Pentastar Owners! Any oil usage?

[GW.]

For those that own Pentastar’s have you experienced any oil usage?

Just checking if they are known oil burners as I’m looking at some Jeep products

 

[Brian123]

For those that own Pentastar’s have you experienced any oil usage?

Just checking if they are known oil burners as I’m looking at some Jeep products

Oil Filter Housing on my Mom's Car, added oil for a while, no oil usage in a few weeks. The oil change soon will be interesting, so I will be putting on some old clothes.

 

[Fordiesel69]

No they are not known to burn oil. However they can leak oil. Pentastars have a plastic oil cooler / oil filter housing. It does not matter what you do, or how careful you are, the oil coolers will begin to leak oil at some point. Age plays a role in this failure as well as heat cycles, and miles. The longer term fix is to use a all aluminum version from dorman, and use the OEM seals.

Chrysler recently re-designed their plastic version for longer life.

 

[demarpaint]

Not a drop.

 

[GW.]

Thanks for the replies. My understanding from reading here is they’re actually easy on oil?

 

[D60]

Thanks for the replies. My understanding from reading here is they’re actually easy on oil?

Probably but I don't like the reco of 0W20 in the 5-qt JLs. Note the 3.2 in the KL holds an additional quart and they reco'd 5W20. Makes no sense.

I realize you'll make your own choices on weight, I'm just ranting because lack of logic bothers me.

 

[GW.]

Probably but I don't like the reco of 0W20 in the 5-qt JLs. Note the 3.2 in the KL holds an additional quart and they reco'd 5W20. Makes no sense.

I realize you'll make your own choices on weight, I'm just ranting because lack of logic bothers me.

I’d definitely be using a 30 grade.

 

[Dave Sherman]

56,000 miles, my Ram doesn't use any between oil changes. Haven't had the oil cooler leak (knock on wood).

 

[jkasch]

94,000 on a 14 JGC. No usage, no ticks, no leaks.

 

[gfh77665]

Zero in my 2019 Pentastar (RAM Classic).

 

[svtrit]

If it is down any oil, it's leaking, not burning.

 

[D60]

If it is down any oil, it's leaking, not burning.

And basically ANY leak is the oil cooler

Sure there are exceptions it's just that the cooler leak is ubiquitous

 

[TnT_M]

very little "usage" on my wife's 2014 T&C. Once I changed the oil filter housing it uses next to zero now even doing 9.5K OCI's.

 

[Kira]

Friend's son dispatched me to examine a Pentastar equipped RAM...3.6l, 2018 IIRC
I brought a straightened wire hanger with a wad of rag at one end to use as a leak detection tool.
Found none. Truck had 50k.

His dad has the same V6 in a 2017 JGC. No leaks at 102k.

Both do primarily highway miles. Is a change to a XW-30 commonly done?

 

[JTK]

I owned two, first was in a 2013 Grand Caravan, second was in a 2017 Ram 1500. Neither consumed any noticeable amount of oil. I owned both from new until about 70k miles. Both had some seepage from the oil cooler/filter housing by that mileage. I did every oil change on them myself.

 

[Plawan]

I’m at 138k and it hasn’t ever used any oil

 

[4wd]

June will be 5 years and 40k via 4.10 gears …
Runs like new. Does not burn oil …

 

[barbersurgeon]

120k on my 16 JGC without any signs of oil burning. Have an upgraded aluminum oil cooler and filter housing ready to go, but other projects have been on the front burner lately.

 

[Nick1994]

175k on the 2014 Grand Cherokee that used to be mine, now my dads. No burning.

 

[football]

These are fantastic engines. Oil cooler issues suck but other than that they are powerful for the size and fuel efficient. I always ran 5W30 in Florida and the oil stayed full on the dipstick from beginning to end.