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Old May 31, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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Any certain brand? First oil change In jeep , quakerstate? Castrol? Pensoil? Royal purple ? Just a quick question.... Thanks!
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Old May 31, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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10w-30 Castrol GTX 6 quarts with a new oil filter!
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Old May 31, 2013 | 02:21 PM
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Mine has 154k. I use Valvoline 10w-30 MaxLife with a WIX filter.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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Rotella T-5 10w30 with Purolator Gold filter. Every 5k like clockwork.

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Old May 31, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Rotella T-5 10w30 with Purolator Gold filter. Every 5k like clockwork.
^^This is the oil I like best. Personally I stay away from Penzoil. It has to much paraffin in it.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Filter is super important on our Jeeps. Wix, Napa Gold or Mopar and you know you're safe.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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Wix filter and Rotella oil
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Old May 31, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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For high mileage 4.0; Wally world Supertech 15-40 high zinc industrial fleet oil is a big bang for your buck!
In reality there is not any significant advantage from one brand over another.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by kirknd4spd
Wix filter and Rotella oil
Like Forrest Gump said "They go together like peas and carrots".
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Old May 31, 2013 | 05:59 PM
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I thought about using rotella a few times but the looks I get when I asked the guy behind the counter about it( he drives a old lifted xj) scare the sh** out of me
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Old May 31, 2013 | 06:01 PM
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I thought about using rotella a few times but the looks I get when I asked the guy behind the counter about it( he drives a old lifted xj) scare the sh** out of me
Put your big boy pants on and buy the Rotella......
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Old May 31, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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Put your big boy pants on and buy the Rotella......
Ha First I gotta find em...
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Old May 31, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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10-w30 mobil1 high milage and bottle of lucas. Ph-16 filter every 3000miles even though i could wait till 5000miles
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Old May 31, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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I use 5w30 dino oil. and I put a mopar filter on it. I have a reserve of wix filters that I forgot about when I bought the mopar one. oops.
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Old May 31, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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I choose my viscosity by the ambient temperature. This is one situation where I agree with the recommendation of the Jeep engineers. Not everybody lives in the same climate. If I lived in Hawaii, I'd be using 10-30 all year long, but not in MN where I live! The -30 farenheit temperatures that we often experience mid-winter is damn cold, and I always use 5-30 for winter driving.

For temps primarily above 60 degrees farenheit, I use 10-30

For temps primarily below 60 degrees farenheit, I use 5-30

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