woodman

wrangler 2015 sport 2d automatic--
Dealership says they like to see oil changes every 3 months,they don't like aynthetic because then you don't show up for a long time.
My jeep is my atv/motocycle.snowmobile year round but i don't put on a lot of miles,so really every 10 -11 months would suit me better,in that period i would not approach the required milleage for a change.I had a 2010 wrangler and it got traded with 20,459 km
so you can see its not a lot of driving
Any recommendations here
thanks
I want to do whats best for the jeep and its quite a drive to a dealership which i prefer
while its under a warranty

Woodsman

The vehicles computer will tell you when you need a oil change.
That being said I change mine at 8,000 km's. Rotate tires also.
Didn't see a prompt from the computer & the shop said it wasn't due yet.
Did it anyways.
You don't have to go to dealer to keep your warranty valid. Just proof it was done.
Many oil change shops will keep these records for you.

oldfart

Look in the book that came with the truck. It will tell you the recommended oil change interval and what to use. Use those guidelines.and you can't go wrong.

woodman

ok thanks for the ideas

snakeyes76

My dealer actually uses synthetic. I don't go there because they charge more than is justified, but I do mine at a quick change Pennzoil and its all logged in their system. Every time the oil light comes on or 10,000 km, whichever comes 1st.

woodman

I like what you are saying, light comes on or 10000.km
With me that might not happen for quite some time

zrs

Hey Woodman, with the low k's you put on, once a year would do fine. I've got less than 10k on mine, just over a year old. I'm on the "once a year with synthetic" interval myself.

woodman

thats what I felt and its good to hear that news.
This 2015 has the alarm saying to change the oil,so at least the dealer won't be calling every 3-4 months
They just want the 59.99 oil change
Would you switch to synthetic?

zrs

Put 2 or 3 thousand kilometres on first, then switch to synthetic. We sell a private label (valvoline) synthetic oil for $26.99/5litre jug. With the little bit of difference in price, you can't beat the added protection.

JeepCACares

woodman,

Your Wrangler is good for an oil change every 12 months or 16,000 kms, however this is the maximum.
NEVER exceed these intervals and always change the oil based on the indicator system equipped in your vehicle as it may alert you sooner than the maximum.
You'll likely be fine with the maximum as you mentioned very low kilometers are being put on per year.
Continue using a good quality oil, synthetic if you choose and you'll be all set.