Maryland Cherokee Club
02-06-2012, 02:42 PM
#7261
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almost immediate?
That's pretty damn thick oil for the 4.0 man. Spec is 10w-30. I run 5w-30 year round to reduce wear and tear on the engine when it's cold. Perfect oil pressure instantly at start, 252,000 miles on the clock and runs like a top.
Why are you running an oil that thick? You're hurting the engine more than helping it.
That's pretty damn thick oil for the 4.0 man. Spec is 10w-30. I run 5w-30 year round to reduce wear and tear on the engine when it's cold. Perfect oil pressure instantly at start, 252,000 miles on the clock and runs like a top.
Why are you running an oil that thick? You're hurting the engine more than helping it.
02-06-2012, 03:22 PM
#7262
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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I'm at 7 waves so far today, and I've only spent four hours on the road. 3 JKs, 2 TJs, one lifted XJ, and a guy in a chromed up H3 who didn't receive a wave back. It's gonna take a long time for the novelty to wear off this mod 
02-06-2012, 03:25 PM
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Year: 1990
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The officers around where I live dont know what to do when you know the laws that you allegedly broke more then they do. I have Streetrod tags on my f100 so I am excempt from alot of different things and I constantly get harrassed for not having shoulders belts or for having a modified exhaust.... everytime I hand them my lic and reg I tell them... "Sir just so you know this vehicle has streetrod tags" cause its really fine print on the bottom of the tag but I usually get a bunch of crap back to the effect of "I know my job, son blah blah blah." Its just a PITA to have to go to court just to have the judge throw it out... but i am not paying the fines for all that crap...
I know exactly what you mean. Carroll County cops hate people like me. I've gotten pulled over dozens of time since i've had my rig and have never gotten a ticket. I have all clear glass right now and 89% of the time I make them turn around before talking...this is because they walk up and immediately put their flashlights into m trunk looking for alcohol or something, then I tell them that by law they did an illegal search of my vehicle without my consent and that I will file an immediate complaint if they dont just let me on my way.
I had one think he could beat me, and asked me to step out of my car for no tag light, I told him that I had one on order and it would be fixed in the next few days he saw an x on each of my hands from a concert and immediately believed i was drunk. made me do the f.s.t, I passed and when he asked me to do the alphabet backwards I told him to leave me alone 2x's mean I'm underage and cant drink. Then he asked me to search my car for drugs, I told him that there was no reason for him to search it, and in doing so he'd waste my time and his and I would once again file a complaint. this was at 11:50 and he held me till 12:30 i only had my PDL then and he pulled me over after driving two feet for driving past my permissional time. I asked him to give me one minute before the ticket, called my buddy who is a state trooper and he showed up and told the guy to get a life. CC sheriffs are all ******
02-06-2012, 03:30 PM
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almost immediate?
That's pretty damn thick oil for the 4.0 man. Spec is 10w-30. I run 5w-30 year round to reduce wear and tear on the engine when it's cold. Perfect oil pressure instantly at start, 252,000 miles on the clock and runs like a top.
Why are you running an oil that thick? You're hurting the engine more than helping it.
That's pretty damn thick oil for the 4.0 man. Spec is 10w-30. I run 5w-30 year round to reduce wear and tear on the engine when it's cold. Perfect oil pressure instantly at start, 252,000 miles on the clock and runs like a top.
Why are you running an oil that thick? You're hurting the engine more than helping it.
02-06-2012, 03:34 PM
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Engine: 4.0 i6, 307 injectors
Originally Posted by jimmy21669
Mine runs great with 15w-40 Rotella...
02-06-2012, 03:37 PM
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[QUOTE="jakbob"]
It runs very quiet, almost immediate oil pressure on cold starts.
How many miles do you have on yours
It runs very quiet, almost immediate oil pressure on cold starts.
How many miles do you have on yours
02-06-2012, 05:21 PM
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Engine: 4.0 I-6 High output
02-06-2012, 06:20 PM
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02-06-2012, 06:50 PM
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i blame dukie...nowhere in here does it say ''loosen spring retainer clip"
juuuust messing i know thats just a ''duh'' haha
you can easily do it yourself. You will need a 21mm socket and breaker bar for the rear shackle bolts. for the front coils, jack up the front and put jackstands under the frame, unbolt the lower control arms from the axle, the shocks, and the trackbar, put a floor jack under the opposite wheel and jack it up. You should be able to slide the coil out, throw the spacer on, then reinstall the coil. I'd definitely recommend a friend to help though.
Alignment is easy as well, and VERY simple on these trucks - there's only one adjustment to worry about, and that's toe (unless you count re-centering the wheel - then it's 2). Both can be done with reasonable accuracy in your driveway. I set toe in 1/8".
Alignment is easy as well, and VERY simple on these trucks - there's only one adjustment to worry about, and that's toe (unless you count re-centering the wheel - then it's 2). Both can be done with reasonable accuracy in your driveway. I set toe in 1/8".
juuuust messing i know thats just a ''duh'' haha
