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- #31
I mean, honestly that's a good point. Yesterday my oil life monitor on the dash went into the "red zone" at 4%. It was 16° outside with a breeze and the last thing I wanted to do was work on the Jeep, but it takes literally 5-10 minutes to do an oil change on these. This is the easiest vehicle a person will ever do an oil change on. You don't even need jack stands.Am I missing something here? This thread started out criticizing an automotive worker for possibly neglecting to perform their job properly and rolled into hey you should be letting the dealership perform critical routine maintenance on your JT because it’s free! NO THANKS. I'll change my own oil and rotate my own tires for a few dollars rather than trust an automotive worker at a dealer who may or may not perform their job properly too. If you want a job done right, do it yourself!
Crawl under, pop the drain plug, let oil drain into pan, while it's draining pop the oil filter cap off with a 24mm socket, swap oil filters, screw cap back on, now oil underneath is finished draining so pop the drain plug back in. Empty one 5 quart jug from Walmart into the fill port.
The oil is $14.88 for 5 quarts at Walmart now and testing has shown it's very good oil. Mopar 349 filter is $9.97 at Walmart. I got it done so fast that I didn't even really get chilled in the 16° breeze. And I know it was done right.
Unless a guy lives in an apartment complex that prohibits it, most of us should be changing our own oil. It helps a person learn basic mechanics if they don't have experience, and it bonds you with the Jeep. It also saves money and hassle.
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