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Old 05-23-2014 | 06:23 PM
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Thank you! And not to mention my jeep is running ruff once again .This was supposed to all be fixed from when the guy worked on it .now I just got codes P0300,P0301,P0302,P0303,P0304,P0305,P0306.Multiple misfires all cylinders! before anyone asks 3 months ago it got new wires ,ignition cool,spark plugs "champion", CPS sensor new hoses new radiator and a ton more
No no no! Please don't mention the brand of spark plugs! Now this thread will have double the nausea of oil and spark plug bias. Sounds like you got bigger issues than those items. I'd start a new post for that subject. This one will be all about rotella and NGK NOW.....
Old 05-23-2014 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by southsidecatac
No no no! Please don't mention the brand of spark plugs! Now this thread will have double the nausea of oil and spark plug bias. Sounds like you got bigger issues than those items. I'd start a new post for that subject. This one will be all about rotella and NGK NOW.....
Ha yeah your right.
Old 05-24-2014 | 12:21 AM
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15w40 for Vegas summers for me... 10w30 for rest of the time... Just me though.
Old 05-24-2014 | 12:38 AM
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Just changed my oil with quaker state 10w-30, and oil filter to the gold puralotour. Horrible. My oil pressure droped big time. Plus its noisy as hell now.
Old 05-24-2014 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SHELBYGT NSM
Just changed my oil with quaker state 10w-30, and oil filter to the gold puralotour. Horrible. My oil pressure droped big time. Plus its noisy as hell now.
They're gonna tell you to try the banana flavor rotella. Don't do it.
Old 05-24-2014 | 01:01 AM
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Thats at idle at operating temp. Scary!
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Old 05-24-2014 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Mikeythrash
Dude said he put 5 quartz of 10w30 in it and one quart of Lucas stabilizer. And it has this filter in it from when he did this 3 months ago
Ouch. What is your oil pressure? Change all that crap when you next get the chance.

Originally Posted by Mikeythrash

Thank you! And not to mention my jeep is running ruff once again .This was supposed to all be fixed from when the guy worked on it .now I just got codes P0300,P0301,P0302,P0303,P0304,P0305,P0306.Multiple misfires all cylinders! before anyone asks 3 months ago it got new wires ,ignition cool,spark plugs "champion", CPS sensor new hoses new radiator and a ton more
Good god. What happened to it? Sounds kinda like the PO had very little idea what he was doing. (Threw parts at it - which unless it was dragged off the bottom of a lake never makes sense.) If he cheaped out a lot of low end sensors are garbage and may cause issues. For example, CPS not from the dealership.
Old 05-24-2014 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
Ouch. What is your oil pressure? Change all that crap when you next get the chance. Good god. What happened to it? Sounds kinda like the PO had very little idea what he was doing. (Threw parts at it - which unless it was dragged off the bottom of a lake never makes sense.) If he cheaped out a lot of low end sensors are garbage and may cause issues. For example, CPS not from the dealership.
Yep CPS is aftermarket.i just texted him to give me a write up of every sensor brand and part he put on this. And I am doing a fresh oil change and oil filter next week gonna use the shell brand 10w30 and maybe a mopar filter? Or one from napa.
Old 05-24-2014 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
Ouch. What is your oil pressure? Change all that crap when you next get the chance. Good god. What happened to it? Sounds kinda like the PO had very little idea what he was doing. (Threw parts at it - which unless it was dragged off the bottom of a lake never makes sense.) If he cheaped out a lot of low end sensors are garbage and may cause issues. For example, CPS not from the dealership.
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Also oil pressure is fine it's always near the middle

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Old 05-24-2014 | 10:54 AM
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I'll just clear all this up... Here goes nothing with another oil question.-image-4159935059.jpg Here goes nothing with another oil question.-image-2207044903.jpg Here goes nothing with another oil question.-image-464200476.jpg

Edit: just incase you can't read that, it does say 13psi at idle
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Originally Posted by Mikeythrash
Yep CPS is aftermarket.i just texted him to give me a write up of every sensor brand and part he put on this. And I am doing a fresh oil change and oil filter next week gonna use the shell brand 10w30 and maybe a mopar filter? Or one from napa.
I don't think I'd buy a Mopar filter personally (I'm not aware of any issues with them, but they cost too much for what they are), last I checked (this may have changed since FIAT took over) they were either made by Purolator or Champion Labs and in both cases are the "entry level" design, so you're basically paying $5-6 for a Purolator Classic or the Champ Labs equivalent filter with a different paint job.


If you are going to spend that much on a filter I'd go with a WIX/Napa Gold or a Purolator PureOne (or Baldwin if anyone local carries them), or get a Purolator Classic or Motorcraft FL-1A (Purolator makes filters for Ford/Motorcraft, the FL-1A is basically Purolator PureOne media in a Classic can with a different end stamping) and save a couple bucks.

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Old 05-24-2014 | 12:58 PM
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That 15 year old FSM, that most likely has 20+ year old info, recommends "energy conserving" oil. Wouldn't 5W30 be more energy conserving AND lubricate the motor quicker than 10W30 when the oil is below operating temp? Haven't vehicles overall gotten better over the past 20+ years?.......motor oil certainly has. 10WXX, 15WXX........why?????
Old 05-24-2014 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SHELBYGT NSM
Thats at idle at operating temp. Scary!
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Don't be too scared mine reads 0 at idle on dash gauge and 4psi with test gauge. Been that way for years!
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Originally Posted by Mikeythrash

Yep CPS is aftermarket.i just texted him to give me a write up of every sensor brand and part he put on this. And I am doing a fresh oil change and oil filter next week gonna use the shell brand 10w30 and maybe a mopar filter? Or one from napa.
Okay sounds like a good plan. You are on the right track. For your money, skip the Mopar and ask the NAPA guys for either a NAPA Gold 1515 or 1459 filter. They are excellent.
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Originally Posted by djb383
That 15 year old FSM, that most likely has 20+ year old info, recommends "energy conserving" oil. Wouldn't 5W30 be more energy conserving AND lubricate the motor quicker than 10W30 when the oil is below operating temp? Haven't vehicles overall gotten better over the past 20+ years?.......motor oil certainly has. 10WXX, 15WXX........why?????
You'd think that. Despite sounding generic, Energy Conserving is a specific label that is regulated by the API on motor oil. It generally inplies more additives like moly and boron as well as typically a low shear strength. Essentially it is very thin and slippery, most of them the minimim for that viscosity grade. API SN and ILSAC GF-5 now call it "Resource Conserving".

In later model 4.0Ls Chrysler updated the manuals to reflect impoved performance of VI Improver polymers. Late model TJs list 5w30 as preferred.



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