Thoughts on 3.6 longevity

[Sean L]

Wait… What ??….

The MTs he sold me wore past the first sipes before I even did my first rotation.

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[TheRaven]

He also only does 4 tire rotations, which that does bug me. I SOLD YOU A PERFECTLY GOOD SPARE SEAN, GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF IT!

OH MAN you are going to love this - I also only do 4 tire rotations.

 

[Sean L]

Who doesn't use full synthetic? You mean there are people on here that don't?

Cheapos I guess, lol.

 

[yokramer]

Who doesn't use full synthetic? You mean there are people on here that don't?

Quality oil is quality oil .... change it often and youre fine

 

[yokramer]

OH MAN you are going to love this - I also only do 4 tire rotations.

Yea that tracks

 

[Remorseless]

Cool, so trading 3.6l problems for 2.0l problems like I said.

Eh, it's the same problem and therefore cancel each other when comparing the two, being as its not a unique problem and isn't either lost or gained anew. Call it a Jeep problem instead of a 2.0 or 3.6 problem (though, probably rare on either engine given volume of production and issue occurrence rate, but that's the other thread).

But, given that, any other problems?

 

[Remorseless]

OH MAN you are going to love this - I also only do 4 tire rotations.

Seems like a waste of money on a spare

 

[Remorseless]

@Sean L - just go ahead and rotate it. It's not too late. Better now than never.

 

[Sean L]

Seems like a waste of money on a spare

Its there in case I get a flat. If I get Falkens again I'll probably work it into the rotation, but they just wore down faster than I thought they would.

 

[Roky]

@TheRaven

Well, we can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube now can we ? ….. 4 tire rotations ,.

 

[Remorseless]

Well, we can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube now can we ? ….. 4 tire rotations ,.

So you're a 5 tire guy then Roky?

 

[SlickRicksWilly]

I was reading about the issues with metal inside the 3.6 . I have a 2018 jl unlimited with the 3.6. I would like to know the mileage of the first oil change and all after that,also was the engine broken in properly. I would like to hear feedback from the people who have had this issue with their 3.6

My wife's 2018 sport had the motor replaced at 105k miles. I am pretty sure the metal in the engine was pre installed by the factory . Oil changed when the screen on the dash told us it was needed, plus or minus a couple hundred miles. 0w-20 Mobil One, except for the first 2 Jeep wave oil changes. Don't know what they used.

I am pretty sure that it's just a crap shoot of which engines will have problems. I now have 2 new 3.6 engines, maybe I will run different oils in each one but probably not. Ask me again in about 7-8 years how they are holding up.

 

[TheRaven]

Its there in case I get a flat. If I get Falkens again I'll probably work it into the rotation, but they just wore down faster than I thought they would.

Yeah exactly. I buy four new tires and a takeoff to mount in the spare location. Its only getting used to get to the tire shop.

 

[Roky]

So you're a 5 tire guy then Roky?

I am…..but not at the moment, my spare has a plug in the sidewall….🫤

 

[Remorseless]

I am…..but not at the moment, my spare has a plug in the sidewall….🫤

Sounds like you need to replace the whole set with tires a size or three bigger

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