not hardly
fluid cost is 25 dollars u tell me and i would bet thye will use a machine to
suc it out and will take 10 minute each one

Fred wrote:

> I took my 2004 Jeep Liberty V-6 to the dealer for an oil change at 12,300
> miles. The service rep told me it was time to change the oil in the front
> and rear differential and quoted me a price of $144.00. Good deal ? Any
> comments?
> Fred

 

not hardly
fluid cost is 25 dollars u tell me and i would bet thye will use a machine to
suc it out and will take 10 minute each one

Fred wrote:

> I took my 2004 Jeep Liberty V-6 to the dealer for an oil change at 12,300
> miles. The service rep told me it was time to change the oil in the front
> and rear differential and quoted me a price of $144.00. Good deal ? Any
> comments?
> Fred

 

Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:yU4We.2892$P34.749@okepread07...
> Fred did pass the time by typing:
> > I took my 2004 Jeep Liberty V-6 to the dealer for an oil change at
12,300
> > miles. The service rep told me it was time to change the oil in the
front
> > and rear differential and quoted me a price of $144.00. Good deal ?
Any
> > comments?
>
> IMHO, pure ripoff
>
> Unless you have limited slip there is very little reason to change diff
> fluids. The main reason for changing fluid is if you have had the axles
> under water (over the vent tubes if they are there) or do some serious
> off-roading. Splish-splash daily driving is not "severe driving
conditions."
>
> I have about 124,000 miles and change the fluid every 60,000 miles.
> Other than that it's just sticking a finger in there to check levels
> every 10,000. It's fairly easy to pump out the lube from a warm
> diff and squeeze in fresh lube.
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.***.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
> Banks Header - and BEER, in the fridge!
>
>

 

Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:yU4We.2892$P34.749@okepread07...
> Fred did pass the time by typing:
> > I took my 2004 Jeep Liberty V-6 to the dealer for an oil change at
12,300
> > miles. The service rep told me it was time to change the oil in the
front
> > and rear differential and quoted me a price of $144.00. Good deal ?
Any
> > comments?
>
> IMHO, pure ripoff
>
> Unless you have limited slip there is very little reason to change diff
> fluids. The main reason for changing fluid is if you have had the axles
> under water (over the vent tubes if they are there) or do some serious
> off-roading. Splish-splash daily driving is not "severe driving
conditions."
>
> I have about 124,000 miles and change the fluid every 60,000 miles.
> Other than that it's just sticking a finger in there to check levels
> every 10,000. It's fairly easy to pump out the lube from a warm
> diff and squeeze in fresh lube.
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.***.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
> Banks Header - and BEER, in the fridge!
>
>

 

Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:yU4We.2892$P34.749@okepread07...
> Fred did pass the time by typing:
> > I took my 2004 Jeep Liberty V-6 to the dealer for an oil change at
12,300
> > miles. The service rep told me it was time to change the oil in the
front
> > and rear differential and quoted me a price of $144.00. Good deal ?
Any
> > comments?
>
> IMHO, pure ripoff
>
> Unless you have limited slip there is very little reason to change diff
> fluids. The main reason for changing fluid is if you have had the axles
> under water (over the vent tubes if they are there) or do some serious
> off-roading. Splish-splash daily driving is not "severe driving
conditions."
>
> I have about 124,000 miles and change the fluid every 60,000 miles.
> Other than that it's just sticking a finger in there to check levels
> every 10,000. It's fairly easy to pump out the lube from a warm
> diff and squeeze in fresh lube.
>
>
> --
> -- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.***.net/wilsond
> HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks
> Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors
> Banks Header - and BEER, in the fridge!
>
>

 

You never pull a trailer? Drive through a flooded road?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
> require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
> Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

You never pull a trailer? Drive through a flooded road?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
> require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
> Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

You never pull a trailer? Drive through a flooded road?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
> require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
> Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

I changed mine at 14K.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> You never pull a trailer? Drive through a flooded road?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
> > require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
> > Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

 

I changed mine at 14K.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:432CAE7F.F9BACB0C@***.net...
> You never pull a trailer? Drive through a flooded road?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > Indeed, Schedule A for the Wrangler (normal driving conditions) doesn't
> > require you to change the axle oil at all in the first 45K miles.
> > Schedule B (hard driving) recommends it at 18K miles.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ