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Originally Posted by RLT
Well mines never been subjected to towing (paranoia now at low lower level)
Oils been changed with the Mopar at 50K, 100K then twice again at approximately 24K intervals. Its cheap enough and easy to do.
Local dealers got a shelf of the stuff covered in dust as no one asks for it.
The Mopar stuff appears to be quite thin and alcohol based.
Splashed some on the drive when l changed it last and it evaporated without a mark being left.
OP din't state that the JK had been used for towing ......... !
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I said "possibly" been used for towing
is yous starting to play up RLT?
I've been rebuilding gearboxes and all things mechanical as my paying job since 1972, so have a bit of an idea, but am still learning and still would not consider myself an expert.
the Mopar stuff on the dealer shelves is a synthetic oil and probably doesnt move much as it expensive and for TJ wranglers the owner manual says the nsg 6 speed gearbox is sealed for life and the oil never needs changing, which of course is bs. later models have a change out interval specified.
there are other suitable oils like redline, and a lot more that are not. I only used the mopar stuff as price wise comparable to redline and have a TJ with high mileage
as I said, overloading usually stuffs gearboxes bearings, often caused by towing in too high a gear, or sitting at a certain speed in too high a gear when it should be shifted down a notch, wrong oil or water in oil