Grand Cherokee Oil Life Monitor
I have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee that I have owned for just over a year. I have used full synthetic oil since I purchased it. The mileage to date is 21,000 since purchase. The oil life monitor has...
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My daily driver (Honda Fit) has the countdown oil minder based on a percentage.
Seems to go about 7000 miles from 100% down to about 10%, but almost all my miles are highway, so I change it when it gets to about 50% (using Dino).
I still put the little piece of paper with the mileage and date of the oil change in the engine compartment (or on the window of the filter offers a sticker, which some now do:))
I try not to trust the gauges....as I found out, when I was sitting on the side of the road, showing about 1/3 of a tank of gas....calling AAA, only to realize that I'd driven about 450 miles, and had just run out of gas.:S Now, I reset the odometer and stop for gas when I get to 300 miles. The gas gauge does go back up to FULL when I fill up, and will drop as I drive, but seems to stop about 1/3 tank....so I don't trust them.
Oh, and Honda won't fix it (under warranty), because it's "working".....even if not correctly...LOL!!
Seems to go about 7000 miles from 100% down to about 10%, but almost all my miles are highway, so I change it when it gets to about 50% (using Dino).
I still put the little piece of paper with the mileage and date of the oil change in the engine compartment (or on the window of the filter offers a sticker, which some now do:))
I try not to trust the gauges....as I found out, when I was sitting on the side of the road, showing about 1/3 of a tank of gas....calling AAA, only to realize that I'd driven about 450 miles, and had just run out of gas.:S Now, I reset the odometer and stop for gas when I get to 300 miles. The gas gauge does go back up to FULL when I fill up, and will drop as I drive, but seems to stop about 1/3 tank....so I don't trust them.
Oh, and Honda won't fix it (under warranty), because it's "working".....even if not correctly...LOL!!
