From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Nov 27 13:27:34 2003 From: xj-digest xj-digest Thursday, November 27 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1736 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: AX-15 Lube? xj: Re: AX-15 Lube? xj: Motor Oil ? Synthetic oil (was xj: AX-15 Lube?) Re: xj: Motor Oil ? XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:06:12 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: xj: AX-15 Lube? I'd use a synthetic, either gear lube or motor oil... what does the owner's manual say? gear lube is designed for pressure/load... designed for gears... motor oil is not... but if you can find support for the idea you'll protect the gears a bit more with a synthetic like amsoil. john Loeb wrote: > Guy at my local gear shop recommends using 30 weight motor oil in the > AX-15 instead of Gear Lube. He says that it'll shift easier, run > cooler, and last longer. What's the conventional list wisdom on this? > - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------ john at http://wagoneers.com from Snohomish,WA- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... reminding you not to leave life w/o Jesus! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:26:01 -0500 From: "Don Hansen" Subject: xj: Re: AX-15 Lube? I dunno, but I used to have an MGB that used motor oil in the tranny and on a cold day you needed 2 hands to shift until it warmed up! - -Don - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loeb" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 12:38 PM Subject: xj: AX-15 Lube? > Guy at my local gear shop recommends using 30 weight motor oil in the > AX-15 instead of Gear Lube. He says that it'll shift easier, run > cooler, and last longer. What's the conventional list wisdom on this? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:49:51 -0800 From: "Mike - G" Subject: xj: Motor Oil ? So I'm doing my oil change this week, out of curiousity, I'd like to know what you all guys do about your oil changes. How often do you change your oil? Do you change the oil filter too? Do you do your own oil/filter changes? If you don't change your own oil/filter, where do you go to get it changed? Are you consistant with where you go to get your oil/filter changed? How much is it on average? Do you use a coupon? Are you consistant with what brand/weight of motor oil you use? Are you consistant with what brand of oil filter you use? If you are you consistant, what brand of oil / oil filter do you use? Full Synthetic? Synthetic Blend? Regular motor oil? High Mileage? 4X4/SUV? What year(s)/type of engine(s) are you using them on? On a side note, someone told me somthing about if you go to a full synthetic, that you shouldn't go back to regular oil, somthing to do with some seal or somthing. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember what he said. And I don't know that he knew what he was talking about either. Anyone confirm that? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:35:20 -0800 From: "Mike - G" Subject: Synthetic oil (was xj: AX-15 Lube?) Speaking of synths. Are they really worth it? (john: amsoil aside, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on amsoil anyhow) I'm doing my oilchange this week and I bought 6 qts of a full synthetic. Sure is pricey! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "john meister" To: Cc: Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:06 AM Subject: Re: xj: AX-15 Lube? > I'd use a synthetic, either gear lube or motor oil... what does the > owner's manual say? > > gear lube is designed for pressure/load... designed for gears... motor > oil is not... but if > you can find support for the idea you'll protect the gears a bit more > with a synthetic like amsoil. > > john > > Loeb wrote: > > > Guy at my local gear shop recommends using 30 weight motor oil in the > > AX-15 instead of Gear Lube. He says that it'll shift easier, run > > cooler, and last longer. What's the conventional list wisdom on this? > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > john at http://wagoneers.com from Snohomish,WA- where Jeeps don't > rust, they mold... reminding you not to leave life w/o Jesus! > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:16:17 -0500 From: "Derek Allison" Subject: Re: xj: Motor Oil ? Do it myself, 5000 miles or so, Quaker State 4x4 synthetic blend, Fram 4x4 or X guard filters, cost whatever the oil and filter cost. Wal-mart is cheapest to get them I find. I buy the 5 quart bottles. No idea about your last question. >From: "Mike - G" >Reply-To: xj-at-digest.net >To: >Subject: xj: Motor Oil ? >Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:49:51 -0800 > >So I'm doing my oil change this week, out of curiousity, I'd like to know >what >you all guys do about your oil changes. > > >How often do you change your oil? Do you change the oil filter too? > >Do you do your own oil/filter changes? > >If you don't change your own oil/filter, where do you go to get it changed? > >Are you consistant with where you go to get your oil/filter changed? > >How much is it on average? Do you use a coupon? > > > >Are you consistant with what brand/weight of motor oil you use? > >Are you consistant with what brand of oil filter you use? > >If you are you consistant, what brand of oil / oil filter do you use? > >Full Synthetic? Synthetic Blend? Regular motor oil? High Mileage? 4X4/SUV? > > >What year(s)/type of engine(s) are you using them on? > > >On a side note, someone told me somthing about if you go to a full >synthetic, >that you shouldn't go back to regular oil, somthing to do with some seal or >somthing. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember what he said. And I >don't know that he knew what he was talking about either. Anyone confirm >that? _________________________________________________________________ Share holiday photos without swamping your Inbox. Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #1736 *************************