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what oil do you recommend???

Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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i use the royal purple 10w30 full synthetic and i love it
ever since i used it i can feel the motor runnin smoother and even felt a little bit of a power gain
only fall back to runnin full synthetic oil is u AWLAYS have to for the rest of ur jeeps life u CANNOT switch back to conventional oil
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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I usually switch between 10w40 in the summer and 10w30 in the winter here in the north east. I think it really depends on the weather you typically drive in. If it gets pretty hot out and you run the a/c hard like i do, i personally like 40 weight as the oil pressure does not drop so much at idle and sitting in traffic. In the winter i go back to the 30 weight as it makes starting a little easier.

As for brand and type, i just use regular dino oil. Usually between Penzoil or Exxon.. whichever my local auto place has.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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you might want to consider using an oversize filter eg. NAPA 1085 is the normal filter but a NAPA 1515(oversize) will also fit. you either get more surface area to filter the oil or you can add more than 6 qts. if you desire.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by widefieldcherokee
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only fall back to runnin full synthetic oil is u AWLAYS have to for the rest of ur jeeps life u CANNOT switch back to conventional oil
Absolute myth......just one of many.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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I run 5qts of Lucas 10w-30(High Zinc) and a bottle of their Oil Stabilizer, seems to work Great, when i first bought this XJ, it had some build up when i took off the Valve cover, this seemed to clean it up real nice.http://www.lucasoiloffroad.com/lucas...yn%2010W30.pdf

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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by djb383
Absolute myth......just one of many.
X2
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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I use royal purple or rotella.
Rotella has all. The. Good. Stuff our. Engine needs
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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I use Rotella T6 5W-40. You really need to run oils (specifically diesel oils) with a ZDDP package, or add it yourself. Flat tappet camshaft-equipped engines, like the 4.0, need zinc and phosphorus in their oils for improved cam life.
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