Oil - going from 0w20 to 0w40

[Jteakus]

Jeep should have an option in the order form for an Upper Valve Train Refurb Kit. It could include cams. lash adjusters, rockers, gaskets and cam install tools, Put it all in a nice decorative crate,
Owners who use premium oils could sell them later to those who use lesser oils as a work around for cam shortages or leave the crate in back seat at time of resale/trade in as evidence of good maintenance habits and use of designer oils.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Jeep should have an option in the order form for an Upper Valve Train Refurb Kit. It could include cams. lash adjusters, rockers, gaskets and cam install tools, Put it all in a nice decorative crate,
Owners who use premium oils could sell them later to those who use lesser oils as a work around for cam shortages or leave the crate in back seat at time of resale/trade in as evidence of good maintenance habits and use of designer oils.

LOL...designer oils. Like they are better. Motor oil geek did a comparison under dyno loads. The cheaper NAPA oil, (which happens to be made by Valvoline), matched or beat royal purple. He basically said, save your money.

 

[dos0711]

what about the highly touted Aimsoil?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

what about the highly touted Aimsoil?

Amsoil Signature is on par with Mobil 1 and some of the others.
The non-signature is no better than most of the other known brands.
It's one of those "perceived better" things. Good, but not better (Signature line, that is)
It's a favorite because it's not sold on the shelves with the other common brands - which adds to the perception. Price is another thing - 'it costs twice as much so must be a lot better' type of thing. Marketing, word-of-mouth and so on.
It's good, but not superior depending on what you are comparing it to..
It gets really complicated when trying to compare oils of different viscosities because the additive packages vary so much - even in the same brand, once you switch viscosities. (there are only about 4 companies that make the additive packages!)
Different oils, different viscosities, are formulated for different engine needs and different finishes inside the engine - so what works best in one engine might not be the best for another very different engine.

 

[Jteakus]

That post was meant to be a funny.

 

[Einsteiger]

I still may consider buying a Gladiator if they throw in a Chevy V8 for later replacement.

 

[Stan H]

That post was meant to be a funny.

I laughed if it makes you feel better even though I thought you was serious at first

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I laughed if it makes you feel better even though I thought you was serious at first

LOL - same here. I read it too fast.
So many are dead serious about their expensive or colorful or "it's not on any store shelves" oils that are special orders and so on - ya never know.

 

[dos0711]

I still may consider buying a Gladiator if they throw in a Chevy V8 for later replacement.

and still have lifter problems lol

 

[Hootbro]

I still may consider buying a Gladiator if they throw in a Chevy V8 for later replacement.

So you hanging around waiting on your parking slip to be validated.

 

[Einsteiger]

More like morbid curiosity. If they ever offer a different motor for subsequent Gladiators, I'll be looking again.

 

[Jteakus]

We HAD a diesel…..

 

[DanW]

I still may consider buying a Gladiator if they throw in a Chevy V8 for later replacement.

I vote for an LS3!

 

[cmashark]

I dunno, I’m not a fan of switching oil weights on a whim Like GM is trying/tried to do on the 6.2 trucks. Now my 2019 C7 GS has used Mobil 1 0w-40 from the factory and I see no reason to change that.

I say the same with my brand new leftover ‘24 JTM. I plan to stay with 0w-20, but am shopping for the brand that would have the best additives for it. I’m at 5XX miles on it and will be changing the oil at 1K as it’s almost a year old, but still new… I’m also a young‘ish fogie that still changes his oil/filter once it’s 1 year old or 3K miles.

Chris

 

[Sw00per]

I dunno, I’m not a fan of switching oil weights on a whim Like GM is trying/tried to do on the 6.2 trucks. Now my 2019 C7 GS has used Mobil 1 0w-40 from the factory and I see no reason to change that.

I say the same with my brand new leftover ‘24 JTM. I plan to stay with 0w-20, but am shopping for the brand that would have the best additives for it. I’m at 5XX miles on it and will be changing the oil at 1K as it’s almost a year old, but still new… I’m also a young‘ish fogie that still changes his oil/filter once it’s 1 year old or 3K miles.

Chris

Here is what I am currently using at a 5K interval

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