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Where are you guys getting the M1 5w40??? I'm due for an OC in my Jeep 4.0 and really want to give this stuff a try. I called a couple Autozones here in Grand Rapids, MI and they don't have it, yet alone heard of it.

My 96 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L is getting crap for gas mileage lately. The temps have been in the teens for a while. I know in the winter time they run a different gas around here. The motor runs fine and has plenty of power, but I did notice last week that while I was loading some wood up at Lowe's...

Zmoz, My 96 Cherokee reads way high too. Since the day I got it, with 67,000 miles on her it has always read above 40psi. It didn't move much, so I went to autozone and swapped out sending units, still no change in pressure. I currently run 65-70psi according to the gauge at idle, and normal...

Scooter, why do you recommend changing the fork oil as well? If someone can wheelie the right way (bring it down smoothly) it should be no worse than riding down a regualr road. Although here in MI the roads are terrible. Or, are your referring to a specific Fork OCI?

I decided to put Amsoil 10w-40 motorcycle oil in.

Thanks guys. Hopefully Autozone will let me return the opened case of 0W30. Looks like I'll run the 10w30 out for another 2000 miles.

It's around 10 degrees today and I can tell my Jeep 4.0 I6 engine is struggling a little at start up with the M1 10w-30. I stopped at Autozone and couldn't find any GC 0W-30, which seems to be the latest rave on this site. They did have 0W-30 in the M1 flavor, so I got it. What are your thoughts...

I have a 96 Jeep Cherokee with an AW 4 auto tranny. I notice that it almost slips when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. It's as if it looses power. It's not a quick shift/gear transition. Is this tranny shudder? Is there a way to fix/improve it? Will it hurt anything or wear it out faster? My...

around town I normally drive in 3rd gear, not OD. Could that be causing a problem? I only notice it in OD.

I have used M1 15w50, but switched at my previous oil change because I heard Mobil was reformulating it with less Potassium and Zinc??? Is this a pharce? Maybe I should go back to M1 15w50.

Are heavier oils better for protection??? I have a liquid cooled Honda CBR 954cc sportbike and am wondering if it's beneficial to run a 20w50 (better protection)? Then I start to think about the tolerances. Maybe a heavier oil isn't so good to use, and maybe it's robbing me of some performance...

The time has come to pull the drain plug on my Jeeps AW4 tranny pan and replace the fluid. Is Napa's stuff okay? Or, is there something better at a comparable price?

Who makes NAPA's brand of motoroils and transfluid?

I have an '02 CBR 954 that's inline 4 , water cooled. So far I have run in it: Honda GN4, M1 15-50, and M1 Vtwin 20W-50. I recently ran the 20W-50 because of a recommendation by a person on a bike site that tests oils. He was always concerned about running long OCI because of fuel dilution. What...