I traded off my 'midlife crisis' impulse buy and got a very lightly used 2011 Jeep Liberty Sport with @ 9,300 miles (3.7L V-6 w/ 4-speed automoatic transmission, 4WD); Carfax showed 3 oil changes prior to being sold at auction (@ 700 miles, @ 2400 miles, @ 6200 miles)...my dealer just did another one prior to selling (what I deduce from this is the engine is very clean); my driving habits are as follows:
5-10 miles to work & home x 5 times/week; 10-50 miles on the weekends (except during riding season then the total mileage/frequency in both cases goes down significantly); 80-90% rural roads with stop-n-go in town & while running errands; 10-20% highway/open country roads; very little off-road time planned; southcentral PA region for weather (about 'average' with Philly area with some variations)
I do not know if I have an oil life monitor; I have 4 free conventional oil changes written into the sales deal; I deduce the dealer will use bulk Pennzoil conventional 5w-20 & Mopar filters or equivalent (the same dealer as my prior 2 Jeep purchases); with that stated...how many miles per oil change? also, should I upgrade to a synthetic blend for winter time to get faster oil flow? thanks...
my 'thoughts' are to do 4500-5000 miles during warmer months and 4000-4500 miles in colder temps due to extended idleing for warm-ups
5-10 miles to work & home x 5 times/week; 10-50 miles on the weekends (except during riding season then the total mileage/frequency in both cases goes down significantly); 80-90% rural roads with stop-n-go in town & while running errands; 10-20% highway/open country roads; very little off-road time planned; southcentral PA region for weather (about 'average' with Philly area with some variations)
I do not know if I have an oil life monitor; I have 4 free conventional oil changes written into the sales deal; I deduce the dealer will use bulk Pennzoil conventional 5w-20 & Mopar filters or equivalent (the same dealer as my prior 2 Jeep purchases); with that stated...how many miles per oil change? also, should I upgrade to a synthetic blend for winter time to get faster oil flow? thanks...
my 'thoughts' are to do 4500-5000 miles during warmer months and 4000-4500 miles in colder temps due to extended idleing for warm-ups
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