1st oil change on Pentastar.

[02sahara]

Just check the oil level before you leave the dealer. I’ve had two separate dealers overfill because the 3.6 needs 6 qts. Gladiators need 5. Check before leaving.

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[JET_83]

Just check the oil level before you leave the dealer. I’ve had two separate dealers overfill because the 3.6 needs 6 qts. Gladiators need 5. Check before leaving.

Crazy, they use 5 quarts not 6

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Make sure to start and stay with same brand of oil and filter. Air Force mechanic stressed that to me over 50 years ago. Dad was a stickler about maintenance.

Makes zero difference on vehicle engines. Not a lick. You can even mix brands of oil without issue. When you buy a used car you generally have no clue what was used in it.
I've gotten over 100,000 miles out of plenty of cars, over 160,000 on one and I know it had multiple oils used in it.
I see no logic in "same brand filter" and engines don't know one from the other - and there's nothing left on the engine once you pull the used one out or off. How would it know or matter?
Similar for oil - how or why would it matter?
Good oil and good filters are more important than sticking with one.
You could use a different oil each time you change it and it won't matter.
(based on decades of experience doing oil changes and engine repairs)

I always buy my filter from the brand manufacture. I don't care what you drive, that's the best practice.

Why? MOPAR doesn't make filters, there's only a handful of filter makers in the country. There are filters out there that are just as good as MOPAR branded filters and there are some better. As long as you use one that meets the MOPAR specs and is at least as good quality - why would it matter or be a best practice?

Just follow the recommended service schedule in the manual and you'll be good to go!

Sanity still exists? WOW! Cool!

There's so much bad or mis-information out there, it's scary.
You can prove with science and engineering and it won't matter - it's what someone read on the internet or was told. A neighbor once changed oil in Joe's car and it ran so the neighbor is now recommending oil and filters, Joe is spreading the word.

I have vehicles that have had 3 different brand filters (just TRY to find good filters for a 1970 AMC 390 or 73 AMC 360 these days so I'm going to convert the pump based to take modern filters - but gee, I'll be breaking rules, right!?
I've run three different oils in that 73 360 and the last oil I used I had to re-adjust the carburetors as the idle crept up 200-300 rpm. That new oil must have cleaned things up and be pretty slick.
The only time switching oils may be an issue is, well, I can't think of a single time! I've even switched between conventional and synthetic and now run bio-syn in one.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Just check the oil level before you leave the dealer. I’ve had two separate dealers overfill because the 3.6 needs 6 qts. Gladiators need 5. Check before leaving.

That was a bigger problem in the first year or so. Used to see and hear about it a lot. Not so much these days. But don't get too excited if it's up say 1/8" or so above "full" on the stick. Won't hurt these a bit.

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