Originally Posted By: virtual
Originally Posted By: Zaedock
I'd be more concerned with the rest of the driveline in that cold. Your oil choice is fine, but I'd be on the phone with the closest Amsoil dealer to replace ALL the fluids in one shot(transmission/tcase/diffs).
I'd most certainly order up a butt warmer too.
Its sound worse then it actually is ,the trans run just fine, only problem come from the boot over the shift lever who become extremely stiff in the cold ,
Amsoil would do no good for the transmission ,they use a triple cone syncro and is extremely sensible to oil ,many other jk owner did try rp , amsoil with poor result ,for the trans ill stick with oem , i just change it more often and since im still under warranty ... I will go with the MS-9224 requirement. There is better person to discuss about that part in the proper section, but multiple post in jeep club convince me to stick with oem .
And I would have no worry running, Amsoil or RP in the engine, transfer case or differential .The engine is an old design from 1990 3.3 dodge caravan engine bore to 3.8 .
I sell amsoil at my store but I'm not the biggest Amsoil fan due to there high price and there tricky advertising. That said there Synchromesh does meet the ms-9224 spec and its one of the few if any that do meet it. I have been torn over changing out my other Jeep (06TJ) transfluid with that this spring or going to my Jeep dealer and just getting the right fluid. I'm big on oil's and fluids and carry a huge selection in my store and I take pride in that and love being able to hand my coustomers the right stuff for there application. Back on topic thats just Too Dammm cold.
Originally Posted By: Zaedock
I'd be more concerned with the rest of the driveline in that cold. Your oil choice is fine, but I'd be on the phone with the closest Amsoil dealer to replace ALL the fluids in one shot(transmission/tcase/diffs).
I'd most certainly order up a butt warmer too.
Its sound worse then it actually is ,the trans run just fine, only problem come from the boot over the shift lever who become extremely stiff in the cold ,
Amsoil would do no good for the transmission ,they use a triple cone syncro and is extremely sensible to oil ,many other jk owner did try rp , amsoil with poor result ,for the trans ill stick with oem , i just change it more often and since im still under warranty ... I will go with the MS-9224 requirement. There is better person to discuss about that part in the proper section, but multiple post in jeep club convince me to stick with oem .
And I would have no worry running, Amsoil or RP in the engine, transfer case or differential .The engine is an old design from 1990 3.3 dodge caravan engine bore to 3.8 .
I sell amsoil at my store but I'm not the biggest Amsoil fan due to there high price and there tricky advertising. That said there Synchromesh does meet the ms-9224 spec and its one of the few if any that do meet it. I have been torn over changing out my other Jeep (06TJ) transfluid with that this spring or going to my Jeep dealer and just getting the right fluid. I'm big on oil's and fluids and carry a huge selection in my store and I take pride in that and love being able to hand my coustomers the right stuff for there application. Back on topic thats just Too Dammm cold.