WHO DO YOU TRUST : Owners Manual or The Internet

Who do you trust when it comes to servicing your Jeep?

  • The Jeep Owners Manual

    Votes: 8 100.0%

  • People on the Internet

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    8
wayoflife

wayoflife

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When it comes to servicing your Jeep, who do you trust? Jeep and what they say you should do and use as stated in the Owners Manual and in order to maintain your powertrain warranty OR... the "some" on the internet who have ideas of their own? Please note, this is a sincere question and I ask it only because lately, I've been getting a LOT of them, just like this:

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So, who is it that you trust?
 
wayoflife said:
When it comes to servicing your Jeep, who do you trust? Jeep and what they say you should do and use as stated in the Owners Manual and in order to maintain your powertrain warranty OR... the "some" on the internet who have ideas of their own? Please note, this is a sincere question and I ask it only because lately, I've been getting a LOT of them, just like this:

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So, who is it that you trust?
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I also find it extremely amusing at the amount of stupid shit people feel the need to improve on Wranglers that they would NEVER think of doing to their other vehicles - like how many also add an oil catch can to the family minivan? How about a Grade 8 kit on the 'ol Honda Pilot? angry eyes grill to the F150?
 
Owners manual but old school and probably unnecessary 5K mile oil changes.

Reminds me of the regular vs premium gas debate for the the 2.0T. Manual says you can run regular but recommends premium.
 
I rely on the owner's manual, if I've been using my Jeep hard then I do fluid changes sooner for my peace of mind.

I am however going to switch the JLU to 5w-20 on the next change to see if it quiets the tick I've had since day 1. Took it to the dealer at 10 miles and they insisted it was normal, now at 135000+ miles, it's still there, not any louder, no noticeable change.

In comparison, the 2015 JK 3.6 uses 5w-20 and at idle, it's so quiet, the 2010... Fred Flintstone built that 3.8.
 
A little of both honestly, if questionable I stick with the manual.

When it comes to oil viscosity I don’t think I’d hesitate to go with a slightly heavier weight. One of the driving factors for manufacturers going to 0-20 oil is to gain a minute amount of fuel efficiency to help their EPA numbers.
 
Mike Pierson said:
Wayalife.com, Eddie, Eddies and Cindy’s videos and Jeremy. All any Jeep owner needs.
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I don’t even trust me….thanks though Mike!

For me it’s a mixture of owners manual and your own common sense, if you have any. Too many people out there giving advice based on opinion and not facts. Of course there are people out there on the internet I trust and who provide good information.
 
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