Oil Change

spolebitski · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:09 pm

Am I reading the manual correctly when it recommends oil changes every 6,000 miles?

spolebitski · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:09 pm

I have a 2009 Jeep Liberty.

ups4 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:48 pm

I do mine every 5k....rotate the tires then also.

As long as you're not in the "heavy duty" range...ie lots of off roading, lots of dusty conditions, extreme high temps...etc, then 6k intervals shouldn't be a problem.

Paul

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:16 pm

I run every 3000, but I drive mine hard...

jeep4X4 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:00 am

I do my oil change also at every 3,000 miles

spolebitski · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:06 am

I have done every 3000 myself but that is always what my manual has said. I just thought it was odd that the manual was saying every 6000 miles now.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:41 am

i think the manual said 6000 on 08... It's just easier to go by the evic.... With all of this talk, mine is set to go off any mile now :roll:

KKommando · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:12 am

I was told buy 2 different delerships that oil needs to be done every 3000 and needs be proven in order to keep the lifetime powertrain warrenty but thinking about it I really think that any way they can figure out to void it there gonna try

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:10 am

I change mine about every 12k ... Mobil 1 w/ a Mobil 1 filter

vmf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:37 am

i also run mobil 1 5w-20 with mobil 1 filter but i do change mine around around 4-5k

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:54 am

vmf wrote:

i also run mobil 1 5w-20 with mobil 1 filter but i do change mine around around 4-5k

You can go a lot longer!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:58 am

Mike08Liberty wrote:

vmf wrote:

i also run mobil 1 5w-20 with mobil 1 filter but i do change mine around around 4-5k

You can go a lot longer!

Have you done a used oil analysis to confirm that?

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I was told buy 2 different delerships that oil needs to be done every 3000 and needs be proven in order to keep the lifetime powertrain warrenty but thinking about it I really think that any way they can figure out to void it there gonna try.

^^Shady business practices. They can't dictate oil change interval like that. You only have to go by the book unless They provide the oil changes at different intervals for free. Magnusson-Moss warranty act covers stuff like this. If you ever get any flak from them, mention the MM act and give them your attorneys card and they will stfu quick.

Most modern oils, Especially Full synthetics like Amsoil, Mobil1 Extended, etc. Can go much further than 5K intervals. Auto MFG's are pushing longer intervals to lower their pollution generation levels as a way to lower overall gubment dictated standards for emission/pollution generation.

UOA's of many of Amsoils full syns (using their Ea series filters) show that OCI's can be extended past 10-15K. I have a customer w/ an 05 Mustang running the 7500 series 5w20, non full syn oil w/ an Ea series filter to 9-10K miles and his UOA's are coming back showing the oil is still in good condition to continue using.

Regardless of all of that, unless you plan on keeping your vehicle forever and running it into the ground, even Good modern dino oil w/ a 5K OCI using good filtration should allow an engine to last a good long time w/ little chance of an oil related failure.
Personally, I run the best products, change my oil once a year or 10K miles (yeah, no commuting here), have good OUA's in the past and peace of mind doing so.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:26 am

Better safe than sorry....for dino 3-4K for full syn 5-6k.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:45 am

For me depends on what I am doing
for normal everyday driving I change every 5000/6000 ( been using Mobil 1 for years)
If I have been off road a lot, or pulling one of my trailers for a long distance then I will change the oil more often, like 3 to 4000 miles
All of my last 9 new vehicles I have driven into the 250,000/300,000 mile range and have never had any motor problems and no oil usage using my method.

BrendonR · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:54 am

tommudd wrote:

All of my last 9 new vehicles I have driven into the 250,000/300,000 mile range and have never had any motor problems and no oil usage using my method.

Good Freaking lord that's a long time...

Let's call that 2,500,000 miles total....

at an average speed of.... 50 miles/hour is 50,000 hours driving....

That's 2,083.33 DAYS

THAT'S 5.71 YEARS!!!!!

holy crap....

spolebitski · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:41 pm

So I called the Dealer this morning and they advised me to change the oil every 3000 miles. They also did say that the manual does say every 6000 miles but they have never seen this before. They did mention it was probably is misprint in the manual.

So I called Chrysler Customer Care they said the oil is to be changed every 6000 miles, but I should take it in to my dealer to get their opinion. They informed me the manual is wrong.

So I know from a dealer perspective that they are going to want to do an oil change every 3000 miles (it just makes sense from a business point of view) but who should you trust the dealer or the manufacture?

spolebitski · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:42 pm

Oddly enough in the past 24 hours (2500 miles) a message appears telling me "oil change required ... contact dealer".

stripesace · **Joined:** Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm **Posts:** 54

my display at like 2500 states change oil soon. To put 500 miles on my jeep takes a good 2-3 weeks. LOL its a small annoyance for 500 miles.

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:24 pm

read your manual it will tell you how to turn off the "oil change required" light

Fatnate · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:16 pm

I do a oil change when the oil change light for dum-dumbs comes on. It's been around 6k +or- a 100 miles or so. I use Motorcraft 5w-20 and Motorcraft filter.

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