

My first oil change was at some 4,4xx miles. Moving forward, the next will be at 10k miles and every 5k miles after that.

I will observe the 10k interval maintenance schedule, as well.

 

[Biscuit]

When you hear metal on metal screeching noises and smoke enters the cabin on the passenger side ...

Ah, I see you've met my ex-wife!

 

[Litfuse]

I happen to be working with lubricants as we speak

You need to keep that to yourself. Lol

 

[TimR]

If you are part of the Jeep Wave program (4 free oil changes and tire rotations to be used within 2 years), then get your oil changed every 5k miles. With the reliability of the 3.6 (can't speak of the 2.0) and with synthetic oils, the oil change could be put off until 10k miles...even though I personally wouldn't. 5k miles is a very safe number. I personally thinking doing it before 5k is a waste of time. Jeep wouldn't suggest 10k if it wasn't true. Just my .02 cents.

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