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Old 02-27-2014, 07:03 AM
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What's the best oil and filter to run in a 99 cherokee with 176000 miles
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Everything you'd ever want to know...

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/rot...essing-188168/
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Oh no. Another can of worms opened.

Conventional: Super Tech 10W-30, Wix or NAPA Gold filter.

Synthetic: Mobil 1 10W-30, same filter.
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Uh whatever brings it up to the full mark
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Y U NO SEARCH?!?! Lol
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Y U NO SEARCH?!?! Lol
I don't think none of the newer people know how to use the search function. Or just to lazy to look on there own.
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I like using baby tears and kitten blood. filter? that just restricts flow in a bad way, I like chicken wire.
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I like using baby tears and kitten blood. filter? that just restricts flow in a bad way, I like chicken wire.

Is that a 50/50 mix on the blood and tears?
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Everything you'd ever want to know...

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/rot...essing-188168/
I gotta +1 this but I might be biased

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I like using baby tears and kitten blood. filter? that just restricts flow in a bad way, I like chicken wire.
Way too expensive long-term. The going rate on kittens is obscene and I already have enough restraining orders.

I switched to cow's blood with a little disolved Vegemite. Run it through some pantyhose to keep it fresh.
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Cut open a Fram filter and use toilet paper as the element.

It is an improvement.
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I don't think none of the newer people know how to use the search function. Or just to lazy to look on there own.
Doesn't help that the on-site search is broken

I'm a big fan of Rotella T6 5w40 + wix/napagold
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I'm a big fan of Rotella T6 5w40 + wix/napagold

This would be a good option. Personally, I might go with a High Mileage 5W30 (Maxlife, etc) and the Wix/NAPA Gold.
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This would be a good option. Personally, I might go with a High Mileage 5W30 (Maxlife, etc) and the Wix/NAPA Gold.
Looking at the info in Salad's thread listed above that Maxlife might be quite questionable on stats.
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Looking at the info in Salad's thread listed above that Maxlife might be quite questionable on stats.
In what way?
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In what way?
Trashy oil. Low on zinc.

I wouldn't run it in a 40-year old lawnmower, much less one of my engines. It's just a marketing ploy. Notice how it costs more?
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