2500 miles or 3 months oil change

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Guys, I love my Jeep and oil change takes 20 minutes and $35. So I have decided to change the oil every 2500 miles. Oil goes in nice and clean and comes out nice and clean. Am I stupid?
It is over maintaining, but its up to you.
I would do 5k or 6 months with syn oil of your choice. With todays oils thats no problem, no worry.
 
How much is your time worth, and how much of it do you think is worth spending on doing a task that should be done perhaps once yearly rather than 4x that?

With age will hopefully come wisdom.

FWIW, I love my 10+ yr old Benz and it gets an oil change every 5-6K miles for "severe service".
 
If your usage is severe, then your decision is good. Otherwise it's a bit wasteful, but does give an opportunity to catch some unrelated issues early: like an oil leak from engine, transmission, transfer case, or differentials.

On some cars I go for 5k miles, on others I'm careful not to go above 3k. All about usage patterns, and sometimes the specifics of the serviced unit: for example I'd never go 5k miles in a VQ or VK engine if using the manufacturer recommended viscosity.
 
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Otherwise it's a bit wasteful, but does give an opportunity to catch some unrelated issues early: like an oil leak from engine, transmission, transfer case, or differentials.
One could argue that messing with components a lot more often than necessary (such as oil filter housings, caps, other plastic items, etc.) may contribute to a faster deterioration of those items, along with more opportunities to forget things and perhaps cause damage.

It's all relative, but there will be a point beyond which reasonable OCD-ness becomes detrimental.

As for a Jeep (any Jeep, or car for that matter) to make it to 500K miles, I think you have far greater enemies to worry about rather than the OCI. Just taking on rust alone can break down even the most positive of souls.
 
I write code for a living and life sucks. Changing oil on my Jeep is fun, I love doing it
Then don't let strangers on internet dictate your hobbies 🙂
I know a guy who started doing door dash and UberEats just to be able to service his car more often. Changes oil monthly now, ATF quarterly, and he is a happy as a Motorhead can be.
 
One could argue that messing with components a lot more often than necessary (such as oil filter housings, caps, other plastic items, etc.) may contribute to a faster deterioration of those items, along with more opportunities to forget things and perhaps cause damage.

It's all relative, but there will be a point beyond which reasonable OCD-ness becomes detrimental.

As for a Jeep (any Jeep, or car for that matter) to make it to 500K miles, I think you have far greater enemies to worry about rather than the OCI. Just taking on rust alone can break down even the most positive of souls.
YES-if you have the plastic oil filter/cooler housing, get that thing off there & replace it with the Dorman aluminum one!
 
I write code for a living and life sucks. Changing oil on my Jeep is fun, I love doing it
I see. Perhaps quit your job and service your Jeep twice a day?
There is some really expensive boutique oil some use; maybe that will help?

Friend, your post is a little ridiculous. The only thing extra oil changes will do is cost you money.
 
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