Well DUH! that's going to happen if you don't change regular everyday oil
for that long...
Anyone who uses extended intervals should have oil capable of it. Like amsoil.
I thought this was common sense..
Jamy
At 07:12 PM 1/5/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>The following was posted on the "alt.autos.dodge.trucks" newsgroup by
>regular contributer Mike Simmons. Mike is a Chrysler technician and
>generally posts some pretty good stuff.
>
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>I have just determined through "live" consumer testing that the 4.7L engine
>will last "exactly" 15,089 miles on its "factory fill" of oil and its
>"original" oil filter.
>
>Yup, today in clattered a '00 WJ with 15,089 miles on the clock. Made a
>hell of a racket in the service drive. The owner said he was "just riding
>along" and the oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine started sounding
>like a diesel (no offense Cummins guys!).
>
>Got it in the shop and pulled the 'stick.... no oil...... hmmmmm? Had Scott
>pull the drain plug..... no oil....... hmmmmm? As we were pondering what to
>do next I noticed the original oil filter still installed...... hmmmmm? I
>had Scott pull the pan "just for fun" and in the bottom was the nastiest,
>stickiest sludge you have ever seen...... hmmmmm?
>
>I called the owner and told him what we found. He said that it couldn't be
>out of oil because he takes it to "SkippyLube" all the time. I told him
>that the vehicle still had the original oil filter and that if he truly had
>been taking it to SkippyLube he should visit them for an explanation of why
>the original filter was there.
>
>Then he asked the inevitable question.... the one I KNEW he would ask sooner
>or later.
>
>IS IT UNDER WARRANTY?
>
>Damn, I hate to wish misfortune on anyone, BUT, if you are too stupid or too
>cheap to get regular oil changes well then I guess you get what you deserve.
>
>He took it like a man..... which is better than alot of folks do. We have a
>new engine coming tomorrow for his Jeep and I'll bet he will now "have
>religion" when it comes to regular oil changes.
>
>BTW, I see this happen about once a year, but this is the FIRST 4.7L engine
>failure for any reason I have seen since they were introduced back in MY
>'99.
>
>Mike
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