So I changed the oil in my 2015 JKURHR yesterday for the first time. Mileage read 6655. Initial msg to 'change oil soon' came on at about 6200 and read 5% oil life remaining. 'Oil change required' came up at just about 6600. All of the oil that came out fit into the 5qt bottle easily. Looks like there may have been 5.25 qts or a bit less. Can I expect the jeep to be using over 3/4 of a qt between changes? I know high mileage engines easily burn through a qt or more but these new engines? That's unexpected if so.
The filter cap was kind of a bitch to thread back in being plastic to plastic thread. I just snugged it down to where the gap under the lip disappeared. With such a long thread surface and the big o-ring at the top there shouldn't be any leaking unless oil pressure is incredibly high and I'd think it'd come out the dipstick well long before it comes out of the filter cap. Hard to believe the engineers would make such a vital service point out of plastic... But I am thankful I don't have to crawl underneath and pull an old school screw on filter off the block! Oil rain is the worst. :tearsdrip:
On viscosity, are any of you with 2014+ jeeps in hot parts of the country running 5w-30 instead of the 5w-20 printed on the cap? I have always run a step up in viscosity or weight during the hot summer months. I chose the 5w-30 Castrol GTX Magnatec which is a synthetic blend vs their 5w-20 which is full synthetic. I've used Castrl GTX in all my vehicles for nearly 3 decades. At just $7/qt single and $6/qt in bulk it is a very affordable oil change for a blend. Dealer sold me MOPAR filters for $9/ea. Interested in other people perspective.
All in all, I have to say the JK has been the fastest and easiest oil change I've ever had the privilege to do. Now I'm not looking forward at all to the 100,000 full fluid change coming up for the Tacoma! Oh yeah, not something I'm proud to admit but nothing has been changed other than the oil...I am curious to see how the diff fluids held up. Truck had a number of deep water crossings early on in its life. :icon_crazy:
The filter cap was kind of a bitch to thread back in being plastic to plastic thread. I just snugged it down to where the gap under the lip disappeared. With such a long thread surface and the big o-ring at the top there shouldn't be any leaking unless oil pressure is incredibly high and I'd think it'd come out the dipstick well long before it comes out of the filter cap. Hard to believe the engineers would make such a vital service point out of plastic... But I am thankful I don't have to crawl underneath and pull an old school screw on filter off the block! Oil rain is the worst. :tearsdrip:
On viscosity, are any of you with 2014+ jeeps in hot parts of the country running 5w-30 instead of the 5w-20 printed on the cap? I have always run a step up in viscosity or weight during the hot summer months. I chose the 5w-30 Castrol GTX Magnatec which is a synthetic blend vs their 5w-20 which is full synthetic. I've used Castrl GTX in all my vehicles for nearly 3 decades. At just $7/qt single and $6/qt in bulk it is a very affordable oil change for a blend. Dealer sold me MOPAR filters for $9/ea. Interested in other people perspective.
All in all, I have to say the JK has been the fastest and easiest oil change I've ever had the privilege to do. Now I'm not looking forward at all to the 100,000 full fluid change coming up for the Tacoma! Oh yeah, not something I'm proud to admit but nothing has been changed other than the oil...I am curious to see how the diff fluids held up. Truck had a number of deep water crossings early on in its life. :icon_crazy:
