You should pull your oil cap and dip stick. Sometimes that will help drain the oil. Like putting your finger on the top of a straw. That may be why it was dripping for over an hour
mate, for easier oil change, you can just get a oil pump to suck out oil from dip stick port so you dont even need to mess up with the oil drain in the bottom.
I don't know about easier, plus those pumps don't always get all of the old dirty oil out. But also, on my other 2 vehicles, I have to go underneath anyway to get to the filter, so I have no need to spend money on another piece of equipment that could potentially only really help on just 1 of 3 vehicles I have.
Hey Chris, how did your lab report look? I have a '23 Jeep Rubicon with 10k miles now. Mine came with three free dealership oil changes, and I've done one myself now, so I only have one lab report out of four changes. Good little engine...
Great video, thanks for sharing this info! Just purchased a new 2024 GC Laredo, same engine. Question; mine came with no owners manual. Did Jeep stop providing printed versions of owners manuals? The printed version is just easier all around to view. On-line versions are a pain, especially if you are out in bright sun....does not show up well on a phone or tablet. Thanks for your time!
It should definitely come with an owners manual, I haven't heard of them not coming with them anymore and I found physical copies being sold online so you should have gotten one. I would first check with your dealer for it, and if they're not helpful I'd just contact Jeep's customer service, which I think is that Jeep Wave or Jeepcares on social media. I know sometimes the owners manual set comes in a plastic bag mixed with other things from the factory for the dealer to go through during PDI. I could easily see whoever was doing the PDI pulling everything out and then forgetting to put the owners manual back in.
@@Scavenger1320 Thanks for the reply! Contacted my selling dealer, was told Jeep stopped printing copies of the Owners Manual, and they couldn't order me one. Went and found one on Amazon, ordered it today, $130.00. Nuts.
To send off to Blackstone Labs to do an oil analysis on. It gives a full breakdown of the oil and any metals it's picked up so that you can see the amount of engine wear. It's definitely not necessary, but I find the info interesting and I can share that info with others who might be curious with my vids.
Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, FCA, Stellantis . . . .What ever its called today! LOL......... Do you have a RAM as well? Not sure the reasoning for changing the oil filter housing cap from the plastic to an aluminum cap because you are still screwing it into a plastic base.....
Yup, a Ram, a Challenger and this Jeep. The filter cap is more about the hex part that the wrench goes over to not have to worry about it getting stripped. I had this same engine in my old 2012 Avenger and after a while, that plastic part the wrench goes on started getting worn down and stripped a little bit, and that was with me always being careful with it.
@@Scavenger1320 crap I did mine today looked after 5 qts and it was looking like a qt low and my 2014 and 2019 both took 6 qts. I just pulled the stick youre right 5quarts!
@@snipersteve378 There seems to be a lot of confusion online about this. I wasn't sure either at first because the 3.6 in my old 2012 Avenger took 6 quarts too. Apparently there's a 'classic' version and an 'upgrade' version of the 3.6 with the upgrade version using a smaller oil pan to cut down on the weight a little bit. But on top of that there's exceptions to this in some Durangos and Jeeps. I also read these newer 3.6s take longer for the oil to settle back down so you're supposed to wait at least 5 minutes before checking the dipstick. I guess there's so much confusion about it that there's even a manufacturer bulletin on the NHTSA site about this lol. Some of this I honestly just learned today after digging into it a bit more after seeing your first comment.
You should pull your oil cap and dip stick. Sometimes that will help drain the oil. Like putting your finger on the top of a straw. That may be why it was dripping for over an hour
Yeah this video was somewhat useful as Im gonna change my own oil with my 22 Jeep I refuse to pay the dealer almost 150 bucks for a simple oil change.
Nice work man 🧍♂️ thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
mate, for easier oil change, you can just get a oil pump to suck out oil from dip stick port so you dont even need to mess up with the oil drain in the bottom.
I don't know about easier, plus those pumps don't always get all of the old dirty oil out. But also, on my other 2 vehicles, I have to go underneath anyway to get to the filter, so I have no need to spend money on another piece of equipment that could potentially only really help on just 1 of 3 vehicles I have.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Hey Chris, how did your lab report look? I have a '23 Jeep Rubicon with 10k miles now. Mine came with three free dealership oil changes, and I've done one myself now, so I only have one lab report out of four changes. Good little engine...
Still waiting to get the report back. i got delayed in sending it out but figure I should get it any day now.
Great video, thanks for sharing this info! Just purchased a new 2024 GC Laredo, same engine. Question; mine came with no owners manual. Did Jeep stop providing printed versions of owners manuals? The printed version is just easier all around to view. On-line versions are a pain, especially if you are out in bright sun....does not show up well on a phone or tablet. Thanks for your time!
It should definitely come with an owners manual, I haven't heard of them not coming with them anymore and I found physical copies being sold online so you should have gotten one. I would first check with your dealer for it, and if they're not helpful I'd just contact Jeep's customer service, which I think is that Jeep Wave or Jeepcares on social media. I know sometimes the owners manual set comes in a plastic bag mixed with other things from the factory for the dealer to go through during PDI. I could easily see whoever was doing the PDI pulling everything out and then forgetting to put the owners manual back in.
@@Scavenger1320 Thanks for the reply! Contacted my selling dealer, was told Jeep stopped printing copies of the Owners Manual, and they couldn't order me one. Went and found one on Amazon, ordered it today, $130.00. Nuts.
whats the oil sample for?
To send off to Blackstone Labs to do an oil analysis on. It gives a full breakdown of the oil and any metals it's picked up so that you can see the amount of engine wear. It's definitely not necessary, but I find the info interesting and I can share that info with others who might be curious with my vids.
Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, FCA, Stellantis . . . .What ever its called today! LOL......... Do you have a RAM as well? Not sure the reasoning for changing the oil filter housing cap from the plastic to an aluminum cap because you are still screwing it into a plastic base.....
Yup, a Ram, a Challenger and this Jeep. The filter cap is more about the hex part that the wrench goes over to not have to worry about it getting stripped. I had this same engine in my old 2012 Avenger and after a while, that plastic part the wrench goes on started getting worn down and stripped a little bit, and that was with me always being careful with it.
Fyi it takes 5qts of oil
you sure about that? because the manual states 5 qts and the dipstick reads the level is full with me having only put 5 qts in.
@@Scavenger1320 crap I did mine today looked after 5 qts and it was looking like a qt low and my 2014 and 2019 both took 6 qts. I just pulled the stick youre right 5quarts!
@@snipersteve378 There seems to be a lot of confusion online about this. I wasn't sure either at first because the 3.6 in my old 2012 Avenger took 6 quarts too. Apparently there's a 'classic' version and an 'upgrade' version of the 3.6 with the upgrade version using a smaller oil pan to cut down on the weight a little bit. But on top of that there's exceptions to this in some Durangos and Jeeps. I also read these newer 3.6s take longer for the oil to settle back down so you're supposed to wait at least 5 minutes before checking the dipstick. I guess there's so much confusion about it that there's even a manufacturer bulletin on the NHTSA site about this lol. Some of this I honestly just learned today after digging into it a bit more after seeing your first comment.
@@Scavenger1320 yeah but good video by the way! The older body style 6 qts from what ive just read haha wtf!
My owners manual says 5 qts