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Old 10-08-2009, 09:05 PM
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thats great it works good but like i said i just listed my experiance with these three additives and the type of oil also. im sure there are better combination too i dont know only what ive seen to work for me . tom asked a ? i thought i gave decent advice and hes turns around whines ,oh well i got no promblem trying mm oil ,i will try it in fact maybe on 66 dodge that has been sitting around ,and i bet you do have that 30 yrs exp, (but others show they dont have the exp they claim)
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thats great it works good but like i said i just listed my experiance with these three additives and the type of oil also. im sure there are better combination too i dont know only what ive seen to work for me . tom asked a ? i thought i gave decent advice and hes turns around whines ,oh well i got no promblem trying mm oil ,i will try it in fact maybe on 66 dodge that has been sitting around ,and i bet you do have that 30 yrs exp, (but others show they dont have the exp they claim)

rich, chill dude. total thread jack, everyone has been giving advice, thats awesome, thats what I asked for, I just didnt know if you saw that I was already running castrol H.M. just a little different viscosity. Sorry for the misconception of what I wrote, my bad. Just back down off the rev limiter and stop getting defensive.
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Sorry guys am not trying to start something I just sometimes am very vocal about these kind of things.
You guys can use what ever you want to use on your own rigs, I just go by experience's I have had in the past.
I once used STP oil treatment in one of my cars back in the 70's and had to change the oil pan gasket on the same car and what I found in the bottom of the pan was sludge from the STP treatment I was using, as you would guess there was no more STP treatment in my cars anymore.
Andy Granatteli who marketed STP stuff way back when was caught not using the additive in his own Indy cars and was fined for it.
But I am showing my age and again I am sorry for causing any problem.
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Originally Posted by 4.3L XJ
You are probably getting the ticking because the previous owner was running a heavier oil in it. Try going to 20W50 and the ticking will probably be gone.

I use 20w50 oil in the summer and go back to 10w40 or 15w40 in the winter, i only use Castrol and Valvoline, nothign else, no synthetic, my truck has 178 thousand miles and no leaking except the valve cover which is an easy fix, not atick or sound coming from my motor and i wheel my jeep alot, and in deep muck and mudd, all i replaced was the front hub assembly on E-Bay a pair for 97 bucks, and u knwo what if they go ina year they go ill buy another pair for 97 bucks, lol, and brakes, this is my first jeep and i dont know how ive gone so long without having one, i sware by these things, awsome vehicle !
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i would seafoam it... and run thinner stuff,may be 5w40 in winter,and thicker in summer.
but seafoam directly in oil,wait 15min then start it.. then maybe thicker stuff... or a lil ATF...
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my bad i guess i m a bit testie right now just had back surgery hope everything works out 4 you, i owe u guys a beer.
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Originally Posted by JeepCoMJ
CHANGE THE FILTER!

the best for this is a genuine mopar oil filter, and they're only $5 at your local jeep dealer.
The Mopar MO 090 filter is available at WalMart for $5.
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well I put in the Mopar oil filter, didnt change a thing. on to the next step.
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Originally Posted by Tomxj48
Well on thursday when im off work im going to drain all the oil out...(brand new oil!! lol) and put 10w-30 synthetic, and see if that fixes the problem... sounds kinda weird but the new oil makes much better pressure then the old oil did...meening it must be quite a bit thicker, sooo im thinking if I put a lighter synthetic in it might actually pump up the hydraulic lifters better... I duno sounds kinda backwards but maybe it'll work...
In my 2001 with 126K now running Rotella T 5W-40 synthetic and K & N HP-2004 oil filter. Nice and quiet and oil pressure increased 5 to 10 lbs overall. Very pleased.
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