Fist in home oil change :)

gren71 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:09 am

I'm looking to do my first in home oil change this weekend and would love some pointers

I've changed the oil on my motorcycle before so have a grasp of the process. But never a car..let alone the jeep.

I haven't read the service manual yet but did cruise the forums and read what I could..still have a couple questions though.

Where is the plug under the jeep?

How much should I expect? ( I have a 10l pan with 3-4 in it from motorcycle changes )

Would it be bad to go from conventional to blended oil at 40k miles?

How much should I buy for the refill/regular changes every 3k ( regardless of intel/opinion/material cost I always change after 2,500-3,000 miles )

Thanks gents!

Cheers

cgass · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 am

IIRC the plug is on the passenger side. I would expect about 4.5 quarts or so. The oil filter is a little tough to get to. If you look there are some channels to route the oil. Line your pan up under those. I didn't see them the first time and got oil all over. You can run some flush through too when you switch from regular to blended or synthetic

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gren71 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 10:16 am

Gotcha. I'll probably just stick to conventional until 60k.

What kind of filter would you suggest?

cgass · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 10:21 am

I would go with either OEM or WIX. You should be able to get the WIX filters at NAPA.

Budke · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 10:32 am

Pureolator pure one or nothing.
IMO its the best filter on the market.

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67Customs · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 4:55 pm

Budke wrote:

Pureolator pure one or nothing.
IMO its the best filter on the market.

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There are plenty of good oil filters on the market. I would hardly say that the Pure One is the best. Mobil 1, K&N, WIX, Bosch Distance +, Pure One, Mopar, etc... are all good filters.

For the money, nothing beats a WIX, though.

gren71 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 5:43 pm

Got it an Mobil 1 synthetic.

That oil filter is in a mother of a place to get out o.O

gren71 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 8:08 pm

Oil change done

easy peasy!!
Took me about 20 minutes because I made sure the oil was warm, not hot. ( I learned that makes it faster with my bike >_> )

Filled the filter like you all suggested and even cleared the change oil indicator when I start it up.

Thanks!!

lfhoward · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 10:05 pm

Nice job! An inspiration for the rest of us! :rockon:

sfixx · **Joined:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:28 pm **Posts:** 9

[quote="cgass"......The oil filter is a little tough to get to......[/quote]

A little tough? Please share any tips on making it JUST a little tough :furious:

The gaps to get your arms to the filter are so tight, I could only get one hand at a time up there. I don't see how removing the front skid plate would help, but removing the A/C probably would

It took me half an hour just to remove and replace the filter...and I splashed dirty oil on my neck and clean oil on my forehead :banghead:

Forgive my rant, but this is the worst filter location I have ever tried to get to.

My wife asked "will it be easier next time now that you've done it once?" I said yes, since Valvoline will do it next time!

Anybody have tips?

Steve

BillyP · **Joined:** Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:38 pm **Posts:** 39

The local Goodyear shop changes my oil and rotates tires (bought tires from them) for $30. The only problem I've ever had with them... one time them left the skid plate loose. Had not clue as to what that rattle was until I crawled under the Liberty.

Fist in home oil change :)

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