Ook so I stand corrected.... I am so sorry! When I had oil issues I posted something about it and It seemed to me that every single person who replied said the same thing and that was that all jeeps have issues with using oil. So the poll shows that more jeeps are NOT using oil. You guys were all right and I was wrong... Lets not cut my head off and feed to the wolves please.... I have changed my oil and PCV vaove at the advice of fellow Jeepers and I hope that fixes MY issues with oil usage.
Thank you!

 

Did you go with a thicker oil? The 5w20 is way too thin for these motors IMO. Thicker oil helped mine quite a bit

 

Mine burned oil when new,played with different types of oil to find something that does'nt make our JK burn.Been running 10-40/15-40 for 6 years now and all oil loss stopped.Just a note,our jk has mods.This does'nt work for everyone,but worked for some.What folks need to do is stop comparing their other jeep or non-jeep vehicle about how they don't use oil.If you are a true "Jeep" person get over it and move on.If its about cost of your jk,30k plus 25k in mods you do the math.Love our JK

 

I have an 09 JKUR I have not noted any oil burning however I've only had a few months. My 97 tj with 160000miles did not use any oil.
I talked my local Jeep dealer and told him I'd read the JKs burned a quart per 1000 miles.
His response "I could live with that, there's a problem and at present there's no fix."

Now that they've moved to the 3.6, I doubt it will ever be addressed.

By the way at 1qt/1000 miles, why bother with an oil change, its not in there long enough to get dirty!

 

Running a thicker oil will help if you don't already.

Technically you weren't wrong in saying the majority burn oil. Chrysler as a company for the last 30yrs has had horrible engines that always burn oil. The older Jeeps are riddled with oil problems and it's common knowledge for anybody who's been in the automotive business the last 20+ years. The other thing is a lot of engines burn oil, but people don't realize it or check between oil changes. When you get one done the dealer or shop doesn't tell you there wasn't much oil left or you burned oil. They don't measure, nor do they care. They just do an oil change and call it good. It's a consumers responsability to check once a month at least all fluids if it's a daily driver.

My fiance used to top off her JK between oil changes and didn't even think about it or take it in for warranty. After we started dating, I realized the oil consumption and noticed it's down 2L+ the last 4 oil changes and that wasn't right so I just started a consumption test for her.

There is a very small amount of 3.8L owners on this site compared to actual owners of the 3.8L engine in all cars, not just the Jeep. Nobody is correct in either saying the majority leak/burn or if it's a minority that do. It's subjective as there's too many factors to measure it.

Despite what some people think, just because you have a $30g vehicle means shit all when it comes to a Chrysler product Although engines haven't changed much over the years I've never know a company other than Chrysler to have as many oil problems in the history of their vehicles. All my classic Chevy's never burned oil and could go 5000-10000miles without losing a drop. Even my '52 Chevy truck never leaked or burned oil and that engine was 40 years old and never rebuilt I'd hope people are realizing vehicles these days are less reliable vs classic vehicles. Technology might be more advanced, but if a vehicles was built to it's full potential there'd be no reason to buy another one 5 years from now. Unfortunately, it's common to buy another vehicle 5-10years now (and the vehicles being worthless after 10 years). It's a business and manufacturers have to survive. They can't introduce vehicles that'll last forever like they used to back in the day. They'd be selling less and less every year and more people would be out of work.

Seeing people actually think a $30-40g vehicle should be built perfect and last forever is hilarious Use some common sense people You can spend $500gs on a Lambo and it could have engine problems too. There's no magic vehicle or amount of $ to spend to have a reliable vehicle. I rather buy a 1970 Chevy trucks for around $1000 as I know it's more reliable than my Chrysler 300SRT8 and I loved that car before I returned it. But for the $40gs it cost I would've been better of buying a restored '68 Camaro if I wanted something reliable and to last me forever or not worry about burning oil It's all about common sense and understanding vehicles. The only thing I hate about Chrysler is the it's OK to burn X-amount of oil per/ x mileage rule. That's just a BS cop out that saves them a LOT of money. I never had that in my warranty books for my GMC vehicles only the Jeep.

 

I really don't know you but from this response, you seem quite upset at the replies from the others. The responses on this site don't necessarily represent the gospel truth about a subject, just each persons opinion. Your opinion is valued just as much as anyone else. Don't think that they're out to 'cut your head off' because they don't agree with you. Ask 100 people and get 100 differing answers. No one is right or wrong.....just their take on that particular subject.

 

No, KN drop in wont cause oil consumption. 3.8 will. we simply have to live with it.

 

Thank you... Your right and I get that but when someone just wants to be combative and and disagree with a generalzation (and thats all it was when I said all jeeps burn oil) I was not stating facts that I had researched it was simply a generalization and he came outta nowhere and called me out on it in an open forum to make me look like an idiot and I was upset about it. I really dont need to argue with a perfect sranger over something so stupid like a generalization. I felt like he didnt have anything intelligent to add he just wanted to start an arguement. I refuse to argue with people! It is not worth it!



So that was this morning and I am almost off work to head home for a glass of wine and chill time with my family! I am over it! Thank you again

 

Wow your still talking about this? I though it was dropped but I guess not? You simply made a statement that wasn't true and I corrected it. No big deal, I was only trying to help. I have researched and dealt with this matter for a long time, and didn't want you to be mislead into thinking something that wasn't true. Then to say I have nothing intelligent to say about the topic, I have been around jeeps about 20 years, I have many friends and family that do or have worked for Chrysler, and do a ton of research on things before I talk about them. I am no expert, but I assure you I have a good amount of knowledge on the subject...

 

No names were mentioned...