And no one has tried cryo and WPC?
Oil recommendation for Pentastar V6 after valvetrain replacement
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Genuinely curious if the 5 pointed shape will have prolonged life when the hydraulic aspects of the oil aren’t an issue - because SS will maintain film strength and cleanliness.
201k on a 3.6 2014 Grand Cherokee Overland - no issues runs like new and quiet. Has been on a Full Synthetic diet of 5w/30 its whole life. Also have a 2020 Gladiator 3.6 at 76k miles and same diet - hope it lasts the same! Also my 2016 Ram 5.7 at 160k no issues on same 5w/30 syn diet and hope same long life as well!
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What oil was run most of the 190k before the newer Valvoline?
Bought the van @ 65k, maybe 75k miles? Honestly for most of its life it was a combo of SuperTech / whatever was on sale with the occasional quick lube change when I didn’t feel like doing it for whatever reason. Only got serious about oil in the last 5 years or so as our fleet grew and I had more to take care of.
The van has been great overall, I put a thermostat in a while ago, and other than the rear AC unit crapping out early in our ownership it’s been solid until this last year or so. Had to replace the TIPM recently which was a fairly hefty bill. Maybe if I had more time and patience I could have worked out a cheaper fix but I’ve never been much for electrical diag.
I would run Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30, but the Pentastat does not require it. It can live a long, healthy life on any recommended oil.
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Supertech will do very well for you.
I wonder in cases of these 'problem engines' how long the owners have gone between oil/filter changes? I would wager most see 10K, 15K, 20K advertised on the oil bottles and figure they can fill and forget. I know folks like that, and nothing I say seems to motivate them otherwise. I feel sorry for the engines in their cars.
Meanwhile, the two 2016 vintage 3.6 VVT Pentastars in our fold get schedule of 4,000 mile oil/filter changes with Pennzoil 5W30 Platinum (or Ultra if it shows up around here).
My wife tends to do a LOT of short hop, stop & go driving in miserable traffic, 10 miles or less usually. In that case, I'll reduce the OCI to 3,000 miles. When she goes on road trips to see her relatives in Michiganistan, the OCI gets extended accordingly.
Call it wasting money, but as my grandfather used to say: quality oil is the cheapest thing you can put in your cars engines.
Meanwhile, the two 2016 vintage 3.6 VVT Pentastars in our fold get schedule of 4,000 mile oil/filter changes with Pennzoil 5W30 Platinum (or Ultra if it shows up around here).
My wife tends to do a LOT of short hop, stop & go driving in miserable traffic, 10 miles or less usually. In that case, I'll reduce the OCI to 3,000 miles. When she goes on road trips to see her relatives in Michiganistan, the OCI gets extended accordingly.
Call it wasting money, but as my grandfather used to say: quality oil is the cheapest thing you can put in your cars engines.
Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30
I would say it is very little to none that do extended intervals like that. Just about all the Pentastar cam and follower problems I have seen on the Gladiator and Wrangler forums I frequent will fall in one of three groups. Those that follow the OLM, 5K miles and 3K miles.
There has been no discernable oil or oil change regime that has been proven to mitigate any of the issues.
It's amazing to me Jeep has any customers left.
To quote the cult, “it’s a Jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand”.
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