Originally Posted By: caravanmike
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
You've got my wife beat, Greaser. She's @ 150k in her 99.
Yes, any oil changed often enough will have it run a long time. Some oils you can change less often.
i drove a 91 yj from 1999-2005 (put 98k on it) all with 5w30 dino(what ever was on sale).
i will buy another (tj,jk) after my 3 kids are out of car seats!
Yes ..a young man
I drove a C20 with heavier ONE TON suspension for 3 years (75-78) It was great for keeping in shape with "dynamic tension" while on curves and whatnot. Assuming no washboard, the truck stayed flat ..but you were the free radical on the interior. Legs got plenty of work keeping you upright. In the rough? Well, being thrashed just went with the turf. I replaced it with another one after 100k plus.
People tend to rethink the purchase of a SWB jeep. The owners are either in their 20's or their 50's. Wranglers don't do soccer parent well. Minivans are there for a reason. Even a Cherokee (XJ) is cramped for family.
btw- I've done quite a few extended drains on both the 4.0 and 2.5 that I own. It all comes down to matching the oil with the desired service interval. RTS went back to back for two 9500/13month OCI's on my 2.5. 12.5k was the former limit on my wife's 4.0 ..but we may top that with the current fill of HDD for one year.
That is, the notion that this/these engines are tough and "numb" can be manipulated out a couple of ways. They do tend to inspire the nostalgic/traditional American view of engines ..where it used to be "change the oil and filters and it will run forever". Given that the engine design is probably 40 years old (for the most part), that's understandable.
